The 1934 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1934 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Marquette* | | W 21–12 | |
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| October 6 | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–20 | 25,000 | [3]
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| October 13 | at Stanford* | | L 0–20 | | [4]
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| October 27 | Ohio State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 6–28 | 18,000 | [5]
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| November 3 | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 7–0 | 15,000 | [6]
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| November 10 | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| L 3–14 | 36,000 | [7]
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| November 17 | Notre Dame * | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| L 7–20 | 45,000 | [8]
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| November 24 | at Michigan | | W 13–6 | 25,000 | [9]
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References[]
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=5.
- ↑ "1934 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1934-schedule.html. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Wilfrid Smith (October 7, 1934). "Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan Lose: Iowa Running Attack Whips Purple, 20 to 7". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960627/northwestern_notre_dame_michigan/.
- ↑ "N.U. Loses to Stanford: Northwestern Defeated, 20-0, on West Coast". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. October 14, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960988/nu_loses_to_stanford_northwestern/.
- ↑ Wilfrid Smith (October 28, 1934). "Ohio Defeats N.U., 28-6: Northwestern Confused by Tricky Attack". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1.
- ↑ Charles Bartlett (November 4, 1934). "Wildcats Push Badgers Into Cellar, 7 to 0". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960348/wildcats_push_badgers_into_cellar_7_to/.
- ↑ Harvey Woodruff (November 11, 1934). "Illinois Wins, 14-3: Lindberg's 70-Yard Run, Short Pass Overcome Wildcats' Lead". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960225/illinois_wins_143_lindbergs_70yard/.
- ↑ Edward Burns (November 18, 1934). "Notre Dame Wins: Irish Score Three Times in 2d Half; Beat N.U., 20-7". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960871/notre_dame_wins_irish_score_three/.
- ↑ Charles Bartlett (November 25, 1934). "N.U. 2d Half Attack Whips Michigan, 13-6". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960748/nu_2d_half_attack_whips_michigan_136/.
