1896 Northwestern Purple football team

1896 Northwestern Purple football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1896 record 6–1–2 (2–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Alvin H. Culver (2nd year)
Home stadium Northwestern Field
1896 Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
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
  • $ Conference champion

The 1896 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1896 college 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]

References

  1. "1896 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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