1894 Northwestern Purple football team
Date Opponent Site Result
October 6 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago L 0-46
October 11 Evanston High Evanston , IL W 14-0
October 13 at Lake Forest Lake Forest , IL L 6-24
October 17 Evanston High Evanston , IL W 12-0
October 20 Beloit Evanston , IL L 6-42
October 24 Evanston High Evanston , IL W 22-6
October 26 Lake Forest Evanston , IL W 12-8
November 3 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign , IL ( rivalry ) L 0-66
November 24 Chicago Evanston , IL L 0-36
Schedule
The 1894 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1894 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach A. A. Ewing, the Purple compiled a 4-5 record. Three of the victories were mid-week warm-up games against Evanston High School. In three games against major college opponents (Chicago and Illinois), the team lost by a combined total score of 148 to 0.