1923 Northwestern
2–6 (0–6 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lake Forest 32–0Nov 10
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsBeloit | W 21–6 | 83% |
| Oct 13 | at Indiana | L 6–7 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | atChicago | L 0–13 | 21% |
| Oct 27 | vs Illinois | L 0–29 | 42% |
| Nov 3 | at Minnesota | L 14–34 | 30% |
| Nov 10 | vsLake Forest | W 32–0 | 82% |
| Nov 17 | at Purdue | L 3–6 | 49% |
| Nov 24 | vs Iowa | L 14–17 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 17–14; 10th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 0–6 10th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 90–112
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1379 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.4 No. 61 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William McElwain
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Bill McElwainRBNB-2; WE-3
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Michigan | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–3 | |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.