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1938 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1938 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record4–2–2 (2–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPBob Voigts
CaptainCleo Diehl[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–1–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Kansas State*W 21–035,000
October 8Drake*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 33–0
October 15Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
T 0–038,000[3]
October 22at IllinoisNo. 18W 13–037,000
October 29No. 2 MinnesotaNo. 12
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 6–348,000
November 5WisconsinNo. 7
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–20
November 12at No. 18 MichiganNo. 17T 0–071,010
November 19No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 16
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–946,348
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1938 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Held To Scoreless Tie By Buckeye Eleven". Daily Press. Associated Press. October 16, 1938. p. 2C. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.