1914 Northwestern
1–6 (0–6 Western Conference), coached by Fred Murphy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lake Forest 7–0Oct 3
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsLake Forest | W 7–0 | 78% |
| Oct 10 | atChicago | L 0–28 | 13% |
| Oct 17 | at Indiana | L 0–27 | 38% |
| Oct 24 | vs Illinois | L 0–33 | 28% |
| Nov 7 | vs Iowa | L 0–27 | 30% |
| Nov 14 | vs Purdue | L 6–34 | 26% |
| Nov 21 | at Ohio State | L 0–27 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 27–0; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 1–6
- Conference
- 0–6 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 13–176
- Coach
- Fred Murphy
- Elo
- 1266 −98 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.9 No. 56 of 83 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Wilbur Hightower
All-Western Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Wilbur HightowerRBWE-1
From Wikipedia’s 1914 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1914 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
 Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.