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1903 Northwestern Purple football team
| 1903 Northwestern Purple football |
|---|
| Western Conference |
| 10–1–3 (1–0–2 Western) |
| Walter McCornack (1st season) |
| Dixie Fleager |
| Sheppard Field |
The 1903 Northwestern Purple team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University as a member of the Western Conference (now commonly known as the Big Ten Conference) during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Walter McCornack, the Wildcats compiled a 10–1–3 record (1–0–2 in conference games), shut out eight opponents, outscored all opponents by a total of 229 to 67, and tied for the conference championship. They were undefeated in the first eleven games, finally losing in the final game of the season to the team from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | North Division High School | Evanston, IL | W 22–5 | |||
| September 22 | Fort Sheridan | Evanston, IL | W 28–0 | |||
| September 23 | Englewood High School | Evanston, IL | W 35–0 | |||
| September 26 | Northwestern College | Sheppard FieldEvanston, IL | W 22–6 | |||
| September 30 | Northwestern alumni | Evanston, IL | W 5–0 | |||
| October 3 | Lombard | Evanston, IL | W 23–0 | |||
| October 7 | Chicago Dental | Evanston, IL | W 18–11 | |||
| October 10 | at Washington University | League ParkSt. Louis, MO | W 23–0 | |||
| October 17 | at Chicago | Marshall FieldChicago, IL | T 0–0 | |||
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Burnet WoodsCincinnati, OH | W 35–0 | ||
| October 31 | at Illinois | Illinois FieldChampaign, IL | W 12–11 | |||
| November 14 | vs. Notre Dame | South Side ParkChicago, IL (rivalry) | T 0–0 | |||
| November 21 | 2:13 p.m. | vs. Wisconsin | South Side ParkChicago, IL | T 6–6 | 10,000 | |
| November 26 | vs. Carlisle | South Side ParkChicago, IL | L 0–28 | 3,000 |
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