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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: Paul Noyes
Conference: Independent-

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1875 <-- 1892 <- 1893 -> 1894 --> 2024

1893 Season Highlights

Paul Noyes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1893 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Wed., Oct. 4	vs. Denver A.C.	0	8	L	@ Chicago, IL
Wed., Oct. 18	@ Chicago	6	12	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Illinois	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Lake Forest	12	12	T
Mon., Oct. 30	vs. Minnesota	0	16	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Beloit	10	6	W
Wed., Nov. 8	vs. Chicago	6	6	T
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Lake Forest	38	22	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Michigan	6	72	L
Sat., Dec. 16	@ Chicago	14	22	L

1893 Season Totals
Record	2-5 -3
Points Scored	92
Scoring Average	9.2
Points Allowed	176
Defense Average	17.6
Opponents Record	16-5
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2 -3
Away Record	0-3

1893 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1893 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-0	148	38					Wallie Winter
New Mexico	3-1	32	16					No Coach
Iowa State	0-3	14	56					W.F. Finney
Stanford	8-0-1	284	17					W.A. Pop Bliss
Virginia	8-3	244	78					John P. Johnny Poe
Michigan	7-3	278	102					Frank Barbour
Maryland	6-0	104	16					Samuel Harding
Vanderbilt	6-1	181	60					W.J. Keller
Akron	5-2	276	82					John W. Heisman
California	5-1-1	110	60					Walt W. Pudge Heffelfinger
Kentucky	5-2-1	280	110					John A. Thompson
Navy	5-3	122	78					John A. Josh Hartwell
Oregon State	5-1	180	48					Bill Bloss
Army	4-5	84	109					Laurence T. Bliss
Eastern Michigan	4-2	116	94					Ernest Goodrich
Mississippi	4-1	120	28					Dr. Alexander H. Bondurant
Notre Dame	4-1	92	24					No Coach
Ohio State	4-5	202	178					Jack Ryder
Penn State	4-1	92	36					George W. Hoskins
Syracuse	4-9-1	124	324					No Coach
Texas	4-0	98	16					No Coach
Wisconsin	4-2	112	110					Parke H. Davis
Boston College	3-3	24	34					Joseph Drum
Duke	3-1	88	40					No Coach
Miami Ohio	3-0	58	12					No Coach
North Carolina	3-4	152	66					No Coach
Southern California	3-1	56	50					No Coach
Auburn	2-0-2	84	40					G.H. Harvey
Georgia	2-2-1	62	71					Ernest Brown
Georgia Tech	2-1-1	38	18					Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State	2-0	25	6					Bart Gatling
Northwestern	2-5-3	92	176					Paul Noyes
Tennessee	2-4	44	256					No Coach
West Virginia	2-1	24	60					F. William John Rane
Massachusetts	1-9	64	236					No Coach
New Mexico State	1-1	16	18					W.M. Clutte
Pittsburgh	1-4	14	70					Anson F. Harrold
Tulane	1-2	38	24					T.L. Bayne
Wake Forest	1-2	70	52					Walter E. Sikes
Washington	1-3-1	18	86					William B. Goodwin
Wyoming	1-0	14	0
Alabama	0-4	23	74					Eli Abbott
Cincinnati	0-6	12	120					No Coach
Louisiana State	0-1	0	34					Dr. Charles E. Coates
San Jose State	0-1	0	18					J.E. Addicott
Virginia Tech	0-2	6	40					E.A. Smyth

1893 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1893 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.