1903 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1903 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 10–1–3 1–0–2 Walter McCornack 1st Dixie Fleager Sheppard Field Western Conference co-champion The 1903 Northwestern Purple team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University as a member of the Western Conference (now commonly known as the Big Ten Conference) during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Walter McCornack, the Wildcats compiled a 10–1–3 record (1–0–2 in conference games), shut out eight opponents, outscored all opponents by a total of 229 to 67, and tied for the conference championship. They were undefeated in the first eleven games, finally losing in the final game of the season to the team from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.1903 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 6, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1903-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 September 19 w North Division High School Evanston, IL 22–5 September 22 w Fort Sheridan Evanston, IL 28–0 September 23 w Englewood High School Evanston, IL 35–0 September 26 w 1902 Northwestern College Northwestern College Sheppard Field Evanston, IL 22–6 Northwestern Is Humiliated https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116091818/the-inter-ocean/ The Inter Ocean Chicago, Illinois September 27, 1902 2, sporting January 9, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w Northwestern alumni Evanston, IL 5–0 October 3 w 1903 Lombard Olive Lombard Evanston, IL 23–0 October 7 w Chicago Dental Evanston, IL 18–11 October 10 w y Washington University League Park St. Louis, MO 23–0 Purple Wins Out At St. Louis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696615/the-inter-ocean/ The Inter Ocean Chicago, Illinois October 11, 1903 26 January 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 t y Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL 0–0 October 24 2:30 p.m. w y Cincinnati Burnet Woods Cincinnati, OH 35–0 Confident.—U. of C. Very Hopeful.—Of Giving Northwestern Downs a Good Drubbing https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/167668940/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio October 24, 1903 3 March 10, 2025 Newspapers.com Defeated,—But Not Disgraced.—Northwestern Downs the U. of C. Boys https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/167668829/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio October 25, 1903 11 March 10, 2025 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL 12–11 November 14 t y Notre Dame South Side Park Chicago, IL rivalry 0–0 November 21 2:13 p.m. t y Wisconsin South Side Park Chicago, IL 6–6 10,000 Methodists In Third Tie Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/159326927/ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois November 22, 1903 9–10 November 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Northwestern Held Wisconsin To A Tie https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/159327127/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan November 22, 1903 11 November 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 26 l y Carlisle South Side Park Chicago, IL 0–28 3,000 Purple Outplayed By Wily Redmen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76730851/detroit-free-press/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan November 27, 1903 8 April 29, 2021 Newspapers.com Carlisle Defeats Northwestern https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76731096/the-muscatine-journal/ Muscatine Journal Muscatine, Iowa November 27, 1903 2 April 29, 2021 Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Northwestern Purple football