1918 Northwestern
2–2–1 (1–1 Western Conference), coached by Fred Murphy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Knox 47–7Nov 9
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | atGreat Lakes Navy | T 0–0 | 72% |
| Nov 2 | vsChicago Naval Reserve | L 0–25 | 85% |
| Nov 9 | vsKnox | W 47–7 | 85% |
| Nov 16 | vsChicago | W 21–6 | 63% |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa | L 7–23 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 23–7; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 65th-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 1918.
- Record
- 2–2–1
- Conference
- 1–1 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 75–61
- Coach
- Fred Murphy
- Elo
- 1469 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gene McLaughlin
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Eugene D. McLaughlinOT- Marshall UnderhillQBHP; WE-1
Second team
- Carl E. ZangerEWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1918 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1918 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
 Purdue | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 1–1 | 2–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
 Indiana | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
 Ohio State | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 4–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.