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1941 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1941 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1941 record 5–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (7th year)
Offensive scheme Single wing
MVP Alf Bauman
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Minnesota $ 5 0 0     8 0 0
#5 Michigan 3 1 1     6 1 1
#13 Ohio State 3 1 1     6 1 1
#11 Northwestern 4 2 0     5 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0     3 5 0
Iowa 2 4 0     3 5 0
Purdue 1 3 0     2 5 1
Indiana 1 3 0     2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0     2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. Four Northwestern players received honors on the 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team. They are: (1) end Bob Motl (AP-1; UP-2); (2) tackle Alf Bauman (AP-1; UP-1); (3) guard George Zorich (UP-2); and (4) halfback Otto Graham (AP-2)


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