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1922 Northwestern Purple football team

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1922 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–3–1 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJames Patterson[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa +5–0–07–0–0
Michigan +4–0–06–0–1
Chicago +4–0–15–1–1
Wisconsin2–2–14–2–1
Minnesota2–3–13–3–1
Illinois2–4–02–5–0
Northwestern1–3–13–3–1
Ohio State1–4–03–4–0
Indiana0–2–11–4–2
Purdue0–3–11–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1922 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Purple compiled a 3–3–1 record (1–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Beloit*W 17–0
October 15at ChicagoL 7–15
October 21Minnesota
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
T 7–7
November 4at IllinoisL 3–6
November 11Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 24–13
November 18Monmouth (IL)*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 58–14
November 25at IowaL 3–37[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1922 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hawks Defeat Purple Eleven by 37-3 Score: Visitors Present A Brilliant Forward Passing Attack". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 26, 1922. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.