1908 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1908 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 2–2 0–2 Alton Johnson 1st Dave August Northwestern Field 1905 The 1908 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1908 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Alton Johnson, and following a two-year hiatus in which Northwestern did not field a football team, the Purple compiled a 2–2 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.1908 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1908-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 October 10 Northwestern alumni<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 10-6 October 24 1908 Beloit Beloit<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 44-4 November 7 Purdue Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 10-16 November 21 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) L 8-14 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football