| 1897 Northwestern Purple football | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
|---|---|
| 1897 record | 5–3 (0–2 Western) |
| Head coach | Jesse Van Doozer (1st season) |
| Captain | Joe Hunter |
| Home stadium | Sheppard Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin † | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1897 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach Jesse Van Doozer, the Purple compiled a 5–3 record (0–2 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Western Conference.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Evanston High* |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| October 9 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| October 16 | Iowa* |
| L 6–12 | [4] | |||
| October 23 | at Chicago | L 6–21 | 7,000 | [5] | |||
| October 30 | Physicians & Surgeons* |
| W 6–0 | [6] | |||
| November 6 | Rush Medical* |
| W 16–0 | [7] | |||
| November 13 | Northwestern alumni* |
| W 25–0 | ||||
| November 25 | Wisconsin |
| L 0–22 | [8] | |||
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References[]
- ↑ "1897 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1897-schedule.html. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide". Northwestern University. p. 106. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2017/7/21/Northwestern_2017_Media_Guide.pdf. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Wins a Hard Game". Chicago Tribune: p. 7. October 10, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034275/wins_a_hard_game/.
- ↑ "Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players". Chicago Tribune: p. 4. October 17, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034750/purple_is_beaten_iowa_too_much_for_the/.
- ↑ "Joy at the Midway: Annual Game Won by Chicago from Northwestern; Great Crowd and Game; Maroons Superior at All Times and Win, 21 to 6". Chicago Tribune: p. 1-2. October 24, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034458/joy_at_the_midway_annual_game_won_by/.
- ↑ "Swallow a Bitter Pill: Physicians and Surgeons Humbled by Northwestern University". The Inter Ocean: p. 8. October 31, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034651/swallow_a_bitter_pill_physicians_and/.
- ↑ "Down Rush Medics". Chicago Tribune: p. 6. November 7, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034537/down_rush_medics/.
- ↑ "Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football". Chicago Tribune: p. 3. November 26, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034343/badgers_in_a_walk_wisconsin_defeats/.
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