1911 Northwestern

3–⁠4 (1–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Charles Hammett.

Schedule and results

Northwestern in 1911, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 26–0; won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 10–0; won vs. Indiana 5–0; lost vs. Wisconsin 3–28; lost vs. Chicago 3–9; lost at Illinois 13–27; lost at Iowa 0–6+26−25Won 26–0 vs. Monmouth+26MonmouthWon 10–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+10Illinois Wesley…Won 5–0 vs. Indiana+5IndianaLost 3–28 vs. Wisconsin-25WisconsinLost 3–9 vs. Chicago-6ChicagoLost 13–27 at Illinois-14IllinoisLost 0–6 at Iowa-6Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsMonmouthW 26–⁠085%
Oct 14vsIllinois WesleyanW 10–⁠085%
Oct 21vsIndianaW 5–⁠048%
Oct 28vsWisconsinL 3–⁠2846%
Nov 11vsChicagoL 3–⁠943%
Nov 18atIllinoisL 13–⁠2723%
Nov 25atIowaL 0–⁠637%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 6–⁠0; 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
60–⁠70
Coach
Charles Hammett
Elo
1410 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.1 No. 43 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ernest A. Reese

1911 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago5–⁠16–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠23–⁠4
Purdue1–⁠33–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1

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