1889 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1889 Northwestern Purple football Independent 2–2 None Erman Ridgway The 1889 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–2 record. Only one of the five games was an intercollegiate game, a 9–0 loss to Notre Dame on November 14, 1889, in Evanston. The game was the first meeting in the Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry. Northwestern also played games against Evanston High School (18–4 victory), the Chicago University Club (0–28 loss), and the Wanderers Athletic Club (22–0 victory).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 Schedule y November 9 Evanston High School Evanston, IL W 18 4 November 14 Notre Dame Northwestern campus Evanston, IL (rivalry) L 0 9 Rough Foot-Ball Playing The Inter Ocean November 15, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21008345/rough_football_playing/ Newspapers.comItems Chicago Tribune November 15, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21008484/items/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Chicago University Club Chicago Ball Grounds Chicago, IL L 0 29 Exciting Game of Football: The University Team Easily Defeats the Evanston Eleven Chicago Tribune November 24, 1889 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21008902/exciting_game_of_football_the/ Newspapers.com December 7 at Wanderers Athletic Club Indiana Ave & 37th St. Chicago, IL W 22 0 Items Chicago Tribune December 8, 1889 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21007972/items/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football