1947 Northwestern Wildcats football team
| 1947 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Nine Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–4 Big Nine) |
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| MVP | Art Murakowski |
| Captain | Vince DiFrancesca[1] |
| Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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| No. 2 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. In its first year under head coach Bob Voigts, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against Big Nine Conference opponents),finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 197 to 129.[2]
No Northwestern players were named to the 1947 All-Big Nine Conference football teams.
Northwestern was ranked at No. 22 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Vanderbilt* | L 0–3 | 42,000 | [4] | |
| October 4 | UCLA* |
| W 27–26 | 44,000 | [5] |
| October 11 | at No. 17 Minnesota | L 21–37 | 60,669 | [6] | |
| October 18 | No. 1 rivalry) | L 21–49 | 48,000 | [7] | |
| October 25 | Indiana |
| W 7–6 | 42,000 | [8] |
| November 1 | Wisconsin |
| L 0–29 | 43,000 | [9] |
| November 8 | at Ohio State | L 6–7 | 70,203 | [10] | |
| November 15 | No. 1 Notre Dame* |
| L 19–26 | 48,000 | [11] |
| November 22 | at No. 12 Memorial Stadium | W 28–13 | 52,158 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1947 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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