1916 Northwestern Purple football team

1916 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	6–1 (4–1 Western)
Head coach	Fred J. Murphy (3rd season)
Captain	A.H. Henry

1916 Western Conference football standings

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

The 1916 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the team compiled a 6–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference. The team's sole loss was to conference champion Ohio State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	Lake Forest*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 26–7
October 21	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	W 10–0
October 28	Drake*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 40–6
November 4	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	W 7–0
November 10	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 20–13
November 18	Purdue	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 38–6
November 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 3–23
*Non-conference game