1949 Northwestern
4–5 (3–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Voigts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Michigan 21–20Oct 15
Michigan was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Purdue | W 20–6 | 71% |
| Oct 1 | vs Pittsburgh | L 7–16 | 68% |
| Oct 8 | at 5Minnesota | L 7–21 | 35% |
| Oct 15 | vs 7Michigan | W 21–20 | 38% |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa | L 21–28 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | at 18Ohio State | L 7–24 | 37% |
| Nov 5 | vs Wisconsin | L 6–14 | 62% |
| Nov 12 | vs Colgate | W 39–20 | 78% |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois | W 9–7 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 9–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 20
- Wk 3: 13
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 1949.
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–4 7th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 13
- Points
- 137–156
- Coach
- Robert Voigts
- Elo
- 1516 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.2 No. 31 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Steve Sawle
- Most valuable player
- Don Burson and Gaspar Perricone
Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 3 | Art Murakowski B | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 6 | Gaspar Perricone B | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Nine
1 first teamFirst team
Don BursonQBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | 6 |
| Michigan | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 4–2 | 7–2 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Illinois | 3–3–1 | 3–4–2 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Purdue | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.