1915 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1915 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainHenry Barton
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
←  1914
1916  →
1915 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dubuque  – 7 –0 –0
Carleton  – 6 –0 –0
Wabash  – 7 –0 –1
Notre Dame  – 7 –1 –0
Grinnell  – 6 –1 –0
Michigan Agricultural  – 5 –1 –0
Western State Normal (MI)  – 5 –1 –0
Heidelberg  – 5 –2 –1
Millikin  – 5 –2 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan  – 6 –3 –0
St. Mary's (OH)  – 3 –2 –0
Michigan State Normal  – 4 –2 –1
Doane  – 5 –3 –0
Marquette  – 4 –2 –2
South Dakota  – 4 –2 –2
Jamestown  – 3 –2 –1
Penn (IA)  – 4 –3 –0
Michigan  – 4 –3 –1
Saint Louis  – 4 –3 –1
Creighton  – 3 –3 –1
Haskell  – 3 –3 –0
Iowa State Teachers  – 3 –3 –0
North Dakota Agricultural  – 3 –3 –0
St. Thomas (MN)  – 2 –2 –1
Hanover  – 2 –4 –0
Lake Forest  – 2 –4 –0
Northern Illinois State  – 2 –5 –1
Lawrence  – 2 –5 –0
Earlham  – 2 –6 –0
Detroit  – 1 –5 –0
Butler  – 1 –6 –0

The 1915 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1915 college football season. They were led by sixth-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 2–5–1 record. Henry Barton was the team's captain. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at West Aurora High School Aurora, IL L 0–17 [2]
October 9 North-Western College
W 25–14 [3]
October 16at Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL L 3–37 [4]
October 23at St. Viator Kankakee, IL L 0–96 [5]
October 30at North-Western College Naperville, IL L 0–13 [6]
November 6Evanston Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–21 [7]
November 13Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 41–0 [8]
November 20 Elgin Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
T 12–12 [9]

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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.

The 1914 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1914 college football season. They were led by fifth-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 7–0–1 record. Kennard Seyller was the team's captain.

The 1913 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1913 college football season. They were led by fourth-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 3–3–3 record. Jesse Donyes was the team's captain.

The 1912 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1912 college football season. They were led by third-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 3–5 record. William Baker was the team's captain.

The 1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1911 college football season. They were led by second-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 8–1–2 record. James Sawyer was the team's captain.

The 1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1910 college football season. They were led by first-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 4–2–1 record.

The 1909 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1909 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Nelson A. Kellogg and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 2–6 record.

The 1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1908 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Nelson A. Kellogg and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 1–5–1 record. Irwin Madden was the team's captain.

The 1906 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1906 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Nelson A. Kellogg and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 4–2–1 record. Warren Madden was the team's captain.

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The 1903 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1903 college football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach John A. H. Keith and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 4–2 record. Floyd Ritzman and Donald Kays were the team's co-captains.

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Normals Lose First Game Of The Season". The Daily Chronicle . October 4, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Normal Beats Naperville". The Daily Chronicle . October 11, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Normals Lost Hard Game By Very Bad Luck". The Daily Chronicle . October 18, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Normal Loses But Boys Make Fine Showing". The Daily Chronicle . October 25, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fatal Quarter Loses The Game". The Daily Chronicle . November 1, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Normal Loses But Is Pleased". The Daily Chronicle . November 8, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Normal Takes Second Battle". The Daily Chronicle . November 15, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Normal Winds Up The Season". The Daily Chronicle . November 22, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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