1917 Northwestern
5–2 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Fred Murphy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lake Forest 48–0Oct 6
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsLake Forest | W 48–0 | 89% |
| Oct 13 | at Ohio State | L 0–40 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | atChicago | L 0–7 | 30% |
| Nov 3 | at Purdue | W 12–6 | 47% |
| Nov 10 | vs Michigan State | W 39–6 | 63% |
| Nov 17 | vs Iowa | W 25–14 | 74% |
| Nov 24 | vs Michigan | W 21–12 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan 21–12; tied for 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1917.
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 145–85
- Coach
- Fred Murphy
- Elo
- 1549 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.9 No. 28 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert Randolph
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Lloyd EllingwoodRB- Bob KoehlerFB
From Wikipedia’s 1917 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1917 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 8–0–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Northwestern | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–2–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 0–1 | 8–2 | |
| Purdue | 0–4 | 3–4 | |
| Iowa | 0–2 | 3–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.