1914 Northwestern Purple football team

1914 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Western Conference
1914 record 1–6 (0–6 Western)
Head coach Fred J. Murphy (1st season)
Captain Wilbur Hightower
Home stadium Northwestern Field
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3Lake Forest*
W 7–0
October 10at Chicago
L 0–28
October 17at Indiana
L 0–27
October 24Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–33
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.


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