1912 Northwestern Purple football team

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The 1912 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1912 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Charles Hammett, the Purple compiled a 2–3–1 record (2–3 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference.[1][2]

Record2–3–1 (2–3 Western)
Headcoach
CaptainAndrew N. Johnson
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1912 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record2–3–1 (2–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainAndrew N. Johnson
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 â†’
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1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $5–0–07–0–0
Chicago6–1–06–1–0
Purdue2–2–14–2–1
Minnesota2–2–04–3–0
Northwestern2–3–02–3–1
Illinois1–3–13–3–1
Iowa1–3–04–3–0
Indiana0–5–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Lake Forest*T 0–0
October 12at WisconsinL 0–56
October 26at Indiana
W 20–7
November 2Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–21
November 9at ChicagoL 0–3
November 23Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 6–0[3]
  • *Non-conference game
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