Northern Illinois Football Team History
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Founded: 1895 Stadium: Huskie Stadium Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: William W. Wirtz Conference: Independent-
1915 Season Highlights
William W. Wirtz enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1915 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 @ West Aurora HS (IL)
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. North Western Academy (IL)
25
14
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Wheaton (IL)
3
37
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Saint Viator (IL)
0
96
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @ North Western Academy (IL)
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Northwestern Academy (IL)
0
21
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Wheaton (IL)
41
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Elgin Academy (IL)
12
12
T
1915 Season Totals
Record 2-5
-1
Points Scored 81
Scoring Average 10.1
Points Allowed 210
Defense Average 26.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
-1
Away Record 0-4
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1915 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1915 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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