1916 Northwestern Purple football team

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1916 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1916 record 6–1 ( Big Ten)
Head coach Fred J. Murphy
Seasons
« 1915 1917 »
1916 Big 9 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0     7 0 0
Northwestern 4 1 0     6 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 0     6 1 0
Chicago 3 3 0     3 4 0
Illinois 2 2 1     3 3 1
Wisconsin 1 2 1     4 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0     4 3 0
Indiana 0 3 1     2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 1     2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the team compiled a 6–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference. The team's sole loss was to conference champion Ohio State.[1][2]

Schedule

  1. October 7, 1916: Lake Forest, Win, 26-7
  2. October 21, 1916: at Chicago, Win, 10-0
  3. October 28, 1916: Drake, Win, 40-6
  4. November 4, 1916: at Indiana, Win, 7-0
  5. November 10, 1916: Iowa, Win, 20-13
  6. November 18, 1916: Purdue, Win, 38-6
  7. November 25, 1916: at Ohio State, Loss, 3-23

References

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