1897 Northwestern Purple football team
The 1897 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach Jesse Van Doozer, the Purple compiled a 5–3 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Western Conference.[1][2]
| 1897 Northwestern Purple football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| 1897 record | 5–3 (0–2 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joe Hunter |
| Home stadium | Sheppard Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Evanston High* |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| October 9 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| October 16 | Iowa* |
| L 6–12 | [4] | |||
| October 23 | at Chicago | L 6–21 | 7,000 | [5] | |||
| October 30 | Physicians & Surgeons* |
| W 6–0 | [6] | |||
| November 6 | Rush Medical* |
| W 16–0 | [7] | |||
| November 13 | Northwestern alumni* |
| W 25–0 | ||||
| November 25 | Wisconsin |
| L 0–22 | [8] | |||
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References
- "1897 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- "Wins a Hard Game". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Joy at the Midway: Annual Game Won by Chicago from Northwestern; Great Crowd and Game; Maroons Superior at All Times and Win, 21 to 6". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Swallow a Bitter Pill: Physicians and Surgeons Humbled by Northwestern University". The Inter Ocean. October 31, 1897. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Down Rush Medics". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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