| Year: | 1920 |
| Team: | Northwestern Purple |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 3–4 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Elmer McDevitt |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Graham Penfield |
| Stadium: | Northwestern Field |
The 1920 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Elmer McDevitt, the Purple compiled a 3–4 record (2–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] [2]