1917 Northwestern Purple football team

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.[1][2]

1917 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1917 record5–2 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coachFred J. Murphy (4th season)
CaptainRobert Randolph
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0  8 0 1
Minnesota 3 1 0  4 1 0
Northwestern 3 2 0  5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 0  4 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1  5 2 1
Chicago 2 2 1  3 2 1
Indiana 1 2 0  5 2 0
Michigan 0 1 0  8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0  3 5 0
Purdue 0 4 0  3 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Lake Forest*
W 48–0
October 13at Ohio State
L 0–40
October 27Chicago
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–7
November 3at Purdue
W 12–6
November 10Michigan Agricultural*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 39–6
November 17Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 25–14
November 24Michigan
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 21–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1917 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.


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