1897 Northwestern Purple football team
| 1897 Northwestern Purple football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (0–2 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joe Hunter |
| Home stadium | Sheppard Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1897 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach Jesse Van Doozer, the Purple compiled a 5–3 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Western Conference.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Evanston High School* |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| October 9 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| October 16 | Iowa* |
| L 6–12 | [4] | |||
| October 23 | at Chicago | L 6–21 | 7,000 | [5] | |||
| October 30 | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons* |
| W 6–0 | [6] | |||
| November 6 | Rush Medical* |
| W 14–0 | [7] | |||
| November 13 | Northwestern alumni* |
| W 25–0 | ||||
| November 25 | Wisconsin |
| L 0–22 | [8] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1897 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ "Wins a Hard Game". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Joy at the Midway: Annual Game Won by Chicago from Northwestern; Great Crowd and Game; Maroons Superior at All Times and Win, 21 to 6". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Swallow a Bitter Pill: Physicians and Surgeons Humbled by Northwestern University". The Inter Ocean. October 31, 1897. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Down Rush Medics". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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