The 1953 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1953 college 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.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 26, 1953 |
Iowa State* |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 35-0 |
37,960 |
October 3, 1953 |
Army* |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 33-20 |
30,000 |
October 10, 1953 |
Minnesota |
#18 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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L 13-30 |
40,000 |
October 17, 1953 |
at #5 Michigan |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
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L 12-20 |
64,420 |
October 25, 1953 |
Pittsburgh* |
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
|
W 27-21 |
28,000 |
October 31, 1953 |
at Ohio State |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
L 13-27 |
80,562 |
November 7, 1953 |
Wisconsin |
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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L 13-34 |
40,000 |
November 14, 1953 |
at Indiana |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
|
L 6-14 |
20,000 |
November 21, 1953 |
Illinois |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) |
|
L 14-39 |
51,039 |
*Non-conference game. |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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