1925 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

1925 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTim Lowry[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Uniform
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Northwestern 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
No. 8 Wisconsin 3 –1 –16 –1 –1
Chicago 2 –2 –13 –4 –1
Illinois 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
Minnesota 1 –1 –15 –2 –1
Ohio State 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Indiana 0 –3 –13 –4 –1
Purdue 0 –3 –13 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3South Dakota
W 14–718,000[3]
October 10Carleton
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 17–011,000[4]
October 17at Chicago
L 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 March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  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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