1916 Northwestern
6–1 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Fred Murphy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 40–6Oct 28
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vsLake Forest | W 26–7 | 81% |
| Oct 21 | atChicago | W 10–0 | 24% |
| Oct 28 | vs Drake | W 40–6 | 62% |
| Nov 4 | at Indiana | W 7–0 | 47% |
| Nov 10 | vs Iowa | W 20–13 | 55% |
| Nov 18 | vs Purdue | W 38–6 | 63% |
| Nov 25 | at Ohio State | L 3–23 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 23–3; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1916.
- Record
- 6–1
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 144–55
- Coach
- Fred Murphy
- Elo
- 1497 +118 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.7 No. 36 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- A.H. Henry
All-Western Conference
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Eldon J. SmithOGIV-1
Paddy DriscollRBWE-1; AX-1; IV-1; ECP-1
Second team
- Frederick I. NormanEWE-2; ECP-2
- Reding PutnamOTWE-2
- Bob KoehlerFBWE-2; AX-2; IV-2; ECP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1916 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| Northwestern | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 3–4 | |
 Illinois | 2–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–4–1 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.