1941 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1941 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten.[2]

1941 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
1941 record5–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
MVPAlf Bauman
CaptainFloyd Chambers[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1941 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
No. 5 Michigan 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Wisconsin 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Purdue 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –1
Indiana 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Illinois 0 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Four Northwestern players received honors on the 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team: tackle Alf Bauman (AP-1; UP-1); end Bob Motl (AP-1; UP-2); halfback Otto Graham (AP-2); and guard George Zorich (UP-2).[3][4]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Kansas State*
W 51–340,000[5]
October 11Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 41–1440,000[6]
October 18No. 6 MichiganNo. 5
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–1447,000[7][8]
October 25at No. 11 Ohio StateNo. 13
W 14–771,896[9]
November 1at No. 1 MinnesotaNo. 9
L 7–864,464[10]
November 8IndianaNo. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–1435,000[11]
November 15No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 8
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–748,000[12]
November 22IllinoisNo. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 27–035,000[13]
  • *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 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1941 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "Four Minnesotans On Big Ten Team". The Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. AP. November 27, 1941. p. 16.
  4. "Eleven Best in Big Ten Circles on Honor Rolls". Freeport Journal-Standard. Freeport, Illinois. November 21, 1941. p. 13.
  5. Edward Burns (October 5, 1941). "Wildcats Rout Kansas State Eleven, 51 To 3". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Arch Ward (October 12, 1941). "Wildcats Roll Over in 2d Half, 41-14". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wilfrid Smith (November 2, 1941). "Michigan Passes Beat Northwestern, 14-7: Kuzma Tosses Twice to Score for Wolverine; Fraumann, Rogers Cross Goal". Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Michigan Victor on Long Pass, 14-7; Kuzma's 2 Touchdown Tosses, Second Gaining 46 Yards, Defeat Northwestern". The New York Times (AP story). October 19, 1941.
  9. Wilfrid Smith (October 26, 1941). "Wildcats Beat Ohio State On Passes, 14 to 7: Otto Graham Pitches for 2 Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Charles Johnson (November 2, 1941). "Gophers Cage Wildcats, 8-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Irving Vaughan (November 9, 1941). "Northwestern Subdues Indiana and Billy Hillenbrand, 20 to 14". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Edward Burns (November 16, 1941). "Notre Dame Wins, 7 to 6; Blocks N.U.'s Kick: Strategic Play Blocks N.U.'s Extra Point Kick, Wins for Irish". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Irving Vaughan (November 23, 1941). "Northwestern Whips Illinois, 27-0: DeCorrevont's 3 Touchdowns Lead Wildcats". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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