1904 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1904 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 8–2 1–2 Walter McCornack 2nd Harry Allen Sheppard Field The 1904 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1904 Western Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Walter McCornack, the team compiled an 8–2 record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference. The team's sole losses were to Chicago and conference co-champion Minnesota.1904 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 18, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1904-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 September 24 Fort Sheridan<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 17-0 October 1 1903 Northwestern College Northwestern College<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 34-0 October 5 North Division High School<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 18-0 October 8 1904 Lombard Olive Lombard<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 55-0 October 15 1904 Beloit Beloit<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 34-0 October 22 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL L 0-32 15,000 Chicago Team Decisively Downs the Northwesterners The Inter Ocean October 23, 1904 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999018/chicago_team_decisively_downs_the/ Newspapers.comPurple Eleven Is Overwhelmed: Northwestern Football Men Defeated by Chicago in a Snappy Contest; Final Score Is 32 to 0 Chicago Tribune October 23, 1904 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-purple-eleven-is-overwhe/158819815/ Newspapers.com October 29 DePauw<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 45-0 November 5 1904 Oshkosh Normal Oshkosh Normal<ncg> Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 97-0 November 12 Illinois Sheppard Field Evanston, IL (rivalry) W 12-6 Northwestern Defeats the Haughty Illinois Chicago Tribune November 13, 1904 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20998811/northwestern_defeats_the_haughty/ Newspapers.com November 19 vs Minnesota Marshall Field Chicago, IL L 0-17 11,000 Minnesota Wins From the Purple Chicago Tribune November 20, 1904 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20998931/minnesota_wins_from_the_purple/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football