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 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.

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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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