1922 Northwestern
3–3–1 (1–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Monmouth 58–14Nov 18
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vsBeloit | W 17–0 | 77% |
| Oct 14 | atChicago | L 7–15 | 20% |
| Oct 21 | vs Minnesota | T 7–7 | 45% |
| Nov 4 | at Illinois | L 3–6 | 34% |
| Nov 11 | vs Purdue | W 24–13 | 63% |
| Nov 18 | vs Monmouth | W 58–14 | 83% |
| Nov 25 | at Iowa | L 3–37 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 37–3; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 3–3–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 119–92
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1414 +16 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.3 No. 41 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- James Patterson
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Henry Day PenfieldOT
From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1922 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
 Michigan | 4–0 | 6–0–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–0–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 2–5 | |
| Northwestern | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 0–2–1 | 1–4–2 | |
| Purdue | 0–3–1 | 1–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.