1946 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1946 Big Nine Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Illinois $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Indiana	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th and final year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

1. September 28, 1946: Iowa State, Win, 41-9
2. October5, 1946: Wisconsin, Win, 28-0
3. October 12, 1946: Minnesota, Win, 14-7
4. October 19, 1946: at Michigan, Tie, 14-14
5. October 26, 1946: Pacific, Win, 26-13
6. November 2, 1946: Ohio State, Loss, 27-39
7. November 9, 1946: Indiana, Loss, 6-7
8. November 16, 1946: Notre Dame, Loss, 0-27
9. November 23, 1946: Illinois, Loss, 0-20