1915 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1915 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 2–5 0–5 Fred J. Murphy 2nd Austin Stromberg Northwestern Field 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.1915 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1915-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 y October 2 1915 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 27-6 October 9 Chicago Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 0-7 Maroons Defeat Purple, 7 to 0 by Rally in Fourth Quarter: Even Contest Decided When Agar Crashes Through Loose Tacklers Chicago Tribune October 10, 1915 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115282655/maroons-defeat-purple-7-to-0-by-rally/ Newspapers.com October 15 at Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA L 6-9 October 23 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) L 6-36 4,424 November 6 Missouri Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 24-6 November 13 Indiana Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 6-14 November 20 Ohio State Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 0-34 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football