1947 Northwestern
3–6 (2–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Voigts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 Illinois 28–13Nov 22
Illinois was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Vanderbilt | L 0–3 | 60% |
| Oct 4 | vs UCLA | W 27–26 | 42% |
| Oct 11 | at 17Minnesota | L 21–37 | 36% |
| Oct 18 | vs 1Michigan | L 21–49 | 29% |
| Oct 25 | vs Indiana | W 7–6 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–29 | 50% |
| Nov 8 | at Ohio State | L 6–7 | 38% |
| Nov 15 | vs 1Notre Dame | L 19–26 | 17% |
| Nov 22 | at 12Illinois | W 28–13 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 64th-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 1947.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–4 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 129–196
- Coach
- Robert Voigts
- Elo
- 1470 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.0 No. 35 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Vince DiFrancesca
- Most valuable player
- Art Murakowski
Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 6 | Vince DiFrancesca OG | Chicago Rockets (AAFC) |
1947 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
| Illinois | 3–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Indiana | 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Northwestern | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.