1919 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Northwestern Purple football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–5 1–4 Charlie Bachman 1st Robert Koehler Northwestern Field The 1919 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Purple compiled a 2–5 record (1–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.1919 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1919-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 October 11 1919 DePauw Tigers DePauw<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 20 0 Purple, Forced to Play Real Ball, Beats De Pauw, 20-0 Chicago Tribune Evan Stone October 12, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992663/purple_forced_to_play_real_ball_beats/ Newspapers.com October 18 Wisconsin Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 6 10 15,000 Badgers Triumph Over Purple Chicago Tribune Quin A. Ryan October 19, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992742/badgers_triumph_over_purple/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL L 0 41 20,000 Maroon Team Swamps Purple, 41-0 Chicago Tribune Harvey T. Woodruff October 26, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992802/maroon_team_swamps_purple_410/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) L 13 16 12,000 Brilliant Rally by Wolverines Defeats Purple Chicago Tribune Walter Eckersall Walter Eckersall November 2, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992869/brilliant_rally_by_wolverines_defeats/ Newspapers.com November 8 Iowa Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 7 14 Purple Eleven Drops Hot Tilt to Iowans, 14-7 Chicago Tribune Walter Eckersall November 9, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992982/purple_eleven_drops_hot_tilt_to_iowans/ Newspapers.com November 15 Indiana Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 3 2 Purple Upsets Indiana, 3-2, in Final Period Chicago Tribune Walter Eckersall November 16, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20993087/purple_upsets_indiana_3_to_2_in_final/ Newspapers.com November 22 vs Rutgers<ncg> Harrison Field Harrison, NJ L 0 28 15,000 Rutgers Gives Her Greatest Exhibition of Football Power in Crushing Strong Northwestern Eleven, 28 to 0 The Sunday Times November 23, 1919 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20978137/rutgers_gives_her_greatest_exhibition/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football