The 1893 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1893 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Paul Noyes, the Purple compiled a 2–5–3 record.[1][2]
| 1893 Northwestern Purple football | |
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| Conference | Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest |
| Record | 2–5–3 (0–2 IAANW) |
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| Captain | Frank Griffith |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 4 | vs. Denver A.C.* |
| L 0–8 | [3] | ||
| October 18 | at Chicago* |
| L 6–12 | |||
| October 21 | Illinois * | Evanston, IL (rivalry) | T 0–0 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | Lake Forest* | Evanston, IL | T 12–12 | |||
| October 30 | Minnesota | Evanston, IL | L 0–16 | |||
| November 4 | Beloit* | Evanston, IL | W 10–6 | |||
| November 8 | Chicago* | Evanston, IL | T 6–6 | |||
| November 11 | Lake Forest* | Evanston, IL | W 38–22 | |||
| November 18 | at Michigan | L 6–72 | ||||
| December 16 | vs. Chicago* |
| L 14–22 | [5][6] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "1893 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.
- ^ "Won by the Denverites". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago. October 6, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Made It a Draw". Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1893. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chicago Was Victorious". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. December 17, 1893. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football by Electric Light". The Chicago Daily Tribune. December 16, 1893. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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