1894 Northwestern Purple football team

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1894 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Independent
1894 record 4–5
Head coach A. A. Ewing (1st year)
Home stadium Northwestern Field
Seasons
« 1893 1895 »

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.[1]

Schedule

  1. October 6, 1894: at Chicago, Loss, 0-46
  2. October 11, 1894: Evanston High, Win, 14-0
  3. October 13, 1894: at Lake Forest, Loss, 6-24
  4. October 17, 1894: Evanston High, Win, 12-0
  5. October 20, 1894: Beloit, Loss, 6-42
  6. October 24, 1894: Evanston High, Win, 22-6
  7. October 26, 1894: Lake Forest, Win, 12-8
  8. November 3, 1894: at Illinois, Loss, 0-66
  9. November 24, 1894: Chicago, Loss, 0-36

References

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