1943 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1943 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#9
1943 record	6-2 (5-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

	Conf							Overall
1943 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Purdue §	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan §	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented the Northwestern University in the 1943 college football season.

Season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Wildcats points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 25	Indiana	Win	14	6	0-1
2	Oct. 2	Michigan	Loss	7	21	1-1
3	Oct. 16	Great Lakes NTS	Win	13	0	2-1
4	Oct. 23	@ Ohio State	Win	13	0	3-1
5	Oct. 30	Minnesota	Win	42	6	4-1
6	Nov. 6	@ Wisconsin	Win	41	0	5-1
7	Nov. 13	Notre Dame	Loss	6	25	5-2
8	Nov. 20	Illinois	Win	53	6	6-2

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Otto Graham	Tailback	1	4	Detroit Lions
Ed Hirsch	Back	16	161	Chicago Bears
Alex Kapter	Guard	21	211	Detroit Lions
Bill Ivy	Tackle	21	215	Washington Redskins
Don Buffmire	Back	23	231	Chicago Cardinals
Harry Franck	Back	26	271	Chicago Bears
Vince DiFrancesca	Tackle	29	297	Chicago Cardinals

References

Northwestern Wildcats football

Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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