1921 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1921 Purple Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Elmer McDevitt, the Purple compiled a 1–6 record (0–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1][2]

1921 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–6 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Elmer McDevitt (2nd season)
Captain	Jack Hathaway
Home stadium	Northwestern Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Chicago	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Michigan	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Beloit*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–7	[3]
October 1	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–41	[4]
October 8	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 0–28	[5]
October 15	Wisconsin	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–27	[6]
October 29	DePaul*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 34–0	[7]
November 5	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 0–3	[8]
November 19	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–14	[9]
*Non-conference game