1930 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1930 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1930 college football season. The Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (5–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), tied with Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 182 to 36.^[2]

1930 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–1 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Hanley (4th season)
Captain	Henry Bruder[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Michigan +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
No. 4 Northwestern +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Tulane*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 14–0	25,000	[3]
October 11	Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 19–2	28,000	[4]
October 18	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 32–0	52,687	[5]
October 25	Centre*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 45–7	30,000	[6]
November 1	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 27–6	54,000	[7]
November 8	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 25–0	15,000	[8]
November 15	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 20–7	45,000	[9]
November 22	Notre Dame*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–14	44,648	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming