1898 Northwestern Purple football team
American college football season
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The 1898 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1898 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach W. H. Bannard, the Purple compiled a 9â4â1 record (0â4 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.[1][2] The team lost all four of its games against Western Conference opponents (Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin) by a combined total of 104 to 16.
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9â4â1 (0â4 Western)
Headcoach
- W. H. Bannard (1st season)
CaptainClarence Thorne
| 1898 Northwestern Purple football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 9â4â1 (0â4 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Clarence Thorne |
| Home stadium | Sheppard Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 14 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Northwest Division High School* |
| W 34â0 | ||||
| September 24 | Englewood High School* |
| W 22â0 | ||||
| September 28 | Hyde Park High School* |
| W 18â0 | ||||
| October 1 | Dixon* |
| W 57â0 | [3] | |||
| October 8 | Beloit* |
| W 17â11 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Hahnemann Medical* |
| W 22â6 | [5] | |||
| October 15 | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons* |
| W 11â2 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Chicago Athletic Association* |
| W 4â0 | [7] | |||
| October 22 | at Chicago | L 5â34 | 5,000 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | Lake Forest* |
| W 27â0 | [9] | |||
| November 5 | Michigan |
| L 5â6 | [10] | |||
| November 12 | at Minnesota | L 6â17 | 4,000 | [11] | |||
| November 19 | Armour Institute* |
| T 0â0 | [12] | |||
| November 24 | Wisconsin |
| L 0â47 | 2,000 | [13] | ||
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