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1915 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainHenry Barton
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons← 19141916 →
1915 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dubuque   –   7 – 0 – 0
Carleton   –   6 – 0 – 0
Wabash   –   7 – 0 – 1
Notre Dame   –   7 – 1 – 0
Grinnell   –   6 – 1 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   5 – 1 – 0
South Dakota State   –   5 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   5 – 2 – 1
Millikin   –   5 – 2 – 1
Nebraska Wesleyan   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   3 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 1
Doane   –   5 – 3 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 2 – 2
South Dakota   –   4 – 2 – 2
Jamestown   –   3 – 2 – 1
Penn (IA)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 3 – 1
Creighton   –   3 – 3 – 1
Haskell   –   3 – 3 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   3 – 3 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 3 – 0
St. Thomas (MN)   –   2 – 2 – 1
Hanover   –   2 – 4 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   2 – 5 – 1
Lawrence   –   2 – 5 – 0
Earlham   –   2 – 6 – 0
Detroit   –   1 – 5 – 0
Butler   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1915 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1915 college football season. They were led by sixth-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 2–5–1 record. Henry Barton was the team's captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at West Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 0–17
October 9North-Western CollegeW 25–14
October 16at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILL 3–37
October 23at St. ViatorKankakee, ILL 0–96
October 30at North-Western CollegeNaperville, ILL 0–13
November 6Evanston Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–21
November 13Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 41–0
November 20Elgin Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
T 12–12

References

  1. "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. "Normals Lose First Game Of The Season". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Normal Beats Naperville". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Normals Lost Hard Game By Very Bad Luck". The Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Normal Loses But Boys Make Fine Showing". The Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fatal Quarter Loses The Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Normal Loses But Is Pleased". The Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Normal Takes Second Battle". The Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Normal Winds Up The Season". The Daily Chronicle. November 22, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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