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The 1896 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1896 Western Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Alvin H. Culver, and their first as a member of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference), the Purple compiled a 6–1–2 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2]
1896 Northwestern Purple football | |
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 6–1–2 (2–1–1 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jesse Van Doozer |
Home stadium | Northwestern Athletic Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 1 | Englewood High* |
| W 20–0 | [3] | |||
October 3 | Chicago Athletic Association* |
| W 4–0 | 1,500 | [4] | ||
October 7 | Armour* |
| W 42–0 | [5] | |||
October 10 | Beloit* |
| T 6–6 | [6] | |||
October 24 | at Chicago | W 46–6 | [7] | ||||
October 30 | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons* | Evanston, IL | W 16–6 | [8] | |||
November 7 | at Illinois | W 10–4 | [9] | ||||
November 14 | Chicago |
| L 6–18 | [10] | |||
November 26 | Wisconsin |
| T 6–6 | 5,000 | [11] | ||
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