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
Record1–6 (0–6 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWilbur Hightower
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Lake Forest*W 7–0
October 10at ChicagoL 0–28[3]
October 17at Indiana
L 0–27
October 24Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–33[4]
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 edit

  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.
  3. ^ Ring Lardner (October 11, 1914). "Maroons Beat Purple Team by 28-0 Score: Losers Make Hard Fight But Fail in Efforts to Count". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illini Substitutes Are Enough to Defeat Purple". Decatur Herald. October 25, 1914. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.