| Year: | 1936 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Aprank: | 7 |
| Record: | 7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Pappy Waldorf |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Single-wing |
| Captain: | Steve Reid[1] |
| Stadium: | Dyche Stadium |
| Champion: | Big Ten champion |
The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.[2]