1937 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1937 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1937 record	4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single wing
MVP	Don Heap
Captain	Don Heap
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons

1937 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Minnesota †	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
#13 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	2
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
October 2	Iowa State*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 33–0
October 9	Michigan		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 7–0
October 16	Purdue		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 14–7
October 23	at No. 12 Ohio State	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 0–7
October 30	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	W 14–6
November 6	Illinois	No. 19	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)	L 0–6
November 13	at No. 10 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis	L 0–7
November 20	No. 12 Notre Dame*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)	L 0–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game