1917 Northwestern Purple football team

1917 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–2 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred J. Murphy (4th season)
Captain	Robert Randolph
Home stadium	Northwestern Field

1917 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Lake Forest*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 48–0
October 13	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 0–40
October 27	Chicago	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–7	12,000	[3]
November 3	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 12–6
November 10	Michigan Agricultural*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 39–6
November 17	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 25–14
November 24	Michigan	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 21–12	5,232
*Non-conference game

References

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.