1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football Independent 6–1–1 William Wirtz 7th Paul Harrison Glidden Field 1920 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.NIU Football 2020 Record Book https://niuhuskies.com/documents/2020/12/2/NIU_Football_2020_Record_Book.pdf Northern Illinois University Athletics September 16, 2021 184 Schedule September 30 l y East Aurora High School Aurora, IL 3–13 Normal Makes Great Record https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85467426/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle October 2, 1916 2 Newspapers.com October 7 w y 1916 Wheaton Crusaders Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL 13–0 Normal Wins Opener Game From Wheaton https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85467651/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle October 9, 1916 4 Newspapers.com October 14 w 1916 North-Western College North-Western College Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 16–0 Normal Takes Hard Contest https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85468120/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle October 16, 1916 6 Newspapers.com October 21 w y 1916 Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks Lewis Chicago, IL 7–0 Normal Takes Fast Contest https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85468565/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle October 23, 1916 6 Newspapers.com October 28 t y Elgin Academy Elgin, IL 0–0 Normal Boys Held Fast Team To Tie Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85468872/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle October 30, 1916 8 Newspapers.com November 4 w Chicago Technical Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 52–0 Normal Playing Team From Chicago College https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85469862/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle November 4, 1916 5 Newspapers.comNormal Team Won Easy Game On Saturday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85469500/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle November 6, 1916 4 Newspapers.com November 11 w y North-Western College Naperville, IL 7–6 Normal Team Again Victor https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85470199/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle November 13, 1916 5 Newspapers.com November 18 w Wheaton (IL) Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 7–0 Normal Team Beat Wheaton https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85470322/ September 16, 2021 The Daily Chronicle November 20, 1916 8 Newspapers.com References Northern Illinois State Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois State Normal football