1914 Northwestern Purple football team

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1914 Western Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Illinois $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Chicago	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Iowa	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1914 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Purple compiled a 1–6 record (0–6 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Lake Forest*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 7–0
October 10	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	L 0–28
October 17	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	L 0–27
October 24	Illinois	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–33
November 7	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–27
November 14	Purdue	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 6–34
November 21	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 0–27
*Non-conference game