The 1951 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 124 to 112.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 29, 1951 |
Colorado* |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 35-14 |
42,000 |
October 6, 1951 |
Army* |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 20-14 |
40,000 |
October 13, 1951 |
at Minnesota |
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Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
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W 21-7 |
51,915 |
October 20, 1951 |
Navy* |
#18 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 16-7 |
40,000 |
October 27, 1951 |
#14 Wisconsin |
#13 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
|
L 0-41 |
50,000 |
November 3, 1951 |
at Ohio State |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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L 0-3 |
71,089 |
November 10, 1951 |
Purdue |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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L 14-35 |
38,000 |
November 17, 1951 |
at Michigan |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
|
W 6-0 |
57,634 |
November 24, 1951 |
Illinois |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) |
|
L 0-3 |
52,000 |
*Non-conference game. |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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