1932 Northwestern
3–4–1 (2–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Dick Hanley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 44–6Nov 19
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Missouri | W 27–0 | 82% |
| Oct 8 | at Michigan | L 6–15 | 44% |
| Oct 15 | at Illinois | W 26–0 | 63% |
| Oct 22 | vs Purdue | T 7–7 | 51% |
| Oct 29 | at Minnesota | L 0–7 | 52% |
| Nov 5 | vs Ohio State | L 6–20 | 67% |
| Nov 12 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–21 | 40% |
| Nov 19 | vs Iowa | W 44–6 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 44–6; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 116–76
- Coach
- Dick Hanley
- Elo
- 1557 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.8 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ernest “Pug” Rentner
1932 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
| Purdue | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–1–2 | 4–1–3 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.