| Year: | 1922 |
| Team: | Northwestern Purple |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 3–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | James Patterson[1] |
| Stadium: | Northwestern Field |
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.[2]