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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1875  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Glenn F. Thistlethwaite enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. South Dakota  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Carleton  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Indiana  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Notre Dame  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Indiana  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Purdue  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Chicago  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Iowa  13   6   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record7-1
  Points Scored179
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed22
  Defense Average2.8
  Opponents Record23-18
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-0
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-326964 2-26337  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Illinois 6-212146 1-21926  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 3-580137 0-41692  Harlan O. Pat Page
Michigan 7-119138 5-09422  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern 7-117922 4-0766  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Ohio State 7-119643 2-14629  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 5-2-112272 2-2-15765  George E. Little
Purdue 5-2-114667 1-1-12436  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Iowa 3-5113117 0-528110  Burt Ingwersen

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.