1897 Northwestern Purple football team

American college football season

1897 Northwestern Purple football

Conference| Western Conference
Record| 5–3 (0–2 Western)
Head coach|

* Jesse Van Doozer (1st season)

Captain| Joe Hunter
Home stadium| Sheppard Field

Seasons

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1898 ->

1897 Western Conference football standings

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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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| Evanston High School*|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL

| W 6–0| |
October 9| at Beloit*| Beloit, WI| W 6–0| | [3]
October 16| Iowa*|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL

| L 6–12| | [4]
October 23| at Chicago|

* Marshall Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 6–21| 7,000| [5]
October 30| Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL

| W 6–0| | [6]
November 6| Rush Medical*|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL

| W 14–0| | [7]
November 13| Northwestern alumni*|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL

| W 25–0| |
November 25| Wisconsin|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL

| L 0–22| | [8]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1897 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. ^ "Wins a Hard Game". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1897. p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "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. October 24, 1897. pp. 1–2 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Swallow a Bitter Pill: Physicians and Surgeons Humbled by Northwestern University". The Inter Ocean. October 31, 1897. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Down Rush Medics". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1897. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 - via Newspapers.com.

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