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1953 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 1 0 7 1 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 1 1 6 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 0 6 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 1 4 4 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 3 0 6 3 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 3 0 5 3 1
Purdue 2 4 0 2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1953 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 3-6 record (0-6 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 166.[1]

Schedule

September 26, 1953Iowa State*

W 35-0 37,960 October 3, 1953Army*

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

W 33-20 30,000 October 10, 1953MinnesotaNo. 18

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 13-30 40,000 October 17, 1953at No. 5 Michigan

L 12-20 64,420 October 25, 1953Pittsburgh*

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

W 27-21 28,000 October 31, 1953at Ohio State

L 13-27 80,562 November 7, 1953Wisconsin

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 13-34 40,000 November 14, 1953at Indiana

L 6-14 20,000 November 21, 1953Illinois

L 14-39 51,039

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.