1909 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1909 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1909 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Bill Horr, the Purple compiled a 1–3–1 record (1–3 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Western Conference.[1][2]

1909 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1909 record1–3–1 (1–3 Western)
Head coachBill Horr (1st season)
CaptainDave August
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1909 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Minnesota $ 3 0 0  6 1 0
Chicago 4 1 1  4 1 2
Illinois 3 1 0  5 2 0
Wisconsin 2 1 1  3 1 1
Indiana 1 3 0  4 3 0
Northwestern 1 3 0  1 3 1
Iowa 0 1 0  2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 0  2 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Illinois Wesleyan*
T 0–0
October 9at Purdue
W 14–5
October 30Wisconsin
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 11–21
November 6at ChicagoL 0–34
November 13Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–35
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1909 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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