1925 Northwestern
5–3 (3–1 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Carleton 17–0Oct 10
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs South Dakota | W 14–7 | 91% |
| Oct 10 | vsCarleton | W 17–0 | 84% |
| Oct 17 | atChicago | L 0–6 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | vs Tulane | L 7–18 | 37% |
| Oct 31 | vs Indiana | W 17–14 | 61% |
| Nov 7 | vs Michigan | W 3–2 | 25% |
| Nov 14 | at Purdue | W 13–9 | 44% |
| Nov 21 | at Notre Dame | L 10–13 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 13–10; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 81–69
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1466 +20 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 28 of 104 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tim Lowry
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Tim LowryCAP-2; BE-2; BTW-1; UP-1; WE-1
Ralph BakerRBNB-1- Tiny LewisFB
From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1925 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Northwestern | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
 Illinois | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Ohio State | 1–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.