The 1941 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2] Four Northwestern players received honors on the 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3][4] They are: (1) end Bob Motl (AP-1; UP-2); (2) tackle Alf Bauman (AP-1; UP-1); (3) guard George Zorich (UP-2); and (4) halfback Otto Graham (AP-2)
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
|---|
| October 4 | Kansas State* | | | W 51–3 |
| October 11 | Wisconsin | | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| W 41–14 |
| October 18 | No. 6 Michigan | No. 5 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| L 7–14[5][6] |
| October 25 | at No. 11 Ohio State | No. 13 | | W 14–7 |
| November 1 | at No. 1 Minnesota | No. 9 | | L 7–8 |
| November 8 | Indiana | No. 10 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| W 20–14 |
| November 15 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 8 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)
| L 6–7 |
| November 22 | Illinois | No. 10 | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)
| W 27–0 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[]
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=6.
- ↑ "1941 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1941-schedule.html. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Four Minnesotans On Big Ten Team". The Independent. AP (St. Petersburg, Florida): p. 16. November 27, 1941. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19411127&id=bwtQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KFUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5102,6819634.
- ↑ "Eleven Best in Big Ten Circles on Honor Rolls". Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois): p. 13. November 21, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/image/3431885/?terms=hillenbrand%2Bwestfall%2B%22united%2Bpress%22.
- ↑ Wilfrid Smith (November 2, 1941). "Michigan Passes Beat Northwestern, 14-7: Kuzma Tosses Twice to Score for Wolverine; Fraumann, Rogers Cross Goal". Chicago Tribune. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1941/11/02/page/29/article/kuzma-starts-wolverines-on-way-to-a-triumph-in-champaign.
- ↑ "Michigan Victor on Long Pass, 14-7; Kuzma's 2 Touchdown Tosses, Second Gaining 46 Yards, Defeat Northwestern". The New York Times (AP story). October 19, 1941. https://www.nytimes.com/1941/10/19/archives/michigan-victor-on-long-pass-147-kuzmas-2-touchdown-tosses-second.html.
