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1896 Northwestern Purple football team

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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.