1942 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPEd Hirsch
CaptainNick Burke[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Quarterback Otto Graham was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a second-team All-Big Ten player.[3][4] He was also selected as a third-team All-American by The Sporting News and the Central Press.

Northwestern was ranked at No. 35 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa Pre-Flight*
L 12–2020,000[6]
October 3Texas*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 3–043,000[7]
October 10Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–733,000
October 17at No. 3 Michigan
L 16–3432,188
October 24No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–2040,000
October 31at No. 10 Minnesota
L 7–1937,000
November 7No. 20 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–1435,300
November 14No. 7 Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 19–20
November 21at No. 8 Notre Dame*
L 20–2726,098
November 26Great Lakes Navy*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–4818,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1942 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Four Badgers Placed On All Big Ten Grid Team". The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story). November 29, 1942.
  4. ^ Tommy Devine (December 1, 1942). "Wisconsin End Top Gridder On All Big Ten Eleven". Reading Eagle (UP story). p. 15.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Sec Taylor (September 27, 1942). "Seahawks Rap Purple, 20 to 12". The Des Moines Register. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Northwestern tips Texas, 3–0, on last period field goal". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1942. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Wilfrid Smith (November 27, 1942). "Great Lakes Power Plays Crush N. U. 48-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–1, 2–21 – via Newspapers.com.


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