1947 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1947 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPArt Murakowski
CaptainVince DiFrancesca
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ohio State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. In its first year under head coach Bob Voigts, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against Big Nine Conference opponents),finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 197 to 129.

No Northwestern players were named to the 1947 All-Big Nine Conference football teams.

Northwestern was ranked at No. 22 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Vanderbilt*
L 0–342,000
October 4UCLA*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 27–2644,000
October 11at No. 17 Minnesota
L 21–3760,669
October 18No. 1 Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 21–4948,000
October 25Indianadagger
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 7–642,000
November 1Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–2943,000
November 8at Ohio State
L 6–770,203
November 15No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 19–2648,000
November 22at No. 12 Illinois
W 28–1352,158
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1947 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Arch Ward (September 28, 1947). "N.U. Loses, 3 To 0: Vanderbilt's Upset Victory Stuns 42,000". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 5, 1947). "Bruins Upset By Wildcats, 27-26". Los Angeles Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Johnson (October 12, 1947). "Alert Gophers Whip Cats 37-21". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Latshaw (October 19, 1947). "Michigan Rolls On: Power Kills 'Cats, 49-21". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jack K. Overmyer (October 26, 1947). "IU Loses, 7 to 6: Wildcats Turn Stolen Pass Into Victory". the Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Charles Bartlett (November 2, 1947). "Wisconsin Routs N.U. 29-0: Badgers Crush Wildcats on Big First Half". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Edward Burns (November 9, 1947). "Game Ends, Then Ohio State Beats N.U., 7 to 6: Penalties on Purple Set Up 5 Extra People". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Wilfrid Smith (November 16, 1947). "Notre Dame, 26, Northwestern, 19: Irish Score 3 Touchdowns with Passes". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Charles Chamberlain (November 23, 1947). "2 Wildcat Rallies Bring 28-13 Victory Over Illini". The Pantagraph. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.


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