1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainPaul Harrison
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1915
1920 →
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.[1]

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 16, 2021.