1917 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Northwestern Purple football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–2 3–2 Fred J. Murphy 4th Robert Randolph Northwestern Field The 1917 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1917 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Purple compiled a 5–2 record (3–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.1917 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1917-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 6 1917 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 48 0 October 13 at Ohio State Ohio Field Columbus, OH L 0 40 October 27 Chicago Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 0 7 12,000 Maroons' Drive Downs Purple, 7 to 0: Higgins Score Gives Chicago Hard Contest Chicago Tribune Maroon October 28, 1917 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115281713/maroons-drive-downs-purple-7-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 12 6 November 10 Michigan Agricultural<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 39 6 November 17 Iowa Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 25 14 November 24 Michigan Northwestern Field Evanston, IL (rivalry) W 21 12 5,232 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football