American college football season
The1940 Northwestern Wildcats team was anAmerican football team that representedNorthwestern University during the1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coachPappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2 record (4–2 againstBig Ten Conference opponents), finished in third place in theBig Ten Conference, and were ranked No. 8 in the finalAP Poll. Their only losses came against No. 1Minnesota and No. 3Michigan.[2][3]
Northwestern was ranked at No. 4 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under theLitkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]
They played their home games atDyche Stadium inEvanston, Illinois.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | atSyracuse* | | | W 40–0 | 22,000 | [5] |
| October 12 | Ohio State | | | W 6–3 | 42,000 | [6][7] |
| October 19 | atWisconsin | No. 4 | | W 27–7 | 25,000 | [8] |
| October 26 | Indiana | No. 7 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 20–7 | 40,000 | [9] |
| November 2 | No. 4Minnesota | No. 8 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 12–13 | 48,000 | [10] |
| November 9 | Illinois | No. 10 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| W 32–14 | 35,000 | [11] |
| November 16 | at No. 6Michigan | No. 10 | | L 13–20 | 76,749 | [12] |
| November 23 | No. 14Notre Dame* | No. 10 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| W 20–0 | 48,000 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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- Alf Bauman – tackle (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- Ollie Hahnenstein – halfback (2nd-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- Paul Hiemenz – center (1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- Joe Lokane – guard (1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
- ^"Year-by-Year Results"(PDF). 2007. p. 147.Archived(PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. RetrievedMarch 14, 2019.
- ^"Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)".College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2015. RetrievedAugust 7, 2015.
- ^"1940 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedDecember 18, 2015.
- ^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940)."Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings".The Boston Globe. p. 22 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Paul Pinkney (October 6, 1940)."Syracuse Battered, 40-0: 'Cats Hand Bill Orange 40-0 Defeat; DeCorrevont Star In Northwestern Triumph".Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1B, 4B – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Irving Vaughan (October 13, 1940)."N.U. Halts Ohio, 6-3: De Correvont Goes Over After 2 Purple Marches Fall Short".Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-7 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Dunkley, Charles (October 13, 1940)."DeCorrevont Hero As Wildcats Nip Ohio State, 6-3".Quad-City Times.Associated Press. p. 20. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Henry J. McCormick (October 20, 1940)."Generosity Helps Northwestern, 27-7: Paskvan Rambles 108 Yards; De Correvont Shines for Wildcats".The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 2 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Irving Vaughan (October 27, 1940)."N.U. Triumphs, 20-7: Wildcats Rush To Victory In Final Quarter".Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-5 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Wilfrid Smith (November 3, 1940)."Northwestern Loses To Minnesota, 13 to 12".Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Irving Vaughan (November 10, 1940)."N.U. Wins: Wildcats Subdue Illini, 32-14; Score 3 Times in Last Quarter".Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Howard Barry (November 17, 1940)."N.U. Loses: Wolverines Gain 20-13 Victory: Stave Off Late Wildcat Rally; Wind Blown Punts Wreak Havoc with Purple".Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-4 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Wilfrid Smith (November 24, 1940)."N.U. 20, Notre Dame 0: Clawson Leads Wildcats With 2 Touchdowns".Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
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