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Northwestern Football Team History

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Oklahoma	0	23	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Ohio State	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Wisconsin	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Illinois	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Minnesota	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Purdue	0	3	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Notre Dame	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Iowa	7	7	T

1939 Season Totals
Record	3-4 -1
Points Scored	47
Scoring Average	5.9
Points Allowed	67
Defense Average	8.4
Opponents Record	35-24
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	1-2

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1939 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	3-4-1	75	74		2-3	29	48	Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota	3-4-1	154	82		2-3-1	92	76	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana	2-4-2	70	96		2-3	56	69	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Iowa	6-1-1	130	91		4-1-1	82	85	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Ohio State	6-2	189	64		4-1	95	41	Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern	3-4-1	47	67		3-2-1	47	37	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan	6-2	219	94		2-2	62	57	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue	3-3-2	56	53		2-1-2	30	30	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	1-6-1	54	113		0-5-1	33	83	Harry A. Stuhldreher

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.