1891 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1891 Northwestern Purple football Independent 2–2–3 Knowlton Ames 1st Ransom Kennicott The 1891 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a 2–2–3 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 72 to 42.Northwestern Yearly Results (1890-1894) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 12, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1890-1894_yearly_results.php September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905175338/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1890-1894_yearly_results.php dead2017 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 September 30 Evanston High School Evanston, IL W 8 0 October 17 at 1891 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Chicago, IL T 0 0 October 31 vs Wisconsin Athletic Park Milwaukee, WI T 0 0 Played a Draw Game Chicago Tribune November 1, 1891 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21017328/played_a_draw_game/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-milwaukee-sentinel-slugged-each-othe/200426619/ The Sunday Sentinel Slugged each other; Madison and Evanston's desperate contest November 1, 1891 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 5 Chicago YMCA Evanston, IL W 22-0 November 14 at 1891 Beloit Beloit Beloit, WI T 12-12 November 21 at Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL L 20–0 November 26 vs Wisconsin Athletic Park Milwaukee, WI L 0-40 Madison the Victor Chicago Tribune November 27, 1891 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21018019/madison_the_victor/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football