1922 Northwestern Purple football team

1922 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–3–1 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJames Patterson
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1922 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa + 5 0 07 0 0
Michigan + 4 0 06 0 1
Chicago + 4 0 15 1 1
Wisconsin 2 2 14 2 1
Minnesota 2 3 13 3 1
Illinois 2 4 02 5 0
Northwestern 1 3 13 3 1
Ohio State 1 4 03 4 0
Indiana 0 2 11 4 2
Purdue 0 3 11 5 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1922 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Purple compiled a 3–3–1 record (1–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.