1926 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1926 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1926 record	7–1 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glenn Thistlethwaite (5th year)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1926 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Northwestern +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1926 college football season. The Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 179 to 22.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2, 1926	South Dakota	Evanston, IL	W 34–0
October 9, 1926	Carleton	Evanston, IL	W 31–3
October 16, 1926	Indiana	Evanston, IL	W 20–0
October 23, 1926	Notre Dame	Evanston, IL	L 0–6
October 30, 1926	Indiana	Bloomington, IN	W 21–0
November 6, 1926	Purdue	Evanston, IL	W 22–0
November 13, 1926	Chicago	Evanston, IL	W 38–7
November 20, 1926	Iowa	Iowa City, IA	W 13–6
*Non-conference game.

References

1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 6, 2015.