1940 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1940 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that 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 No. 8 in the final AP Poll. Their only losses came against No. 1 Minnesota and No. 3 Michigan.

1940 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Pappy Waldorf (6th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPPaul Hiemenz
CaptainDick Richards
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 0 08 0 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 1 07 1 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 2 06 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 04 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 04 4 0
Iowa 2 3 04 4 0
Indiana 2 3 03 5 0
Purdue 1 4 02 6 0
Illinois 0 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Northwestern was ranked at No. 4 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

They played their home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.

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