1925 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1925 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1925 record5–3 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTim Lowry[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 5 1 0 7 1 0
Northwestern 3 1 0 5 3 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1 6 1 1
Chicago 2 2 1 3 4 1
Illinois 2 2 0 5 3 0
Iowa 2 2 0 5 3 0
Minnesota 1 1 1 5 2 1
Ohio State 1 3 1 4 3 1
Indiana 0 3 1 3 4 1
Purdue 0 3 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Wildcats compiled a 5–3 record (3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3South Dakota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 14–718,000[3]
October 10Carleton
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 17–011,000[4]
October 17at ChicagoL 0–634,000[5]
October 24vs. Tulane
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago
L 7–1815,000[6]
October 31Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 17–14[7]
November 7Michigan
W 3–2[8]
November 14at Purdue
W 13–9[9]
November 21at Notre Dame
L 10–1332,000[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "1925 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 3, 1925). "Purple Battles South Dakota Before 18,000". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purple Start Well: Northwestern Defeats Carleton, 17 to 0, in First Game of Season". The South Bend Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Harvey Woodruff (October 18, 1925). "34,000 See Purple Hold U. of C. Scoreless in First Quarter". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ French Lane (October 25, 1925). "Tulane Eleven Too Strong for Northwestern". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Purple Defeat Indiana 17-14 by Drop Kick". Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 8, 1925). "Northwestern Upsets Michigan, 3-2: Purple Brains and Lewis' Toe Skin Wolverines in Morass". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ F.E. Raschig (November 15, 1925). "Purple Ace Stars As Northwestern Bumps Off Purdue". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rox Have Close Victory: Purple Team Throws Scare Into Rockmen". The South Bend Tribune. November 22, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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