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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–3–1 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glenn Thistlethwaite (1st season)
Captain	James Patterson^[1]
Home stadium	Northwestern Field
Seasons ← 1921 1923 →

1922 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	Beloit*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 17–0
October 15	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	L 7–15
October 21	Minnesota	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	T 7–7
November 4	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 3–6
November 11	Purdue	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 24–13
November 18	Monmouth*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 58–14
November 25	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 3–37
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. (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.