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1929 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Anderson [1]
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
←  1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 0 0 8 0 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 1 1 6 1 1
Minnesota 3 2 0 6 2 0
Northwestern 3 2 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 2 2 4 2 2
Ohio State 2 2 1 4 3 1
Michigan 1 3 1 5 3 1
Indiana 1 3 1 2 6 1
Chicago 1 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1929 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Cornell (IA)*W 27–18
October 5Butler*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–0
October 12at WisconsinW 7–0
October 19 Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–26
October 26Wabash*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 66–0
November 2 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL ( rivalry)
W 7–0
November 9at Ohio StateW 18–645,000 [3]
November 16 Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–19
November 23 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–2650,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1929 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Northwestern Is Too Strong". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 24, 1929). "Notre Dame's Long Runs Rout N. U., 26 to 6: Irish Line Rips Holes in Purple Defense; Savoldi Stars". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1929 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Anderson [1]
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
←  1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 0 0 8 0 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 1 1 6 1 1
Minnesota 3 2 0 6 2 0
Northwestern 3 2 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 2 2 4 2 2
Ohio State 2 2 1 4 3 1
Michigan 1 3 1 5 3 1
Indiana 1 3 1 2 6 1
Chicago 1 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1929 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Cornell (IA)*W 27–18
October 5Butler*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–0
October 12at WisconsinW 7–0
October 19 Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–26
October 26Wabash*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 66–0
November 2 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL ( rivalry)
W 7–0
November 9at Ohio StateW 18–645,000 [3]
November 16 Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–19
November 23 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–2650,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1929 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Northwestern Is Too Strong". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 24, 1929). "Notre Dame's Long Runs Rout N. U., 26 to 6: Irish Line Rips Holes in Purple Defense; Savoldi Stars". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.



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