1933 Northwestern
1–5–2 (1–4–1 Western Conference), coached by Dick Hanley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 25–0Oct 21
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Iowa | L 0–7 | 77% |
| Oct 14 | at Stanford | T 0–0 | 34% |
| Oct 21 | vs Indiana | W 25–0 | 67% |
| Oct 28 | at Ohio State | L 0–12 | 32% |
| Nov 4 | vs Minnesota | T 0–0 | 49% |
| Nov 11 | vs Illinois | L 0–3 | 57% |
| Nov 18 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–7 | 48% |
| Nov 25 | vs Michigan | L 0–13 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 13–0; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1933.
- Record
- 1–5–2
- Conference
- 1–4–1 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 25–42
- Coach
- Dick Hanley
- Elo
- 1462 −76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.7 No. 29 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Heuss
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Edgar ManskeEAP-2- Albert KawalOGAP-2; NK-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–0–4 | 4–0–4 | |
| Illinois | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–3–2 | 3–3–2 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–2 | 1–5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.