1903 Northwestern Purple football
Western Conference co-champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record10–1–3 (1–0–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainDixie Fleager
Home stadiumSheppard Field
1903 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota + 3 0 114 0 1
Michigan + 3 0 111 0 1
Northwestern + 1 0 210 1 3
Chicago 4 1 112 2 1
Iowa 1 1 09 2 0
Indiana 1 2 04 4 0
Illinois 1 5 08 6 0
Wisconsin 0 3 16 3 1
Purdue 0 2 04 2 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1903 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1903 college football season. The Wildcats compiled a 10–1–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 229 to 67.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Chicago North Division HSEvanston, ILW 22–5
September 22Fort SheridanEvanston, ILW 28–0
September 23Chicago Englewood HSEvanston, ILW 35–0
September 26Northwestern College
  • Sheppard Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 22–6[3]
September 30Northwestern alumniEvanston, ILW 5–0
October 3LombardEvanston, ILW 23–0
October 7Chicago DentalEvanston, ILW 18–11
October 10at Washington UniversityW 23–0[4]
October 17at ChicagoT 0–0
October 24at CincinnatiW 35–0
October 31at IllinoisW 12–11
November 14vs. Notre DameT 0–0
November 21vs. Wisconsin
T 6–6
November 26vs. Carlisle
  • South Side Park
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–283,000[5][6]

References

  1. "1903 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. "Northwestern Is Humiliated". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1902. p. 2, sporting. Retrieved January 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Purple Wins Out At St. Louis". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 11, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved January 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Purple Outplayed By Wily Redmen". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Carlisle Defeats Northwestern". Muscatine Journal. Muscatine, Iowa. November 27, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved April 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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