1932 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1932 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

1932 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–4–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Hanley (6th season)
Captain	Ernest "Pug" Rentner^[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1931 1933 →

1932 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Purdue +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Ohio State	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	1	–	3
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Missouri*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 27–0		^[3]
October 8	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 6–15	55,000	^[4]
October 15	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 26–0	25,369	^[5]
October 22	Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	T 7–7	40,000	^[6]
October 29	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–7	35,000	^[7]
November 5	Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–20	>25,000	^[8]
November 12	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–21	42,000	^[9]
November 19	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 44–6	15,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "1932 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
3. Wilfrid Smith (October 2, 1932). "Northwestern Whips Missouri in First Game, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Harvey Woodruff (October 9, 1932). "55,000 See Michigan Beat N.U., 15 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Stewart Owen (October 16, 1932). "N.U. Wins, 26-0: Olson Passes, Olson Plunges Help Wildcats Whip Illinois". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilfrid Smith (October 23, 1932). "Two Minutes To Go: N.U. Pass Ties Purdue, 7-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Harvey Woodruff (October 30, 1932). "Minnesota's Power Conquers N.U., 7 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Edward Burns (November 6, 1932). "Ohio State Hammers N.U. for 20-6 Victory". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Harvey Woodruff (November 13, 1932). "Notre Dame Crushes Northwestern, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Irving Vaughan (November 20, 1932). "Even a Guard Scores as N.U. Runs Wild Over Iowa, 44 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.