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-
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
Record 7-1
Points Scored 179
Scoring Average 22.4
Points Allowed 22
Defense Average 2.8
Opponents Record 23-18
Conference Record 4-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-0
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.