1942 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1942 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
No. 9 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Minnesota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1942 college 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. Quarterback Otto Graham was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a second-team All-Big Ten player. He was also selected as a third-team All-American by The Sporting News and the Central Press.

Schedule

1. Sep 26, 1942: Iowa Pre-Flight, Loss, 12-20
2. Oct 3, 1942: Texas, Win, 3-0
3. Oct 10, 1942: Purdue, Loss, 6-7
4. Oct 17, 1942: at Michigan, Loss, 16-34
5. Oct 24, 1942: Ohio State, Loss, 6-20
6. Oct 31, 1942: at Minnesota, Loss, 7-19
7. Nov 7, 1942: Illinois, Loss, 7-14
8. Nov 14, 1942: Wisconsin, Loss, 19-20
9. Nov 21, 1942: at Notre Dame, Loss, 20-27
10. Nov 26, 1942: Great Lakes Navy, Loss, 0-48