1914 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1914 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Purple compiled a 1–6 record (0–6 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.[1][2]

1914 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1914 record1–6 (0–6 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWilbur Hightower
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Illinois $ 6 0 0  7 0 0
Minnesota 3 1 0  6 1 0
Chicago 4 2 1  4 2 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1  4 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 0  5 2 0
Purdue 2 2 0  5 2 0
Iowa 1 2 0  4 3 0
Indiana 1 4 0  3 4 0
Northwestern 0 6 0  1 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3Lake Forest*W 7–0
October 10at ChicagoL 0–28
October 17at Indiana
L 0–27
October 24Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–33
November 7Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–27
November 14Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–34
November 21at Ohio StateL 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1914 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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