1915 Northwestern Purple football team

1915 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Western Conference
1915 record 2–5 (0–5 Western)
Head coach Fred J. Murphy (2nd season)
Captain Austin Stromberg
Home stadium Northwestern Field
1915 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Minnesota + 3 –0 –1  6 –0 –1
Illinois + 3 –0 –2  5 –0 –2
Chicago 4 –2 –0  5 –2 –0
Ohio State 2 –1 –1  5 –1 –1
Purdue 2 –2 –0  3 –3 –1
Wisconsin 2 –3 –0  4 –3 –0
Iowa 1 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
Indiana 1 –3 –0  3 –3 –1
Northwestern 0 –5 –0  2 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1915 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Purple compiled a 2–5 record (0–5 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Lake Forest
W 27–6
October 9Chicago
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–7
October 15at Iowa
L 6–9
October 23at Illinois
L 6–36
November 6Missouri
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 24–6
November 13Indiana
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–14
November 20Ohio State
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–34

References

  1. ↑ "1915 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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