1916 Northwestern Purple football team

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1916
Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–1 (4–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainA. H. Henry
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0 7 0 0
Northwestern 4 1 0 6 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 0 6 1 0
Chicago 3 3 0 3 4 0
Illinois 2 2 1 3 3 1
Wisconsin 1 2 1 4 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0 4 3 0
Indiana 0 3 1 2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 1 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the team compiled a 6–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference. The team's sole loss was to conference champion Ohio State.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7
Evanston, IL
W 26–7
October 21at ChicagoW 10–0
October 28Drake*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 40–6
November 4at
Bloomington, IN
W 7–0
November 10Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–13
November 18Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 38–6
November 25at
Columbus, OH
L 3–23
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1916 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.