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1926 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1926 record7–1 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coachGlenn Thistlethwaite (5th season)
CaptainRalph Baker[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Michigan § 5 0 0     7 1 0
#10T Northwestern § 5 0 0     7 1 0
#7 Ohio State 3 1 0     7 1 0
Purdue 2 1 1     5 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 1     5 2 1
#10T 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 Big Ten Conference football season. The Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 179 to 22.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2South DakotaW 34–0
October 9[[{{{school}}}|Carleton]]
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–3
October 16Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–0
October 23Notre Dame
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–6
October 30Indiana
W 21–0
November 6Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 22–0
November 13Chicago
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 38–7
November 20IowaW 13–6

References[]

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