1923 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–6 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam McElwain[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1923 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois + 5 0 08 0 0
Michigan + 4 0 08 0 0
Chicago 5 1 07 1 0
Minnesota 2 1 15 1 1
Iowa 3 3 05 3 0
Indiana 2 2 03 4 0
Wisconsin 1 3 13 3 1
Ohio State 1 4 03 4 1
Purdue 1 4 02 5 1
Northwestern 0 6 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1923 Northwestern Purple football team represented Northwestern University during the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Purple compiled a 2–6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Beloit*W 21–6
October 13vs. IndianaL 6–7
October 20at ChicagoL 0–13
October 27vs. Illinois
L 0–2932,000[3]
November 3at MinnesotaL 14–3418,000
November 10Lake Forest*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–0
November 17at PurdueL 3–6
November 24Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–17
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "1923 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. Walter Eckersall (October 28, 1923). "Illini and Maroons Gridiron Victors: Zuppke's Eleven Smashes Purple by 29-0 Margin". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. Sports 1–2 via Newspapers.com.


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