1894 Northwestern Purple football team

1894 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Independent
1894 record	4–5
Head coach	A. A. Ewing (1st season)
Captain	Jon Oberne
Seasons

Template:1894 collegiate football independents standings The 1894 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1894 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach A. A. Ewing, the Purple compiled a 4–5 record. Three of the victories were mid-week warm-up games against Evanston High School. In three games against major college opponents (Chicago and Illinois), the team lost by a combined total score of 148 to 0.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago	L 0–46
October 11	Evanston High	Evanston, IL	W 14–0
October 13	at Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL	L 6–24
October 17	Evanston High	Evanston, IL	W 12–0
October 20	Beloit	Evanston, IL	L 6–42
October 24	Evanston High	Evanston, IL	W 22–6
October 26	Lake Forest	Evanston, IL	W 12–8
November 3	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–66
November 24	Chicago	Evanston, IL	L 0–36