1923 Northwestern Purple football team

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1923 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Illinois +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Michigan +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Chicago	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1923 Northwestern Purple football team represented Northwestern University during the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Purple compiled a 2–6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Beloit*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 21–6
October 13	vs. Indiana	Washington Park Indianapolis	L 6–7
October 20	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	L 0–13
October 27	vs. Illinois	Cubs Park Chicago (rivalry)	L 0–29
November 3	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis	L 14–34
November 10	Lake Forest*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 32–0
November 17	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 3–6
November 24	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 14–17
*Non-conference game