1914 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1914 Northwestern Purple football 1914 Northwestern Purple football team.png 285 Western Conference Western 1–6 0–6 Fred J. Murphy 1st Wilbur Hightower Northwestern Field 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.1914 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1914-schedule.html2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide Northwestern University 106 June 16, 2018 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2017/7/21/Northwestern_2017_Media_Guide.pdf July 24, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170724173050/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2017/7/21/Northwestern_2017_Media_Guide.pdf dead Schedule y October 3 1914 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 7-0 October 10 at Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL L 0-28 Maroons Beat Purple Team by 28-0 Score: Losers Make Hard Fight But Fail in Efforts to Count Chicago Tribune Ring Lardner October 11, 1914 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115285224/maroons-beat-purple-team/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Indiana Jordan Field Bloomington, IN L 0-27 October 24 Illinois Northwestern Field Evanston, IL (rivalry) L 0-33 Illini Substitutes Are Enough to Defeat Purple Decatur Herald October 25, 1914 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98710727/illini-substitutes-are-enough-to-defeat/ Newspapers.com November 7 Iowa Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 0-27 Iowa Crushes Purple Team; Wins by 27-0 The Chicago Tribune Purple November 8, 1914 1 (sporting) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-iowa-crushes-purple-team/172324823/ Newspapers.com November 14 Purdue Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 6-34 November 21 at Ohio State Ohio Field Columbus, OH L 0-27 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football