Template:1902 Western Conference football standings
The 1902 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1902 Western Conference football season . In its fourth season under head coach Charles M. Hollister , the team compiled a 6–6 record (0–4 against Western Conference opponents), won its first five game before losing six of seven games, and finished in a tie for last place in the Western Conference .[1] [2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Fort Sheridan * W 15–0[3] September 27 Naperville Athletic* Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 10–5[4] October 1 Chicago Dental College* Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 11–0[5] October 4 Lake Forest * Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 26–0[6] October 11 Rush Medical * Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 11–0[7] October 18 at Chicago L 0–12[8] October 25 Knox * Sheppard Field Evanston, IL L 0–15[9] October 31 Purdue L 0–53,000 [10] November 8 at Wisconsin L 0–511,500 [11] November 15 Beloit * Sheppard Field Evanston, IL W 10–0[12] November 22 Illinois West Side Baseball Park Chicago (rivalry ) L 0–17[13] November 27 at Nebraska * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE L 0–12[14]
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↑ "1902 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1902-schedule.html . Retrieved December 18, 2015 .↑ "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 .↑ "Purple Bests Fort Sheridan" . The Inter Ocean . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21000308/purple_bests_fort_sheridan/ .↑ "Purples Get a Scare" . The Inter Ocean : p. 10. September 28, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21000243/purples_get_a_scare/ .↑ "Purple Gets Late Start" . Chicago Tribune . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21000188/purple_gets_late_start/ .↑ "Northwestern Wins From Lake Forest" . The Inter Ocean . October 5, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21000077/northwestern_wins_from_lake_forest/ .↑ "Rush Holds Purple to Eleven Points" . The Inter Ocean : p. Sporting 1. October 12, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21000011/rush_holds_purple_to_eleven_points/ .↑ "Maroons Trail Purple in Dust" . Chicago Tribune : p. 9. October 19, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999342/maroons_trail_purple_in_dust/ .↑ "Bitter Pill for Purple" . Chicago Tribune : p. 10. October 26, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999939/bitter_pill_for_purple/ .↑ "Purdue Shuts Out the Purple" . The Inter Ocean : p. 4. November 1, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999457/purdue_shuts_out_the_purple/ .↑ "Badgers, 51; Purple, 0" . Chicago Tribune : p. 9. November 9, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999618/badgers_51_purple_0/ .↑ "Beloit Proves a Victim" . Chicago Tribune : p. 9. November 16, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999876/beloit_proves_a_victim/ .↑ "Illinois Beats Northwestern" . Chicago Tribune : p. Sporting 1. November 23, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999742/illinois_beats_northwestern/ .↑ "Pace Too Fast: Northwestern Loses to the Men from Nebraska Score Twelve to Nothing" . The Nebraska State Journal : p. 1. November 28, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999815/pace_too_fast_northwestern_loses_to/ .
