1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainPaul Harrison
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1915
1920 →
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Xavier   –   5 – 0 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   5 – 1 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   6 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   8 – 2 – 0
Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 2 – 1
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   3 – 2 – 2
St. Mary's (OH)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 3 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 0
Haskell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 1
South Dakota   –   1 – 5 – 2
Akron   –   2 – 7 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 5 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   1 – 7 – 0
Lake Forest   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1916 college football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach William Wirtz and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 6–1–1 record. Paul Harrison was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 3–13[2]
October 7at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILW 13–0[3]
October 14North-Western College
W 16–0[4]
October 21at LewisChicago, ILW 7–0[5]
October 28at Elgin AcademyElgin, ILT 0–0[6]
November 4Chicago Technical
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 52–0[7][8]
November 11at North-Western CollegeNaperville, ILW 7–6[9]
November 18Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 7–0[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Makes Great Record". The Daily Chronicle. October 2, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Wins Opener Game From Wheaton". The Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal Takes Hard Contest". The Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Normal Takes Fast Contest". The Daily Chronicle. October 23, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Boys Held Fast Team To Tie Score". The Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normal Playing Team From Chicago College". The Daily Chronicle. November 4, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal Team Won Easy Game On Saturday". The Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal Team Again Victor". The Daily Chronicle. November 13, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Team Beat Wheaton". The Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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