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1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainPaul Harrison
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons← 19151920 →
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.

Schedule

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

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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