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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 <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024

1944 Season Highlights

Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1944 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. DePauw	62	0	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Wisconsin	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Great Lakes Navy	0	25	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Michigan	0	27	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Indiana	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Minnesota	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Purdue	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Notre Dame	0	21	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Illinois	6	25	L

1944 Season Totals
Record	1-7 -1
Points Scored	102
Scoring Average	11.3
Points Allowed	160
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	41-25
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	0-2 -1

1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1944 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	7-3	292	79		4-3	119	79	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	5-4-1	273	149		3-3	122	105	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	5-3-1	225	162		3-2-1	134	116	George W. Hauser
Ohio State	9-0	287	79		6-0	153	54	Carroll C. Widdoes
Michigan	8-2	204	91		5-2	137	65	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue	5-5	207	166		4-2	143	87	Cecil Isbell
Wisconsin	3-6	112	180		2-4	66	110	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-7	53	240		0-6	20	204	Ed Slip Madigan
Northwestern	1-7-1	102	160		0-5-1	40	114	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1944 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1944 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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.