1940 Northwestern Wildcats football team
1940 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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AP | No. 8 |
1940 record | 6–2 (4–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Pappy Waldorf (6th year) |
Offensive scheme | Single wing |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Minnesota $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #8 in the final AP Poll. Their only losses came against #1 Minnesota and #3 Michigan.[1][2]
Schedule
- October 5, 1940: at Syracuse, Win, 40-0
- October 12, 1940: Ohio State, Win, 6-3
- October 19, 1940: at Wisconsin, Win, 27-7
- October 26, 1940: Indiana, Win, 20-7
- November 2, 1940: #4 Minnesota, Loss, 12-13
- November 9, 1940: Illinois, Win, 32-14
- November 16, 1940: at #6 Michigan, Loss, 13-20
- November 23, 1940: #14 Notre Dame, Win, 20-0
Players
- Alf Bauman - tackle (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- Ollie Hahnenstein - halfback (2nd-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- Paul Hiemenz - center (1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- Joe Lokane - guard (1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
References
- ↑ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ "1940 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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