1946 Northwestern
4–4–1 (2–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Pappy Waldorf. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 41–9Sep 28
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Iowa State | W 41–9 | 61% |
| Oct 5 | vs Wisconsin | W 28–0 | 56% |
| Oct 12 | vs Minnesota | W 14–7 | 69% |
| Oct 19 | at 5Michigan | T 14–14 | 33% |
| Oct 26 | vsPacific | W 26–13 | 91% |
| Nov 2 | vs Ohio State | L 27–39 | 52% |
| Nov 9 | vs Indiana | L 6–7 | 50% |
| Nov 16 | at 2Notre Dame | L 0–27 | 21% |
| Nov 23 | vs 5Illinois | L 0–20 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 10
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 3: 8
- Wk 4: 6
- Wk 5: 17
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 1946.
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 6
- Points
- 156–136
- Coach
- Pappy Waldorf
- Elo
- 1502 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.4 No. 18 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Ivy
- Most valuable player
- Ed Hirsch
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 1 | Vic Schwall RB | New York Giants |
| Rd 6 | Frank Aschenbrenner RB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 7 | Dick Connors B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 7 | Vic Schwall B | Florida Seahawks (AAFC) |
All-Big Nine
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Vic SchwallRBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Bill IvyOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 8–2 | 5 |
| Michigan | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 6 |
| Indiana | 4–2 | 6–3 | 20 |
 Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Ohio State | 2–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
 Purdue | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.