1916 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Northwestern Purple football Western Conference Western 6–1 4–1 Fred J. Murphy 3rd A. H. Henry Northwestern Field The 1916 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the team compiled a 6–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference. The team's sole loss was to conference champion Ohio State.1916 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 18, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1916-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 7 1916 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 26-7 October 21 at Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL W 10-0 October 28 1916 Drake Bulldogs Drake<ncg> Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 40-6 November 4 at Indiana Jordan Field Bloomington, IN W 7-0 November 10 Iowa Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 20-13 November 18 Purdue Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 38-6 November 25 at Ohio State Ohio Field Columbus, OH L 3-23 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football