1950 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1950 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–3 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPChuck Hagmann
CaptainDon Stonesifer[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1950 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in fifth in the Big Ten, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 143.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Iowa State*
W 23–1338,473
October 7at Navy*
W 22–012,000
October 14Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–645,000
October 21Pittsburgh*No. 20
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 28–2335,000[3]
October 28at WisconsinNo. 9
L 13–1445,000
November 4No. 4 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–3250,000
November 11at Purdue
W 19–1430,000
November 18at Michigan
L 23–3475,075
November 25Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 14–750,000
  • *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. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Charles Chamberlain (October 22, 1950). "Panthers Score All Points In Fourth Quarter". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 20. Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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