1951 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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1951 record | 5–4 (2–4 Big 10) |
Head coach | Bob Voigts (5th season) |
MVP | John Steeb |
Captain | Don MacRae[1] |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 52,000) |
Seasons |
1951 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4/3 Illinois † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#NR/14 Purdue | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8/8 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll |
The 1951 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 124 to 112.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 29, 1951 | Colorado* | W 35-14 | 42,000 | ||
October 6, 1951 | Army* |
| W 20-14 | 40,000 | |
October 13, 1951 | at Minnesota | W 21-7 | 51,915 | ||
October 20, 1951 | Navy* | No. 18 |
| W 16-7 | 40,000 |
October 27, 1951 | No. 14 Wisconsin | No. 13 |
| L 0-41 | 50,000 |
November 3, 1951 | at Ohio State | L 0-3 | 71,089 | ||
November 10, 1951 | Purdue |
| L 14-35 | 38,000 | |
November 17, 1951 | at Michigan | W 6-0 | 57,634 | ||
November 24, 1951 | Illinois |
| L 0-3 | 52,000 | |
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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.
- ↑ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1950-1954_yearly_results.php. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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