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]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 11 | DePauw* | | W 20–0 | | [3]
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| October 18 | Wisconsin | - Northwestern Field
- Evanston, IL
| L 6–10 | 15,000 | [4]
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| October 25 | at Chicago | | L 0–41 | 20,000 | [5]
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| November 1 | at Michigan | | L 13–16 | 12,000 | [6]
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| November 8 | Iowa | - Northwestern Field
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–14 | | [7]
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| November 15 | Indiana | - Northwestern Field
- Evanston, IL
| W 3–2 | | [8]
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| November 22 | vs. Rutgers* | - Harrison Field
- New Brunswick, NJ
| L 0–28 | 15,000 | [9]
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References[]
- ↑ "1919 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1919-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.
- ↑ Evan Stone (October 12, 1919). "Purple, Forced to Play Real Ball, Beats De Pauw, 20-0". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992663/purple_forced_to_play_real_ball_beats/.
- ↑ Quin A. Ryan (October 19, 1919). "Badgers Triumph Over Purple". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992742/badgers_triumph_over_purple/.
- ↑ Harvey T. Woodruff (October 26, 1919). "Maroon Team Swamps Purple, 41-0". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992802/maroon_team_swamps_purple_410/.
- ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 2, 1919). "Brilliant Rally by Wolverines Defeats Purple". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992869/brilliant_rally_by_wolverines_defeats/.
- ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 9, 1919). "Purple Eleven Drops Hot Tilt to Iowans, 14-7". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20992982/purple_eleven_drops_hot_tilt_to_iowans/.
- ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 16, 1919). "Purple Upsets Indiana, 3-2, in Final Period". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20993087/purple_upsets_indiana_3_to_2_in_final/.
- ↑ "Rutgers Gives Her Greatest Exhibition of Football Power in Crushing Strong Northwestern Eleven, 28 to 0". The Sunday Times: p. 9. November 23, 1919. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20978137/rutgers_gives_her_greatest_exhibition/.
