1914 Northwestern Purple football team

1914 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record1–6 (0–6 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWilbur Hightower
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Purple compiled a 1–6 record (0–6 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Lake Forest*
W 7–0
October 10at Chicago
L 0–28[3]
October 17at Indiana
L 0–27
October 24Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–33[4]
November 7Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–27
November 14Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–34
November 21at Ohio State
L 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1914 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Ring Lardner (October 11, 1914). "Maroons Beat Purple Team by 28-0 Score: Losers Make Hard Fight But Fail in Efforts to Count". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illini Substitutes Are Enough to Defeat Purple". Decatur Herald. October 25, 1914. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.


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