1900 Northwestern

7–⁠2–⁠3 (2–⁠1–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Charles Hollister.

Schedule and results

Northwestern in 1900, game by game: won vs. North Central College 26–0; won vs. North Division High 18–6; lost vs. Physicians & Surgeons 0–6; won vs. Rush Medical 6–0; won vs. Indiana 12–0; won vs. Lake Forest Academy 23–0; tied vs. Illinois 0–0; tied vs. Beloit 6–6; won vs. Knox 11–5; won at Chicago 5–0; lost at Minnesota 0–21; tied vs. Iowa 5–5+26−21Won 26–0 vs. North Central College+26North Central C…Won 18–6 vs. North Division High+12North Division …Lost 0–6 vs. Physicians & Surgeons-6Physicians & Su…Won 6–0 vs. Rush Medical+6Rush MedicalWon 12–0 vs. Indiana+12IndianaWon 23–0 vs. Lake Forest Academy+23Lake Forest Aca…Tied 0–0 vs. Illinois0IllinoisTied 6–6 vs. Beloit0BeloitWon 11–5 vs. Knox+6KnoxWon 5–0 at Chicago+5ChicagoLost 0–21 at Minnesota-21MinnesotaTied 5–5 vs. Iowa0Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Iowa 5–⁠5; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠49
Coach
Charles Hollister
Elo
1491 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.2 No. 14 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Cyrus E. Dietz

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.