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1912 Northwestern Purple football team

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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 →
1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 5 0 0 7 0 0
Chicago 6 1 0 6 1 0
Purdue 2 2 1 4 2 1
Minnesota 2 2 0 4 3 0
Northwestern 2 3 0 2 3 1
Illinois 1 3 1 3 3 1
Iowa 1 3 0 4 3 0
Indiana 0 5 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

References

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  1. ^ "1912 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Purple Conquers Illinois Eleven". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.