1950 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1950 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1950 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in fifth in the Big Ten, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 143.^[2]

1950 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–3 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Voigts (4th season)
MVP	Chuck Hagmann
Captain	Don Stonesifer[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan $	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Iowa State*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 23–13	38,473
October 7	at Navy*		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 22–0	12,000
October 14	Minnesota		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 13–6	45,000
October 21	Pittsburgh*	No. 20	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 28–23	35,000	[3]
October 28	at Wisconsin	No. 9	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–14	45,000
November 4	No. 4 Ohio State		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–32	50,000
November 11	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 19–14	30,000
November 18	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 23–34	75,075
November 25	Illinois		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 14–7	50,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game