1919 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1919 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Purple compiled a 2–5 record (1–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

1919 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Koehler
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 1 0 6 1 0
Ohio State 3 1 0 6 1 0
Chicago 4 2 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 2 0
Minnesota 3 2 0 4 2 1
Iowa 2 2 0 5 2 0
Michigan 1 4 0 3 4 0
Northwestern 1 4 0 2 5 0
Indiana 0 2 0 3 4 0
Purdue 0 3 0 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11DePauw*W 20–0[3]
October 18Wisconsin
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–1015,000[4]
October 25at ChicagoL 0–4120,000[5]
November 1at MichiganL 13–1612,000[6]
November 8Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–14[7]
November 15Indiana
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 3–2[8]
November 22vs. Rutgers*L 0–2815,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1919 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. ^ Evan Stone (October 12, 1919). "Purple, Forced to Play Real Ball, Beats De Pauw, 20-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Quin A. Ryan (October 19, 1919). "Badgers Triumph Over Purple". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Harvey T. Woodruff (October 26, 1919). "Maroon Team Swamps Purple, 41-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 2, 1919). "Brilliant Rally by Wolverines Defeats Purple". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 9, 1919). "Purple Eleven Drops Hot Tilt to Iowans, 14-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Walter Eckersall (November 16, 1919). "Purple Upsets Indiana, 3-2, in Final Period". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rutgers Gives Her Greatest Exhibition of Football Power in Crushing Strong Northwestern Eleven, 28 to 0". The Sunday Times. November 23, 1919. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.