1942 Northwestern Wildcats football team explained

Year:1942
Team:Northwestern Wildcats
Sport:football
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:1–9
Conf Record:0–6
Head Coach:Pappy Waldorf
Hc Year:8th
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Mvp:Ed Hirsch
Captain:Nick Burke[1]
Stadium:Dyche Stadium

The 1942 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Quarterback Otto Graham was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a second-team All-Big Ten player.[3] [4] He was also selected as a third-team All-American by The Sporting News and the Central Press.

Northwestern was ranked at No. 35 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Year-by-Year Results. 2007. 147. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf. March 16, 2019. live. March 14, 2019.
  2. Web site: 1942 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 22, 2016.
  3. News: Four Badgers Placed On All Big Ten Grid Team. The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story). November 29, 1942.
  4. News: Wisconsin End Top Gridder On All Big Ten Eleven. Tommy Devine. Reading Eagle (UP story). December 1, 1942. 15.
  5. News: Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2. Twin City Sentinel. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 16, 1942. 10. Newspapers.com.