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1949 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 1 1 7 1 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 1 1 6 2 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 2 0 7 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1 5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1 3 4 2
Iowa 3 3 0 4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Robert Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Quarterback Don Burson was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by both the Associated Press and the United Press.[2][3]

Schedule

September 24Purdue

W 20–6   October 1Pittsburgh*

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 7–16   October 8at No. 5 MinnesotaNo. 20

L 7–21   October 15No. 7 Michigan

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

W 21–20   October 22at IowaNo. 13

L 21–28   October 29at No. 18 Ohio State

L 7–24   November 5Wisconsin

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 6–14   November 12Colgate*

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

W 39–20   November 19at Illinois

W 9–7  

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "1949 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Karras Makes All Big 9 Grid Team". Daily Illini. November 23, 1949.
  3. ^ "Coaches Snub OSU Stars In Picking All-Big 10 Team". The Pittsburgh Press (AP story). November 30, 1949. p. 40.