1893 Northwestern Purple football team

1893 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
Record	2–5–3 (0–2 IAANW)
Head coach	Paul Noyes (1st season)
Captain	Frank Griffith

1893 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Minnesota $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Michigan	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	3
$ – Conference champion

The 1893 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1893 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Paul Noyes, the Purple compiled a 2–5–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Denver A.C.*	Evanston, IL	L 0–8
October 18	at Chicago*	Marshall Field Chicago	L 6–12
October 21	Illinois *	Evanston, IL (rivalry)	T 0–0
October 27	Lake Forest*	Evanston, IL	T 12–12
October 30	Minnesota	Evanston, IL	L 0–16
November 4	Beloit*	Evanston, IL	W 10–6
November 8	Chicago*	Evanston, IL	T 6–6
November 11	Lake Forest*	Evanston, IL	W 38–22
November 18	at Michigan	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–72
December 16	at Chicago*	Marshall Field Chicago	L 14–22
*Non-conference game