1890 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1890 Northwestern Purple football Independent 4–1–1 None Thomas Moulding The 1890 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–1 record.2017 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 Only two of the seven games were intercollegiate games, a 22–6 victory over Beloit College on November 22, 1890, in Evanston, and a 22–10 victory over Wisconsin on November 27, 1890, in Milwaukee. The game against Wisconsin was the first between Northwestern and another of the teams that would later organize the Big Ten Conference. Schedule y y y October 10 Evanston High School Evanston, IL W 16 4 October 22 Evanston High School Evanston, IL W 18 0 October 30 South Division High School Evanston, IL T 0 0 November 1 4:00 p.m. at Chicago University Club West Side Park Chicago, IL L 6 26 Lively Game of Football Chicago Tribune November 2, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21011926/lively_games_of_football/ Newspapers.com November 22 1890 Beloit Beloit Northwestern campus Evanston, IL W 22 6 600 Northwestern University Won Chicago Tribune November 23, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21012054/northwestern_university_won/ Newspapers.com November 26 vs Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI W 22 10 800–1,000 Are Beaten Again Wisconsin State Journal November 28, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21015661/are_beaten_again/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football