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

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
3. "Hank Bruder whole show as Northwestern repels invasion of Tulane Green Wave". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wildcats, without Bruder, top battling Buckeyes, 19–2". The Sandusky Register. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wildcats beat Illini 32–0". The Jacksonville Daily Journal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Northwestern is Center's master". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wildcats crush Gophers, 27 to 6". Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Northwestern beats Indiana jinx, 25–0". Quad-City Times. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Northwestern rallies to trim Badgers, 20–7". The Richmond Item. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Harvey Woodruff (November 23, 1930). "Notre Dame Beats Northwestern, 14-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.