1924 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1924 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (1–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1924 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Wienecke[1]
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chicago $ 3 0 3 4 1 3
No. 4 Illinois 3 1 1 6 1 1
No. 6 Iowa 3 1 1 6 1 1
Michigan 4 2 0 6 2 0
Purdue 2 2 0 5 2 0
Minnesota 1 2 1 3 3 2
Ohio State 1 3 2 2 3 3
Indiana 1 3 0 4 4 0
Northwestern 1 3 0 4 4 0
Wisconsin 0 2 2 2 3 3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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Game against Notre Dame at Grant Park Memorial Stadium (today's Soldier Field) on November 22, 1924
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4South Dakota*W 28–0
October 11Cincinnati*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 42–0
October 18Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–7
October 25Michigan Agricultural*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–9
November 1Indiana
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 17–7
November 8at MichiganL 0–2730,000
November 15at ChicagoL 0–3
November 22vs. Notre Dame*
L 6–1335,000[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. ^ "1924 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Wallace Abbey (November 23, 1924). "N. Dame Held To 13-6 Win By Purple: Speedy Baker's Tribe Slows Up Famed Cavalry; 35,000 Watch Thrilling Struggle". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.