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1935 Northwestern

4–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Pappy Waldorf.

Schedule and results

Northwestern in 1935, game by game: won vs. DePaul 14–0; lost vs. Purdue 0–7; lost at Ohio State 7–28; lost at Minnesota 13–21; won vs. Illinois 10–3; won at Notre Dame 14–7; won vs. Wisconsin 32–13; tied vs. Iowa 0–0+19−21Won 14–0 vs. DePaul+14DePaulLost 0–7 vs. Purdue-7PurdueLost 7–28 at Ohio State-21Ohio StateLost 13–21 at Minnesota-8MinnesotaWon 10–3 vs. Illinois+7IllinoisWon 14–7 at Notre Dame+7Notre DameWon 32–13 vs. Wisconsin+19WisconsinTied 0–0 vs. Iowa0Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsDePaulW 14–⁠085%
Oct 5vsPurdueL 0–⁠743%
Oct 19atOhio StateL 7–⁠2818%
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 13–⁠2115%
Nov 2vsIllinoisW 10–⁠344%
Nov 9atNotre DameW 14–⁠715%
Nov 16vsWisconsinW 32–⁠1372%
Nov 23vsIowaT 0–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Iowa 0–⁠0; 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 46th-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 1935.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
90–⁠79
Coach
Pappy Waldorf
Elo
1515 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.7 No. 21 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Wally Cruice
Offense
Single wing

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 4Paul Tangora OGBoston Redskins

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Henry W. LongfellowEAP-1; MJ-2; UP-2
  • Paul TangoraOGAP-1; MJ-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Don HeapRBNEA-3; UP-2
  • Wally CruiceRBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota5–⁠08–⁠0
Ohio State5–⁠07–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠34–⁠4
Indiana2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Michigan2–⁠34–⁠4
Chicago2–⁠34–⁠4
Iowa1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠5
Wisconsin1–⁠41–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.