1943 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1943 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented the Northwestern University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season.

1943 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9
1943 record6–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coachPappy Waldorf (9th season)
MVPOtto Graham
CaptainAlex Kapter[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1943 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 0 0  9 0 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 0 0  8 1 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 1 0  6 2 0
Indiana 2 3 1  4 4 2
Minnesota 2 3 0  5 4 0
Illinois 2 4 0  3 7 0
Ohio State 1 4 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 6 0  1 9 0
Iowa 0 4 1  1 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25Indiana
W 14–6
October 2Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 7–21
October 16No. 14 Great Lakes Navy*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 13–0
October 23at Ohio StateNo. 17W 13–0
October 30MinnesotaNo. 15
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 42–6
November 6at WisconsinNo. 12W 41–0
November 13No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 8
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanton, Illinois (rivalry)
L 6–25
November 20IllinoisNo. 9
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)
W 53–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1944 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Otto GrahamTailback14Detroit Lions
Ed HirschBack16161Chicago Bears
Alex KapterGuard21211Detroit Lions
Bill IvyTackle21215Washington Redskins
Don BuffmireBack23231Chicago Cardinals
Harry FranckBack26271Chicago Bears
Vince DiFrancescaTackle29297Chicago Cardinals

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References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1944.htm


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