1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Captain Paul Harrison
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
←  1915
1920  →
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at East Aurora High School Aurora, IL L 3–13 [2]
October 7at Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL W 13–0 [3]
October 14 North-Western College
W 16–0 [4]
October 21at Lewis Chicago, IL W 7–0 [5]
October 28at Elgin Academy Elgin, IL T 0–0 [6]
November 4 Chicago Technical
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 52–0 [7] [8]
November 11at North-Western College Naperville, IL W 7–6 [9]
November 18Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 7–0 [10]

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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.

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 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.

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.

The 1900 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1900 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach John A. H. Keith. The team finished the season with a 2–2–2 record.

References

  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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