1913 Northwestern
1–6 (0–6 Western Conference), coached by Dennis Grady. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lake Forest 10–0Oct 4
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsLake Forest | W 10–0 | 86% |
| Oct 11 | at Purdue | L 0–34 | 37% |
| Oct 18 | at Illinois | L 0–37 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | vs Iowa | L 6–78 | 46% |
| Nov 8 | vsChicago | L 0–14 | 22% |
| Nov 15 | vs Indiana | L 20–21 | 54% |
| Nov 22 | at Ohio State | L 0–58 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 58–0; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Photographs from 1913
Purdue 34 - Northwestern 0Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 1–6
- Conference
- 0–6 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 36–242
- Coach
- Dennis Grady
- Elo
- 1295 −160 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.0 No. 66 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Walter Kraft
1913 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 7–0 | 7–0 | |
 Minnesota | 2–1 | 5–2 | |
| Iowa | 2–1 | 5–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–1–2 | 4–1–2 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
| Ohio State | 1–2 | 4–2–1 | |
 Northwestern | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.