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1940 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1940 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 8
1940 record 6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (6th year)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
« 1939 1941 »
1940 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Minnesota $ 6 0 0     8 0 0
#3 Michigan 3 1 0     7 1 0
#8 Northwestern 4 2 0     6 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0     4 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0     4 4 0
Iowa 2 3 0     4 4 0
Indiana 2 3 0     3 5 0
Purdue 1 4 0     2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0     1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #8 in the final AP Poll. Their only losses came against #1 Minnesota and #3 Michigan.


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