1898 Northwestern Purple football team

1898 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9–4–1 (0–4 Western)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Thorne
Home stadiumSheppard Field
1898 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 3 0 010 0 0
Chicago 3 1 014 2 1
Wisconsin 2 1 09 1 0
Illinois 1 1 04 5 0
Minnesota 1 2 04 5 0
Purdue 0 1 03 3 0
Northwestern 0 4 09 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1898 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1898 Western Conference football season. In their first and only year under head coach W. H. Bannard, the Purple compiled a 9–4–1 record (0–4 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Western Conference. The team lost all four of its games against Western Conference opponents (Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin) by a combined total of 104 to 16.