1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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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.[1]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 3–13[2]
October 7at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILW 13–0[3]
October 14North-Western CollegeW 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]
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