1922 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1922 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Purple compiled a 3–3–1 record (1–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1922 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–3–1 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJames Patterson[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa + 5 0 0 7 0 0
Michigan + 4 0 0 6 0 1
Chicago + 4 0 1 5 1 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1 4 2 1
Minnesota 2 3 1 3 3 1
Illinois 2 4 0 2 5 0
Northwestern 1 3 1 3 3 1
Ohio State 1 4 0 3 4 0
Indiana 0 2 1 1 4 2
Purdue 0 3 1 1 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Beloit*W 17–0
October 15at ChicagoL 7–15
October 21Minnesota
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
T 7–7
November 4at Illinois L 3–6
November 11Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 24–13
November 18Monmouth*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 58–14
November 25at IowaL 3–37
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1922 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.