Northwestern
B10 · 1921 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras
1921 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 | BELOIT | Unranked | — | L 0–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 | Chicago (CHICAGO)H2H |  B10 | 6–1 | L 0–41 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 3–4 | L 0–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 5–1–1 | L 0–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 | DEPAUL | Unranked | — | W 34–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 1–6 | L 0–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–0 | L 0–14 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Iowa 0
- Chicago -1
- Wisconsin -1
- Minnesota -4
- Purdue -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.143 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.