1932 Northwestern Wildcats football team
| 1932 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–4–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Ernest "Pug" Rentner[1] |
| Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Michigan + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Purdue + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Missouri* | W 27–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 8 | at Michigan | L 6–15 | 55,000 | [4] | |||
| October 15 | at Illinois | W 26–0 | 25,369 | [5] | |||
| October 22 | Purdue |
| T 7–7 | 40,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | Minnesota |
| L 0–7 | 35,000 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | Ohio State |
| L 6–20 | >25,000 | [8] | ||
| November 12 | at Notre Dame* | L 0–21 | 42,000 | [9] | |||
| November 19 | Iowa |
| W 44–6 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Wilfrid Smith (October 2, 1932). "Northwestern Whips Missouri in First Game, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harvey Woodruff (October 9, 1932). "55,000 See Michigan Beat N.U., 15 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stewart Owen (October 16, 1932). "N.U. Wins, 26-0: Olson Passes, Olson Plunges Help Wildcats Whip Illinois". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilfrid Smith (October 23, 1932). "Two Minutes To Go: N.U. Pass Ties Purdue, 7-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harvey Woodruff (October 30, 1932). "Minnesota's Power Conquers N.U., 7 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Edward Burns (November 6, 1932). "Ohio State Hammers N.U. for 20-6 Victory". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 13, 1932). "Notre Dame Crushes Northwestern, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irving Vaughan (November 20, 1932). "Even a Guard Scores as N.U. Runs Wild Over Iowa, 44 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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