1923 Northwestern Purple football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1923

| team = Northwestern Purple

| sport = football

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| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 2–6

| conf_record = 0–6

| head_coach = Glenn Thistlethwaite

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = William McElwain{{Cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=4|title=Year-by-Year Results|date=2007|page=145|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2019}}

| stadium = Northwestern Field

| next = 1924

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1923 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 22, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1923-schedule.html}}

Schedule

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|October 6||{{cfb link|year=|1923|team=Beloit Gold|title=Beloit}}|Northwestern Field|Evanston, IL|W 21 6||

|October 13|vs|Indiana|Washington Park|Indianapolis, IN|L 6 7||

|October 20|at|Chicago|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|L 0 13||

|October 27|vs|Illinois|Cubs Park|Chicago, IL (rivalry)|L 0 29|32,000|{{cite news|title=Illini and Maroons Gridiron Victors: Zuppke's Eleven Smashes Purple by 29-0 Margin|newspaper=Chicago Sunday Tribune|author=Walter Eckersall|date=October 28, 1923|page=Sports 1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98549628/illini-and-maroons-gridiron-victors/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3|at|Minnesota|Northrop Field|Minneapolis, MN|L 14 34|18,000|

|November 10||{{cfb link|year=|1923|team=Lake Forest Foresters|title=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||

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References

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Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons

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