1953-54 Northwestern Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1953-54 Northwestern Wildcats went 9-13 (6-8 in the Big Ten) under head coach Waldo Fisher. Simple Rating System: 8.17.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1953-12-05vs Western Michigan BroncosW 69–53McGaw Memorial Hall
1953-12-08at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 66–75Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1953-12-19at Tulane Green WaveL 68–70Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1953-12-21at LSU TigersL 51–79Huey Long Field House
1953-12-26vs Yale BulldogsW 76–57McGaw Memorial Hall
1953-12-28vs Butler BulldogsW 70–57McGaw Memorial Hall
1953-12-31vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 50–52McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-01-04vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 65–66McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-01-09vs Michigan WolverinesW 72–60McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-01-11at Wisconsin BadgersL 47–64Wisconsin Field House
1954-01-16at Purdue BoilermakersL 63–78Lambert Fieldhouse
1954-01-23vs Minnesota Golden GophersL 78–82McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-01-25at Iowa HawkeyesL 52–65Iowa Field House
1954-01-29at Butler BulldogsL 60–78Butler Fieldhouse
1954-02-01at Michigan State SpartansL 62–65Jenison Field House
1954-02-08vs Ohio State BuckeyesW 89–71McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-02-13vs Indiana HoosiersW 100–90McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-02-15vs Michigan WolverinesW 84–73McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-02-20vs Purdue BoilermakersW 90–72McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-02-22vs Michigan State SpartansW 80–71McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-02-27at Minnesota Golden GophersL 69–81Williams Arena
1954-03-01at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 82–84Huff Hall

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