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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1875  <-- 1889 <- 1890 -> 1891 --> 2024
1890 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1890 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Evanston HS  16   4   W       
 Wed., Oct. 22  vs. Evanston HS  18   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 30  vs. S. Division HS  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Alumni  0   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Beloit  22   6   W       
 Wed., Nov. 26   Wisconsin  22   10   W    @ Milwaukee   
 
1890 Season Totals
  Record4-1 -1
  Points Scored78
  Scoring Average13.0
  Points Allowed46
  Defense Average7.7
  Opponents Record1-3
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record0-1
1890 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1890 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-1-120833   Tom Eck
Illinois 1-21284   Scott Williams
Colorado State 0-000   No Coach
Syracuse 7-412897   Robert Bobby Winston
Navy 5-1-120540   No Coach
Rutgers 5-5-1222147   No Coach
Virginia 5-2226207   No Coach
California 4-0454   No Coach
Michigan 4-114926   No Coach
Northwestern 4-1-17846   No Coach
Cincinnati 2-1-12220   No Coach
Missouri 2-111234   A.L. McRae
Nebraska 2-0280   Dr. Langdon Frothingham
Penn State 2-29130   No Coach
Iowa 1-210736   No Coach
Kentucky 0-000   No Team
Massachusetts 1-440124   No Coach
Ohio State 1-330110   Alexander S. Lilley
Pittsburgh 1-21074   No Coach
Vanderbilt 1-0400   Elliott H. Jones
Wisconsin 1-3122101   Ted Mestre
Army 0-1024   Dennis M. Michie
Colorado 0-44217   No Coach
Duke 0-1410   No Coach
Washington 0-0-100   No Coach

1890 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1890 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.