| Year: | 1944 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 1–7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Pappy Waldorf |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Mvp: | Max Morris |
| Captain: | Ray Justak[1] |
| Stadium: | Dyche Stadium |
The 1944 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their tenth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–5–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]