1935 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1935 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.

1935 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Pappy Waldorf (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle wing
CaptainWally Cruice
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 0 08 0 0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 0 07 1 0
Purdue 3 3 04 4 0
Indiana 2 2 14 3 1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 3 14 3 1
No. 18 Iowa 1 2 24 2 2
Chicago 2 3 04 4 0
Michigan 2 3 04 4 0
Illinois 1 4 03 5 0
Wisconsin 1 4 01 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from United Press

On October 5, Northwestern hosted the first night game in Big Ten history, losing 7–0 against Purdue before a crowd of 30,000 persons.

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