1946 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1946 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1946 record	4–4–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (12th season)
MVP	Ed Hirsch
Captain	Bill Ivy
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons

1946 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Illinois †	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
#20 Indiana	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 12th and final year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 28	Iowa State*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 41–9
October 5	Wisconsin		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 28–0
October 12	Minnesota		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 14–7
October 19	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 10	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	T 14–14
October 26	Pacific (CA)*	No. 8	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 26–13
November 2	Ohio State	No. 6	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 27–39
November 9	Indiana	No. 17	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 6–7
November 16	at No. 2 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana (Rivalry)	L 0–27
November 23	No. 5 Illinois		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 0–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game