1926 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Baker[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Uniform
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 0 07 1 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 0 07 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 1 07 1 0
Purdue 2 1 15 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 15 2 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 2 06 2 0
Minnesota 2 2 05 3 0
Indiana 0 4 03 5 0
Iowa 0 5 03 5 0
Chicago 0 5 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. The Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 179 to 22.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2South Dakota*W 34–0
October 9Carleton*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–3
October 16Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–0
October 23Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–6
October 30IndianaW 21–0
November 6Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 22–0
November 13Chicago
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 38–747,000[3]
November 20IowaW 13–6
  • *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. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. Don Maxwell (November 14, 1926). "Northwestern Humbles Chicago, 38-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.


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