1923 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1923 Northwestern Purple football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–6 0–6 Glenn Thistlethwaite 2nd William McElwainhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=4 Year-by-Year Results 2007 145 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf March 16, 2019 live March 14, 2019 Northwestern Field 1924 The 1923 Northwestern Purple football team represented Northwestern University during the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Purple compiled a 2–6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.1923 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1923-schedule.html Schedule y y October 6 1923 Beloit Gold Beloit<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 21 6 October 13 vs Indiana Washington Park Indianapolis, IN L 6 7 October 20 at Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL L 0 13 October 27 vs Illinois Cubs Park Chicago, IL (rivalry) L 0 29 32,000 Illini and Maroons Gridiron Victors: Zuppke's Eleven Smashes Purple by 29-0 Margin Chicago Sunday Tribune Walter Eckersall October 28, 1923 Sports 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98549628/illini-and-maroons-gridiron-victors/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Minnesota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN L 14 34 18,000 November 10 1923 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 32 0 November 17 at Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN L 3 6 November 24 Iowa Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 14 17 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football