1949 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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1949 record | 4–5 (3–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Bob Voigts (3rd season) |
MVP | Don Burson, Gaspar Perricone |
Captain | Steve Sawle[1] |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Ohio State § | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Michigan § | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Minnesota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1949 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[2] Quarterback Don Burson was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by both the Associated Press and the United Press.[3][4]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 24 | Purdue | W 20–6 | ||
October 1 | Pittsburgh* |
| L 7–16 | |
October 8 | at No. 5 Minnesota | No. 20 | L 7–21 | |
October 15 | No. 7 Michigan |
| W 21–20 | |
October 22 | at Iowa | No. 13 |
| L 21–28 |
October 29 | at No. 18 Ohio State | L 7–24 | ||
November 5 | Wisconsin |
| L 6–14 | |
November 12 | Colgate* |
| W 39–20 | |
November 19 | at Illinois | W 9–7 | ||
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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.
- ↑ "1949 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1949-schedule.html. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Karras Makes All Big 9 Grid Team". Daily Illini. November 23, 1949. http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19491123.2.60#.
- ↑ "Coaches Snub OSU Stars In Picking All-Big 10 Team". The Pittsburgh Press (AP story): p. 40. November 30, 1949. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19491129&id=ingbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,5510322.
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