1897 Northwestern Purple football team

1897 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1897 record 5–3 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Jesse Van Doozer (1st year)
Home stadium Northwestern Field
1897 Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
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
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1897 college 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]

References

  1. "1897 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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