1937 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1937 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
MVP	Don Heap
Captain	Don Heap^[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	3	–	2
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Iowa State*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 33–0	37,673
October 9	Michigan		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 7–0	23,837–32,000	^[3]
October 16	Purdue		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 14–7	35,000
October 23	at No. 12 Ohio State	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–7	67,521	^[4]
October 30	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 14–6
November 6	Illinois	No. 19	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–6	42,000
November 13	at No. 10 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–7	63,000
November 20	No. 12 Notre Dame*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–7	42,573
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "1937 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ Tod Rockwell (October 10, 1937). "Wolverine Line Hustles Purple in 7–to–0 Battle". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio State Erases Northwestern From Unbeaten List". Sunday Times Signal. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 1:11. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan: George Jewett Trophy Notre Dame
Culture and lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Marching band 2006 Michigan State game
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