1905 Northwestern Purple football team

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Evanston High School

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 32–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = North Division High School

| site_stadium = Marshall Field

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| score = 11–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = St. Viateur's Academy

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 41–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wabash

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 5–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Beloit|title=Beloit}}

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 18–2

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Kentucky University

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 0–0

| source = {{cite news|title=Purple fails to score, football game with Kentucky results in tie|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97281293/purple-fails-to-score-football-game-wit/|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=October 22, 1905|access-date=March 9, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| opponent = Chicago

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 0–32

| source = {{cite news|title=Maroons Roll Up Score of 32 to 0: Despite Game Fight by Northwestern, Chicago Duplicates Victory of '04|newspaper=The Chicago Sunday Tribune|date=October 29, 1905|pages=9–10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98499731/112114/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Chicago Runs Up 32 Points on M'Cornack's Men: Evanston Proves to be No Match for the Irresistible Work of the Maroon Back Field -- Bezdek, De Tray, and Walker Gain|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|date=October 29, 1905|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98499962/chicago-runs-up-32-points-on/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Marquette Golden Avalanche|title=Marquette}}

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 34–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Ohio Northern Polar Bears|title=Ohio Northern}}

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 34–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Michigan Agricultural

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 37–11

| attend = 1,500

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Michigan Aggies Score On Purple |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean/168593169/ |newspaper=The Inter Ocean |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=November 19, 1905 |page=11 |access-date=March 22, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Easy Win For The Purple—Northwestern Defeats Michigan Agricultural College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/168593019/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=November 19, 1905 |page=11 |access-date=March 22, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Northrop Field

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| score = 6–72

| attend = 5,000

}}

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| image1 = Arthur Rueber 2.jpg

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| caption1 = Arthur Rueber before the game

| image2 = James E. Johnson 01.jpg

| width2 = {{#expr: (150 * 517 / 419) round 0}}

| caption2 = Johnson practicing before the game.

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File:Dedication of Northwestern Field in 1905.jpg before the Beloit game, with Evanston mayor Barker, Chicago mayor Dunne, dean of the liberal arts college Holgate, and Northwestern business manager Dyche.]]

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|Road=Kentucky University

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Purple

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

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| width = 300

| image1 = Northwestern Purple vs. Chicago Maroons on October 28, 1905 01.jpg

| caption1 = Rueber running with the ball in the Chicago game.

| image2 = Northwestern Purple vs. Chicago Maroons on October 28, 1905 02.jpg

| caption2 = Johnson (center) running with the ball.

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{{See also|1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team}}

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