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| 1945 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| 1945 record | 4–4–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Pappy Waldorf (11th season) |
| MVP | Dick Conners |
| Captain | Max Morris[1] |
| Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Indiana † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1945 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 11th year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2] End Max Morris and guard Jim Lecture were selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as first-team players on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3][4] Morris was also selected as a consensus first-team All-American.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 22 | Iowa State* | W 18–6 | ||
| September 29 | Indiana |
| T 7–7 | |
| October 6 | Michigan |
| L 7–20 | |
| October 20 | at No. 5 Minnesota | L 7–30 | ||
| October 27 | No. 4 Purdue |
| W 26–14 | |
| November 3 | at No. 6 Ohio State | No. 20 | L 14–16 | |
| November 10 | at Wisconsin | W 28–14 | ||
| November 17 | No. 7 Notre Dame* |
| L 7–34 | |
| November 24 | Illinois |
| W 13–7 | |
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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.
- ↑ "1945 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1945-schedule.html. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Esser Wins Berth on All-Big-Ten Team". The Milwaukee Journal: p. L2. November 26, 1945. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19451126&id=5JkWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5827,4699423.
- ↑ Walter Byers (November 26, 1945). "Indiana and Ohio State Each Get Three Men on United Press All Star Big Ten Team". The Daily Register (Harrisburg,Illinois): p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/7380395/?terms=morris%2Bpihos%2Btaliaferro%2Bcline.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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