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1917 Northwestern Purple football team

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1917 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Randolph
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0 8 0 1
Minnesota 3 1 0 4 1 0
Northwestern 3 2 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 0 4 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 5 2 1
Chicago 2 2 1 3 2 1
Indiana 1 2 0 5 2 0
Michigan 0 1 0 8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0 3 5 0
Purdue 0 4 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1917 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Purple compiled a 5–2 record (3–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Lake Forest*W 48–0
October 13at Ohio StateL 0–40
October 27Chicago
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–712,000[3]
November 3at PurdueW 12–6
November 10Michigan Agricultural*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 39–6
November 17Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 25–14
November 24Michigan
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 21–125,232
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1917 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Maroon (October 28, 1917). "Maroons' Drive Downs Purple, 7 to 0: Higgins Score Gives Chicago Hard Contest". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.