1897 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 5–3 0–2 Jesse Van Doozer 1st Joe Hunter Sheppard Field The 1897 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1897 Western Conference 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.1897 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1897-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 y September 29 Evanston High School<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 6-0 October 9 3:45 p.m. at 1897 Beloit Beloit<ncg> Keep Athletic Field Beloit, WI W 6-0 1,000 Beloit Men Play Well https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-star/194398621/ The Morning Star Rockford, Illinois October 10, 1897 8 March 28, 2026 Newspapers.com Wins a Hard Game Chicago Tribune October 10, 1897 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034275/wins_a_hard_game/ Newspapers.com October 16 Iowa<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL L 6-12 Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players Chicago Tribune October 17, 1897 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034750/purple_is_beaten_iowa_too_much_for_the/ Newspapers.com October 23 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL L 6-21 7,000 Joy at the Midway: Annual Game Won by Chicago from Northwestern; Great Crowd and Game; Maroons Superior at All Times and Win, 21 to 6 Chicago Tribune October 24, 1897 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034458/joy_at_the_midway_annual_game_won_by/ Newspapers.com October 30 1897 Chicago Physicians and Surgeons Chicago Physicians and Surgeons<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 6-0 Swallow a Bitter Pill: Physicians and Surgeons Humbled by Northwestern University The Inter Ocean October 31, 1897 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034651/swallow_a_bitter_pill_physicians_and/ Newspapers.com November 6 Rush Medical<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 14-0 Down Rush Medics Chicago Tribune November 7, 1897 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034537/down_rush_medics/ Newspapers.com November 13 Northwestern alumni<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 25-0 November 25 Wisconsin Sheppard Field Evanston, IL L 0-22 Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football Chicago Tribune November 26, 1897 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034343/badgers_in_a_walk_wisconsin_defeats/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football