1947 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

1947 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Bob Voigts (1st season)
MVP	Art Murakowski
Captain	Vince DiFrancesca[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Big Nine Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 27	Vanderbilt*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–3	42,000	[4]
October 4	UCLA*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 27–26	44,000	[5]
October 11	at No. 17 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 21–37	60,669	[6]
October 18	No. 1 Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 21–49	48,000	[7]
October 25	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 7–6	42,000	[8]
November 1	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–29	43,000	[9]
November 8	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–7	70,203	[10]
November 15	No. 1 Notre Dame*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 19–26	48,000	[11]
November 22	at No. 12 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 28–13	52,158	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "1947 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Arch Ward (September 28, 1947). "N.U. Loses, 3 To 0: Vanderbilt's Upset Victory Stuns 42,000". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Paul Zimmerman (October 5, 1947). "Bruins Upset By Wildcats, 27-26". Los Angeles Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Charles Johnson (October 12, 1947). "Alert Gophers Whip Cats 37-21". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bob Latshaw (October 19, 1947). "Michigan Rolls On: Power Kills 'Cats, 49-21". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
8. Jack K. Overmyer (October 26, 1947). "IU Loses, 7 to 6: Wildcats Turn Stolen Pass Into Victory". the Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Charles Bartlett (November 2, 1947). "Wisconsin Routs N.U. 29-0: Badgers Crush Wildcats on Big First Half". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Edward Burns (November 9, 1947). "Game Ends, Then Ohio State Beats N.U., 7 to 6: Penalties on Purple Set Up 5 Extra People". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Wilfrid Smith (November 16, 1947). "Notre Dame, 26, Northwestern, 19: Irish Score 3 Touchdowns with Passes". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Charles Chamberlain (November 23, 1947). "2 Wildcat Rallies Bring 28-13 Victory Over Illini". The Pantagraph. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.