en 1929 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1929 Northwestern Wildcats football
1929 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Hanley (3rd season);
Captain	Henry Anderson
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
	Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Purdue $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Illinois	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	2	–	2	4	–	2	–	2
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Michigan	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Chicago	1	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1929 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Cornell (IA)*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 27–18
October 5	Butler*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 13–0
October 12	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 7–0
October 19	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–26
October 26	Wabash*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 66–0
November 2	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 7–0
November 9	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 18–6	45,000	^[3]
November 16	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–19
November 23	Notre Dame*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–26	50,000	^[4]
*Non-conference game

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "1929 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "Northwestern Is Too Strong". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walter Eckersall (November 24, 1929). "Notre Dame's Long Runs Rout N. U., 26 to 6: Irish Line Rips Holes in Purple Defense; Savoldi Stars". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.

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