1921 Northwestern Purple football team

1921 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1921 Northwestern Purple football
1921 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1921 record	1–6 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Elmer McDevitt (2nd season);
Captain	Jack Hathaway
Home stadium	Northwestern Field
	Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

The 1921 Purple Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Elmer McDevitt, the Purple compiled a 1–6 record (0–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Beloit*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–7	^[3]
October 1	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	L 0–41	^[4]
October 8	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis	L 0–28	^[5]
October 15	Wisconsin	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–27	^[6]
October 29	DePaul*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 34–0	^[7]
November 5	at Purdue	Stuart Field Lafayette, IN	L 0–3	^[8]
November 19	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–14	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "1921 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 107. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ Walter Eckersall (September 25, 1921). "Umble Upsets Purple Eleven as Beloit Wins". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvey T. Woodruff (October 2, 1921). "Maroons' Attack Smothers Purple". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ James Crusinberry (October 9, 1921). "Purple Beaten by Strong Team of Gophers, 28-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvey Woodruff (October 16, 1921). "Badger Attack Topples Purple in 27 to 0 Game". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Attack by Purple Upsets De Paul by 34-0". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1921. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miller Gives Purdue 3-0 Win Over Northwestern". The Indianapolis Star. November 6, 1921. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walter Eckersall (November 20, 1921). "Purple Eleven Holds Hawkeyes to 14-0 Victory". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.

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1921 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Iowa $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	0	–	0
Chicago	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	1	–	1
Michigan	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	1	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion