1912 Northwestern Purple football team

1912 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record2–3–1 (2–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainAndrew N. Johnson
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 5 0 07 0 0
Chicago 6 1 06 1 0
Purdue 2 2 14 2 1
Minnesota 2 2 04 3 0
Northwestern 2 3 02 3 1
Illinois 1 3 13 3 1
Iowa 1 3 04 3 0
Indiana 0 5 02 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1912 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1912 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Charles Hammett, the Purple compiled a 2–3–1 record (2–3 against Western Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference.