1943 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1943 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 9
1943 record	6–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (9th season)
MVP	Otto Graham
Captain	Alex Kapter
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons

1943 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Purdue §	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan §	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented the Northwestern University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	Indiana		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 14–6
October 2	Michigan		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 7–21
October 16	No. 14 Great Lakes Navy*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 13–0
October 23	at Ohio State	No. 17	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	W 13–0
October 30	Minnesota	No. 15	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 42–6
November 6	at Wisconsin	No. 12	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	W 41–0
November 13	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 8	Dyche Stadium Evanton, Illinois (Rivalry)	L 6–25
November 20	Illinois	No. 9	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry)	W 53–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1944 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Otto Graham	Tailback	1	4	Detroit Lions
Ed Hirsch	Back	16	161	Chicago Bears
Alex Kapter	Guard	21	211	Detroit Lions
Bill Ivy	Tackle	21	215	Washington Redskins
Don Buffmire	Back	23	231	Chicago Cardinals
Harry Franck	Back	26	271	Chicago Bears
Vince DiFrancesca	Tackle	29	297	Chicago Cardinals