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1937 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
MVP Don Heap
Captain Don Heap [1]
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
←  1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 1 0 6 2 0
Indiana 3 2 0 5 3 0
Michigan 3 3 0 4 4 0
Northwestern 3 3 0 4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 1 4 3 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 3 2
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 0
Iowa 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Iowa State*W 33–037,673
October 9 Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL ( rivalry)
W 7–023,837–32,000 [3]
October 16 Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 14–735,000
October 23at No. 12 Ohio StateNo. 7L 0–767,521 [4]
October 30at WisconsinW 14–6
November 6 IllinoisNo. 19
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL ( rivalry)
L 0–642,000
November 13at No. 10 MinnesotaL 0–763,000
November 20No. 12 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL ( rivalry)
L 0–742,573
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1937 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 10, 1937). "Wolverine Line Hustles Purple in 7–to–0 Battle". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio State Erases Northwestern From Unbeaten List". Sunday Times Signal. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 1:11. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.