1916 Northwestern Purple football team

1916 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–1 (4–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainA. H. Henry
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio State $ 4 0 07 0 0
Northwestern 4 1 06 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 06 1 0
Chicago 3 3 03 4 0
Illinois 2 2 13 3 1
Wisconsin 1 2 14 2 1
Iowa 1 2 04 3 0
Indiana 0 3 12 4 1
Purdue 0 4 12 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1916 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the team compiled a 6–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference. The team's sole loss was to conference champion Ohio State.