1898 Northwestern Purple football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1898

| team = Northwestern Purple

| sport = football

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| conference = Western Conference

| short_conf = Western

| record = 9–4–1

| conf_record = 0–4

| head_coach = W. H. Bannard

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Clarence Thorne

| stadium = Sheppard Field

}}

The 1898 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1898 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach W. H. Bannard, the Purple compiled a 9–4–1 record (0–4 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.{{cite web|title=1898 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 22, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1898-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide|publisher=Northwestern University|page=106|access-date=June 16, 2018|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2017/7/21/Northwestern_2017_Media_Guide.pdf}} The team lost all four of its games against Western Conference opponents (Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin) by a combined total of 104 to 16.

Schedule

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|September 21||Northwest Division High School|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 34-0||

|September 24||Englewood High School|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 22-0||

|September 28||Hyde Park High School|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 18-0||

|October 1||Dixon|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 57-0||{{cite news|title=Northwestern, 57; Dixon, 0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 2, 1898|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001714/northwestern_57_dixon_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1898|team=Beloit|title=Beloit}}|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 17-11||{{cite news|title=Scare for the Purple|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 9, 1898|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001745/scare_for_the_purple/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 12||Hahnemann Medical|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 22-6||{{cite news|title=Perry Kicks Two Field Goals|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 13, 1898|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001771/perry_kicks_two_field_goals/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1898|team=Chicago Physicians and Surgeons|title=Chicago Physicians and Surgeons}}|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 11-2||{{cite news|title=Purple at Its Best|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 16, 1898|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001801/purple_at_its_best/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Chicago Athletic Association|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 4-0||{{cite news|title=Defeat for the C.A.A.|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 19, 1898|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001668/defeat_for_the_caa/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22|at|Chicago|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|L 5-34|5,000|{{cite news|title=Maroons Far the Best|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 23, 1898|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001603/maroons_far_the_best/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29||{{cfb link|year=1898|team=Lake Forest Foresters|title=Lake Forest}}|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=Victory for Northwestern|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 30, 1898|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001828/victory_for_northwestern/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5||Michigan|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL (rivalry)|L 5-6||{{cite news|title=Michigan Wins by One Point|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 6, 1898|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001522/michigan_wins_by_one_point/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12|at|Minnesota|Athletic Park|Minneapolis, MN|L 6-17|4,000|{{cite news|title=Varsity Boys Win a Splendid Victory|newspaper=The Minneapolis Tribune|date=November 13, 1898|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001478/varsity_boys_win_a_splendid_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 19||Armour Institute|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Tie on Sheppard Field|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|date=November 20, 1898|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001375/tie_on_sheppard_field/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24||Wisconsin|Sheppard Field|Evanston, IL|L 0-47|2,000|{{cite news|title=Madison Routs Evanston Team|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 25, 1898|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21001322/madison_routs_evanston_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons

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