1909 Northwestern Purple football team

1909 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record1–3–1 (1–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainDave August
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1909 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota $ 3 0 06 1 0
Chicago 4 1 14 1 2
Illinois 3 1 05 2 0
Wisconsin 2 1 13 1 1
Indiana 1 3 04 3 0
Northwestern 1 3 01 3 1
Iowa 0 1 02 4 1
Purdue 0 4 02 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1909 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1909 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Bill Horr, the Purple compiled a 1–3–1 record (1–3 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Western Conference.