1876 Northwestern University football team

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1876 Northwestern football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	None
Seasons 1882 →

The 1876 Northwestern University football team represented Northwestern University during the 1876 college football season.^{[disputed – discuss]} The first Northwestern football team played one game, losing to the Chicago Football Club with two goals from touchdown and three touchdowns scored.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 22	Chicago Football Club	Evanston, IL	L 0–2

References

^ Larry LaTourette (2005). "Northwestern Wildcat Football". Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 0738534331.
^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1875-1879)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

v t e Northwestern Wildcats football
Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (1926–2023) Lanny and Sharon Martin athletics complex (2024–2025)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan: George Jewett Trophy Notre Dame
Culture and lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Marching band 2006 Michigan State game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1876 1877–1881 1882 1883–1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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