1938 Northwestern Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1938

| team = Northwestern Wildcats

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| APRank = 17

| record = 4–2–2

| conf_record = 2–1–2

| head_coach = Pappy Waldorf

| hc_year = 4th

| off_scheme = Single-wing

| def_scheme =

| mvp = Bob Voigts

| captain = Cleo Diehl{{Cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=5|title=Year-by-Year Results|date=2007|page=146|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2019}}

| stadium = Dyche Stadium

}}

The 1938 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–1–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.{{cite web|title=1938 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 22, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1938-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1938

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 21–0

| attend = 35,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 33–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = t

| opponent = Ohio State

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 0–0

| attend = 38,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Wildcats Held To Scoreless Tie By Buckeye Eleven |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111703437/daily-press/ |access-date=October 20, 2022 |work=Daily Press |agency=Associated Press |date=October 16, 1938 |page=2C |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–0

| attend = 37,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| rank = 12

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 6–3

| attend = 48,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = l

| rank = 7

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 13–20

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = t

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–0

| attend = 71,010

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–9

| attend = 46,348

}}

References

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