1913 Northwestern Purple football team

1913 Northwestern Purple football
1913 Northwestern Purple football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	1–6 (0–6 Western)
Head coach	Dennis Grady (1st season);
Captain	Walter Kraft
Home stadium	Northwestern Field
	Seasons ← 1912 1914 →

The 1913 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1913 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Dennis Grady, the Purple compiled a 1–6 record (0–6 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Lake Forest*	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 10–0
October 11	Purdue	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–34
October 18	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–37
October 25	Iowa	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 6–78
November 8	Chicago	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–14
November 15	Indiana	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 20–21	^[3]^[4]
November 22	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 0–58
*Non-conference game

^ "1913 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "Football Games Today". Chicago, Illinois: The day book. November 15, 1913. p. 27. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
^ "Northwestern Outplayed Indiana". Chicago, Illinois: The day book. November 17, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Chronicling America.

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