- Northwestern Wildcats football, 1950–1959
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1950 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1950 record 6-3 (3-3 ) Head coach Bob Voigts Seasons « 1949 1951 » 1950 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #9/6 Michigan † 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 #14/10 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 #NR/20 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 #13/11 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollIn the battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, the Wildcats defeated the Fighting Illini.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 30 Iowa State* W 23-13 October 7 at Navy* W 22-0 October 14 Minnesota W 13-6 October 21 Pittsburgh* W 28-23 October 28 at Wisconsin L 13-14 November 4 Ohio State L 0-32 November 11 at Purdue W 19-14 November 18 at Michigan L 23-34 November 25 Illinois W 14-7 *Non-conference game. 1951
1951 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1951 record 5-4 (2-4 ) Head coach Bob Voigts Seasons « 1950 1952 » 1951 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #4/3 Illinois † 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 #NR/14 Purdue 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 #8/8 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2 Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Iowa 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 2 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollIn the battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, the Fighting Illini defeated the Wildcats.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 29 Colorado* W 35-14 October 6 Army* W 20-14 October 13 at Minnesota W 21-7 October 20 Navy* W 16-7 October 27 Wisconsin L 0-41 November 3 at Ohio State L 0-3 November 10 Purdue L 14-35 November 17 at Michigan W 6-0 November 24 at Illinois L 0-3 *Non-conference game. 1952
1952 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1952 record 2-6-1 (2-5 ) Head coach Bob Voigts Seasons « 1951 1953 » 1952 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #11/10 Wisconsin § 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 #18/12 Purdue § 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 #17/15 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2 Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Iowa 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollIn the battle for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, the Wildcats defeated the Fighting Illini.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 26 at USC* L 0-31 October 4 Vanderbilt* T 20-20 October 11 at Minnesota L 26-27 October 18 Michigan L 14-48 October 25 Indiana W 23-13 November 1 Ohio State L 21-24 November 8 at Wisconsin L 20-24 November 15 Iowa L 14-39 November 22 at Illinois W 28-26 *Non-conference game. 1953
1953 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1953 record 3-6 (0-6 ) Head coach Seasons « 1952 1954 » 1953 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #3/3 Michigan State § 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 #7/7 Illinois § 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 #15/14 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 #NR/20 Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 #20/19 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 #9/10 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 § – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 26 Iowa State* W 35-0 October 3 Army* W 33-20 October 10 Minnesota L 13-30 October 17 at Michigan L 12-20 October 25 Pittsburgh* W 27-21 October 31 at Ohio State L 13-27 November 7 Wisconsin L 13-34 November 14 at Indiana L 6-14 November 21 Illinois L 14-39 *Non-conference game. 1954
1954 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1954 record 2-7 (1-5 ) Head coach Seasons « 1953 1955 » 1954 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #1/2 Ohio State † 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 #9/10 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 #15/15 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 #NR/20 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Michigan State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 25 Iowa State* W 27-14 October 2 USC* L 7-12 October 9 at Minnesota L 7-26 October 16 Michigan L 0-7 October 23 at Pittsburgh L 7-14 October 30 Ohio State L 7-14 November 6 at Wisconsin L 13-34 November 13 Indiana L 13-14 November 20 at Illinois W 20-7 *Non-conference game. 1955
1955 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1955 record 0-8-1 (0-6-1 ) Head coach Lou Saban Seasons « 1954 1956 » 1955 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #5/5 Ohio State 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 #2/2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 #12/13 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll
Future New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was an assistant coach to Lou Saban. [6] For the season, the Wildcats were winless, and Saban and his coaching staff were dismissed.Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 24 Miami (OH)* L 14-25 October 1 at Tulane* L 0-21 October 8 Minnesota L 7-18 October 15 at Michigan L 2-14 October 22 Indiana L 14-20 October 29 at Ohio State L 0-49 November 5 Wisconsin L 14-41 November 12 at Purdue L 8-46 November 19 Illinois T 7-7 *Non-conference game. 1956
1956 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1956 record 4-4-1 (3-3-1 ) Head coach Seasons « 1955 1957 » 1956 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #3/3 Iowa † 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 #7/7 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 #12/9 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 #9/10 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 #15/NR Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Purdue 1 – 4 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Illinois 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Wisconsin 0 – 4 – 3 1 – 5 – 3 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 29 Iowa State* W 14-13 October 6 Tulane* L 13-20 October 13 at Minnesota T 0-0 October 20 at Michigan L 20-34 October 27 at Indiana L 13-19 November 3 Ohio State L 2-6 November 10 at Wisconsin W 17-7 November 17 Purdue W 14-0 November 24 Illinois W 14-13 *Non-conference game. 1957
1957 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1957 record 0-9 (0-7 ) Head coach Seasons « 1956 1958 » 1957 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #2/1 Ohio State † 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 #3/3 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 #6/5 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 #19/15 Wisconsin 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Purdue 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Michigan 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 28 at Stanford* L 6-26 October 5 Oregon State* L 13-22 October 12 Minnesota L 6-41 October 19 at Michigan L 14-34 October 26 Iowa L 0-6 November 2 at Ohio State L 6-47 November 9 Wisconsin L 12-41 November 16 at Purdue L 0-27 November 23 at Illinois L 0-27 *Non-conference game. 1958
1958 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1958 record 5-4 (3-4 ) Head coach Seasons « 1957 1959 » 1958 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #2/2 Iowa † 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 #7/6 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 #8/7 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 #13/11 Purdue 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 Indiana 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Michigan 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Michigan State 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 27 Washington State* W 29-28 October 4 Stanford* W 28-0 October 11 at Minnesota W 7-3 October 18 Michigan W 55-24 October 25 at Iowa L 20-26 November 1 Ohio State W 21-0 November 8 at Wisconsin L 13-17 November 15 Purdue L 6-23 November 22 at Illinois L 20-27 *Non-conference game. 1959
1959 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten 1959 record 6-3 (4-3 ) Head coach Seasons « 1958 1960 » 1959 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team W L T W L T #6/6 Wisconsin † 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 #NR/16 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 #13/12 Illinois 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Northwestern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Indiana 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Ohio State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' PollDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 26 Oklahoma* W 45-13 October 3 at Iowa W 14-10 October 10 Minnesota W 6-0 October 17 at Michigan W 20-7 October 25 at Notre Dame* W 30-24 October 31 Indiana W 30-13 November 7 at Wisconsin L 19-24 November 14 at Michigan State L 10-15 November 21 at Illinois L 0-28 *Non-conference game. References
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1950
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1951
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1952
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1953
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1954
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.34, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1955
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1956
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1957
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1958
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=100&season=1959
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