1898 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1898 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 9–4–1 0–4 W. H. Bannard 1st Clarence Thorne Sheppard Field The 1898 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1898 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach W. H. Bannard, the Purple compiled a 9–4–1 record (0–4 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.1898 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1898-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 The team lost all four of its games against Western Conference opponents (Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin) by a combined total of 104 to 16. Schedule y y September 21 Northwest Division High School<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 34-0 September 24 Englewood High School<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 22-0 September 28 Hyde Park High School<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 18-0 October 1 Dixon<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 57-0 Northwestern, 57; Dixon, 0 Chicago Tribune October 2, 1898 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001714/northwestern_57_dixon_0/ Newspapers.com October 8 1898 Beloit Beloit<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 17-11 Scare for the Purple Chicago Tribune October 9, 1898 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001745/scare_for_the_purple/ Newspapers.com October 12 Hahnemann Medical<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 22-6 Perry Kicks Two Field Goals Chicago Tribune October 13, 1898 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001771/perry_kicks_two_field_goals/ Newspapers.com October 15 1898 Chicago Physicians and Surgeons Chicago Physicians and Surgeons<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 11-2 Purple at Its Best Chicago Tribune October 16, 1898 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001801/purple_at_its_best/ Newspapers.com October 18 Chicago Athletic Association<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 4-0 Defeat for the C.A.A. Chicago Tribune October 19, 1898 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001668/defeat_for_the_caa/ Newspapers.com October 22 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL L 5-34 5,000 Maroons Far the Best Chicago Tribune October 23, 1898 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001603/maroons_far_the_best/ Newspapers.com October 29 1898 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 27-0 Victory for Northwestern Chicago Tribune October 30, 1898 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001828/victory_for_northwestern/ Newspapers.com November 5 Michigan Sheppard Field Evanston, IL (rivalry) L 5-6 Michigan Wins by One Point Chicago Tribune November 6, 1898 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001522/michigan_wins_by_one_point/ Newspapers.com November 12 at Minnesota Athletic Park Minneapolis, MN L 6-17 4,000 Varsity Boys Win a Splendid Victory The Minneapolis Tribune November 13, 1898 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001478/varsity_boys_win_a_splendid_victory/ Newspapers.com November 19 Armour Institute<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL T 0-0 Tie on Sheppard Field The Inter Ocean November 20, 1898 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001375/tie_on_sheppard_field/ Newspapers.com November 24 Wisconsin Sheppard Field Evanston, IL L 0-47 2,000 Madison Routs Evanston Team Chicago Tribune November 25, 1898 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001322/madison_routs_evanston_team/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football