1924 Northwestern
4–4 (1–3 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 42–0Oct 11
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs South Dakota | W 28–0 | 90% |
| Oct 11 | vs Cincinnati | W 42–0 | 94% |
| Oct 18 | vs Purdue | L 3–7 | 61% |
| Oct 25 | vs Michigan State | W 13–9 | 57% |
| Nov 1 | vs Indiana | W 17–7 | 63% |
| Nov 8 | at Michigan | L 0–27 | 17% |
| Nov 15 | atChicago | L 0–3 | 20% |
| Nov 22 | vs Notre Dame | L 6–13 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 13–6; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 109–66
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1418 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.4 No. 37 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert Wienecke
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Ralph BakerRBBE-1; DI-1; HC-1; IN-1; LD-1; WE-1
Second team
Walter H. SeidelEWE-2- Charles W. ParsonsOGWE-2
- Tim LowryCWE-2
- Robert H. WieneckeFBDI-2; IN-3
From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1924 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 3–0–3 | 4–1–3 | |
 Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Iowa | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Michigan | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Minnesota | 1–2–1 | 3–3–2 | |
 Ohio State | 1–3–2 | 2–3–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–2–2 | 2–3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.