1912 Northwestern

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

Schedule and results

Northwestern in 1912, game by game: tied vs. Lake Forest 0–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–56; won at Indiana 20–7; lost vs. Purdue 6–21; lost at Chicago 0–3; won vs. Illinois 6–0+13−56Tied 0–0 vs. Lake Forest0Lake ForestLost 0–56 at Wisconsin-56WisconsinWon 20–7 at Indiana+13IndianaLost 6–21 vs. Purdue-15PurdueLost 0–3 at Chicago-3ChicagoWon 6–0 vs. Illinois+6Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsLake ForestT 0–⁠085%
Oct 12atWisconsinL 0–⁠5625%
Oct 26atIndianaW 20–⁠734%
Nov 2vsPurdueL 6–⁠2163%
Nov 9atChicagoL 0–⁠321%
Nov 23vsIllinoisW 6–⁠040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 6–⁠0; 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
2–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
32–⁠87
Coach
Charles Hammett
Elo
1433 −7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.8 No. 17 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Andrew N. Johnson

1912 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin5–⁠07–⁠0
Chicago6–⁠16–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠24–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠32–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠52–⁠5

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