1946 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1946 record | 4–4–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Ed Hirsch |
Captain | Bill Ivy[1] |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Illinois $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Indiana | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 12th and final year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 28 | Iowa State* |
| W 41–9 | |
October 5 | Wisconsin |
| W 28–0 | |
October 12 | Minnesota |
| W 14–7 | |
October 19 | at No. 5 Michigan | No. 10 | T 14–14 | |
October 26 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 8 |
| W 26–13 |
November 2 | Ohio State | No. 6 |
| L 27–39 |
November 9 | Indiana | No. 17 |
| L 6–7 |
November 16 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | L 0–27 | ||
November 23 | No. 5 Illinois |
| L 0–20 | |
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After the season[]
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Wildcats were selected.[3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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1 | 10 | Vic Schwall | Halfback | New York Giants |
6 | 38 | Frank Aschenbrenner | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
7 | 52 | Dick Connors | Back | Green Bay Packers |
8 | 60 | George Maddock | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
11 | 91 | Alex Sarkisian | Center | Philadelphia Eagles |
26 | 245 | Max Morris | End | Chicago Bears |
30 | 280 | Jerry Carle | Back | Green Bay Packers |
31 | 287 | Vince DiFrancesca | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References[]
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "1946 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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