1953 Northwestern Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Northwestern Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 3–6
| conf_record = 0–6
| head_coach = Bob Voigts
| hc_year = 7th
| mvp = Bob Lauter
| captain = Joe Collier
| stadium = Dyche Stadium
}}
{{1953 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1953 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 166.{{cite web|title=Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 7, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905175057/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1953
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 35–0
| attend = 37,960
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 33–20
| attend = 30,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| rank = 18
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 13–30
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 12–20
| attend = 64,420
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 27–21
| attend = 28,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| tv =
| score = 13–27
| attend = 80,562
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 13–34
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv =
| score = 6–14
| attend = 20,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 14–39
| attend = 51,039
}}
}}
References
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