1911 Northwestern Purple football team

1911 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	3–4 (1–4 Western)
Head coach	Charles Hammett (2nd season)
Captain	Ernest A. Reese
Home stadium	Northwestern Field

1911 Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Minnesota $	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Chicago	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Iowa	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Purdue	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Indiana	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1911 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Charles Hammett, the Purple compiled a 3–4 record (1–4 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Western Conference.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 7	Monmouth (IL)*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 26–0
October 14	Illinois Wesleyan*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 10–0
October 21	Indiana	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 5–0
October 28	Wisconsin	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 3–28
November 11	Chicago	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 3–9
November 18	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 13–27
November 25	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 0–6
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1911 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.