1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1936 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#7
1936 record	7–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pappy Waldorf (2nd year)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1936 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Northwestern $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#1 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3, 1931	Iowa	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 18–7
October 10, 1936	North Dakota State*	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 40–7
October 17, 1936	Ohio State	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 14–13
October 24, 1936	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 13–2
October 31, 1936	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 6–0
November 7, 1936	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 26–18
November 14, 1936	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 9–0
November 21, 1936	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	L 6–26
*Non-conference game.