1892 Northwestern Purple football team

1892 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceIntercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
Record6–4–2 (1–3 IAANW)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Noyes
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 0 0 5 0 0
Wisconsin 2 2 0 4 3 0
Michigan 1 2 0 7 5 0
Northwestern 1 3 0 6 4 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1892 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1892 college football season. The Wildcats compiled a 6–4–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 140 to 112.[1][2][3] The team played 12 games, five of which were designated as "practice" games and seven of which were designated as official match games. The 1892 season included Northwestern's first games against teams representing Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota.

  1. ^ "1892 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ The Syllabus (NW yearbook), 1893, pp. 236-237.
  3. ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.