1905 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1905 Northwestern Purple football team represented Northwestern University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. Walter McCornack, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Purple's home games were played at the new Northwestern Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the Western Conference. They finished the season 8–2–1, and 0–2 in Western Conference play.

1905 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Western Conference
1905 record	8–2–1 (0–2 Western)
Head coach	Walter McCornack (3rd season)
Captain	Arthur Rueber
Home stadium	Northwestern Field

1905 Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chicago $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Michigan	2	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Purdue	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Indiana	0	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Iowa	0	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Illinois	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	Evanston High School*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 32–0
September 23	at North Division High School*	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 11–0
September 30	St. Viateur's Academy*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 41–0
October 7	Wabash*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 5–0
October 14	Beloit*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 18–2
October 21	Kentucky University*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	T 0–0
October 28	Chicago	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–32
November 4	Marquette*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 34–6
November 11	Ohio Northern*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 34–0
November 18	Michigan Agricultural*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 39–11
November 25	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 6–72
*Non-conference game

Regular season

Evanston High School

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[1]
9–0	1897	NU, 6–0

North Division High School

Arthur Rueber before the game

Johnson practicing before the game.

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[2]
3–0	1904	NU, 18–0

St. Viateur's Academy

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[3]
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Wabash

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[4]
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Beloit

The dedication of Northwestern Field before the Beloit game, with Evanston mayor Barker, Chicago mayor Dunne, dean of the liberal arts college Holgate, and Northwestern business manager Dyche.

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[5]
8–2–4	1904	NU, 34–0

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	0	0	0	0
Purple	0	0	0	0	0

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[6]
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Chicago

Rueber running with the ball in the Chicago game.

Johnson (center) running with the ball.

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[7]
5–11–3	1904	UC, 32–0

Marquette

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[8]
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Ohio Northern

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[9]
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Michigan Agricultural

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[10]
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Minnesota

See also: 1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result[11]
1–6	1904	UM, 17–0

Roster

Arthur Rueber, the team captain and right half.

1905 Northwestern Purple roster
Quarterback James Johnson – Sophomore Right Half Arthur Rueber (C) – Junior Left Half Oscar Granberg – Freshman F. Reynolds Full Back Charles S. Blair – Senior Right Ends James Turner – Freshman William Hanns – Freshman Right Tackle Bert Jenkins – Freshman		Right Guard Julius G. Carlson – Junior Center William Davis – Sophomore Left Guard Tom Scott – Junior Left Tackles John P. Gilbreath – Freshman R. Schoch – Freshman Left Ends Fred Shauver Howard McPherrin – Freshman Ruby J. Hamilton – Freshman		Head coach Walter McCornack Assistants Harry I. Allen – Assistant coach Frank O. Smith – Manager Thomas Holland – Trainer Legend (C) Team captain

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References

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4. "Northwestern vs Wabash (IN)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
5. "Northwestern vs Beloit (WI)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2003-05-14. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
6. "Northwestern vs Transylvania (KY)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2003-07-12. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
7. "Northwestern vs Chicago (IL)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
8. "Northwestern vs Marquette (WI)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
9. "Northwestern vs Ohio Northern". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
10. "Northwestern vs Michigan St". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
11. "Northwestern vs Minnesota". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
12. "Football Team" (PDF). The Northwestern Syllabus. Evanston, Illinois: Thaddeus S. Snell. XXII: 163. 1906. Retrieved 2012-01-30.

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