American college football season
The 1935 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
On October 5, Northwestern hosted the first night game in Big Ten history, losing 7–0 against Purdue before a crowd of 30,000 persons.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | DePaul* | | W 14–0 | |
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October 5 | Purdue | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 0–7 | 30,000 | [3]
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October 19 | at Ohio State | | L 7–28 | 42,355 | [4]
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October 26 | at Minnesota | | L 13–21 | 52,000 | [5]
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November 2 | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| W 10–3 | 36,000 | [6]
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November 9 | at Notre Dame * | | W 14–7 | 34,430 |
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November 16 | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 32–13 | 20,000 | [7]
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November 23 | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| T 0–0 | 30,000 | [8]
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1935 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Wilfrid Smith (October 6, 1935). "Purdue Defeats N.U., 7-0, on 53 Yard Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irving Vaughan (October 20, 1935). "Fleet Buckeyes Prove Skill with Power and Deception". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George A. Barton (October 27, 1935). "Gophers Down Cats, 21 to 13". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irving Vaughan (November 3, 1935). "N.U. Whips Illinois, 10-3, on 42 Yard Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Edward Burns (November 17, 1935). "Northwestern's Runs Defeat Wisconsin's Passes, 32-13". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.U. and Iowa Tie, 0-0: Hawkeyes Miss Chances After Heap Is Injured". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1935. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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