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1940 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Ranking
APNo. 8
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 0 0 8 0 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 1 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 2 0 6 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0 4 4 0
Iowa 2 3 0 4 4 0
Indiana 2 3 0 3 5 0
Purdue 1 4 0 2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #8 in the final AP Poll. Their only losses came against #1 Minnesota and #3 Michigan.[1][2]

Schedule

October 5at Syracuse*

W 40–0 October 12Ohio State

W 6–3 October 19at WisconsinNo. 4

W 27–7 October 26IndianaNo. 7

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois

W 20–7 November 2No. 4 MinnesotaNo. 8

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois

L 12–13 November 9IllinoisNo. 10

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)

W 32–14 November 16at No. 6 MichiganNo. 10

L 13–20 November 23No. 14 Notre Dame*No. 10

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)

W 20–0

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Players

  • 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)

References

  1. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "1940 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.