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The finishing touches are being added to NRF.
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Preseason Bowl Projections
New Ryan Field Progresses
NU Unveils Purple Gothic Unis
Wildcat History
Capt. Andrew Johnson
NU Announces Ryan Debut Date
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Wildcat History
NU's First Football Game
As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Northwestern's first football
game, HailToPurple.com has posted a series of articles about that first
game. These four posts are part of the site's expanded section featuring NU's first game.
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Introducing HailToPurple.com's
WildStats
A new feature linked in HTP's 'Cat Data Extra
section, WildStats is a Power BI app report that shows interactive NU
football statistics, including win / loss records dating from 1876 and
team stats dating back to 2001.
The WildStats platform will be updated after every game this fall. Click here to open WildStats (will open in a new window).
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Northwestern's
2025 season was the school's 140th playing football. Now, you can read about NU's very first season and how it
all began.
Gus Hornsby's Gamble
tells the story of Augustus Hornsby, the maverick English army officer
who formed the Chicago Foot-Ball Club and taught the game to
Northwestern students. Hornsby's story, relayed here for the first time
anywhere, is a wild ride: he was a pioneer journalist, an explorer, and
eventually a fabulously wealthy real estate tycoon. But his gambling
addiction led to financial ruin and a stunning string of crimes that
made Hornsby a nationally-hunted fugitive.
My book
provides a new glimpse into life at Northwestern at the school's
infancy and describes its first football team in detail. It is a must
for any fan of Northwestern and NU history. Click here to learn more about the book. You can order it directly from Amazon.
Other pages updated this week (Aug. 16):
No other pages updated.
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Updated 12/26/25
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"...It will always be my school, our school."
--Gary Barnett, as quoted by Teddy Greenstein
HTP first updated: July 12, 2000
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