The 1903 Northwestern Purple team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University as a member of the Western Conference (now commonly known as the Big Ten Conference) during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Walter McCornack, the Wildcats compiled a 10–1–3 record (1–0–2 in conference games), shut out eight opponents, outscored all opponents by a total of 229 to 67, and tied for the conference championship. They were undefeated in the firt eleven games, finally losing in the final game of the season to the team from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.[1][2]
| 1903 Northwestern Purple football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 10–1–3 (1–0–2 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Dixie Fleager |
| Home stadium | Sheppard Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | North Division High School | Evanston, IL | W 22–5 | |||
| September 22 | Fort Sheridan | Evanston, IL | W 28–0 | |||
| September 23 | Englewood High School | Evanston, IL | W 35–0 | |||
| September 26 | Northwestern College |
| W 22–6 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Northwestern alumni | Evanston, IL | W 5–0 | |||
| October 3 | Lombard | Evanston, IL | W 23–0 | |||
| October 7 | Chicago Dental | Evanston, IL | W 18–11 | |||
| October 10 | at Washington University | W 23–0 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | at Chicago | T 0–0 | ||||
| October 24 | at Cincinnati | W 35–0 | ||||
| October 31 | at Illinois | W 12–11 | ||||
| November 14 | vs. Notre Dame |
| T 0–0 | |||
| November 21 | 2:13 p.m. | vs. Wisconsin |
| T 6–6 | 10,000 | [5][6] |
| November 26 | vs. Carlisle |
| L 0–28 | 3,000 | [7][8] |
References
edit- ^ "1903 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ "Northwestern Is Humiliated". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1902. p. 2, sporting. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Purple Wins Out At St. Louis". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 11, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Methodists In Third Tie Game". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 22, 1903. pp. 9–10. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Northwestern Held Wisconsin To A Tie". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 22, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Purple Outplayed By Wily Redmen". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carlisle Defeats Northwestern". Muscatine Journal. Muscatine, Iowa. November 27, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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