1896 Northwestern Purple football team

1896 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–1–2 (2–1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJesse Van Doozer
Home stadiumNorthwestern Athletic Field
1896 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 2 0 17 1 1
Michigan 2 1 09 1 0
Northwestern 2 1 16 1 2
Chicago 3 2 015 2 1
Minnesota 1 2 08 2 0
Illinois 0 2 14 2 1
Purdue 0 2 14 2 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1896 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1896 Western Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Alvin H. Culver, and their first as a member of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference), the Purple compiled a 6–1–2 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference.