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[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | South Dakota | | W 14–7 | 18,000 | [3]
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| October 10 | Carleton | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 17–0 | 11,000 | [4]
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| October 17 | at Chicago | | L 0–6 | 34,000 | [5]
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| October 24 | vs. Tulane | | L 7–18 | 15,000 | [6]
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| October 31 | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 17–14 | | [7]
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| November 7 | Michigan | | W 3–2 | | [8]
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| November 14 | at Purdue | | W 13–9 | | [9]
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| November 21 | at Notre Dame | | L 10–13 | 32,000 | [10]
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References[]
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=4.
- ↑ "1925 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1925-schedule.html. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Irving Vaughan (October 3, 1925). "Purple Battles South Dakota Before 18,000". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29800622/purple_battles_south_dakota_before/.
- ↑ "Purple Start Well: Northwestern Defeats Carleton, 17 to 0, in First Game of Season". The South Bend Tribune: p. 13. October 11, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29815329/purple_start_well_northwestern_defeats/.
- ↑ Harvey Woodruff (October 18, 1925). "34,000 See Purple Hold U. of C. Scoreless in First Quarter". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29800895/34000_see_purple_hold_u_of_c/.
- ↑ French Lane (October 25, 1925). "Tulane Eleven Too Strong for Northwestern". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801062/tulane_eleven_too_strong_for/.
- ↑ "Purple Defeat Indiana 17-14 by Drop Kick". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. November 1, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801232/purple_defeat_indiana_1714_by_drop_kick/.
- ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 8, 1925). "Northwestern Upsets Michigan, 3-2: Purple Brains and Lewis' Toe Skin Wolverines in Morass". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801402/northwestern_upsets_michigan_32/.
- ↑ F.E. Raschig (November 15, 1925). "Purple Ace Stars As Northwestern Bumps Off Purdue". The Indianapolis Star: p. III-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801621/purple_ace_stars_as_northwestern_bumps/.
- ↑ "Rox Have Close Victory: Purple Team Throws Scare Into Rockmen". The South Bend Tribune: p. 1. November 22, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801763/rox_have_close_victory_purple_team/.
