| Year: | 1926 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Ralph Baker[1] |
| Stadium: | Northwestern Field |
| Champion: | Big Ten co-champion |
| Uniform: | 20snorthwesternuniform.png |
The 1926 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. The Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 179 to 22.[2]