1916 North Texas State Normal football team

The 1916 North Texas State Normal football team represented North Texas State Normal College (now known as the University of North Texas) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. Led by second-year head coach James W. St. Clair, the squad compiled an overall record of 4–3–1.[1]

1916 North Texas State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham     7 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     7 1 0
Maryland State     6 2 0
Marshall     7 2 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 2 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     5 2 2
Navy     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     3 1 3
Presbyterian     4 3 0
Delaware     4 3 1
North Texas State Normal     4 3 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     3 2 0
George Washington     3 3 1
Wake Forest     3 3 0
Louisville     2 3 1
West Tennessee State Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Tusculum     2 3 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Southeastern Oklahoma NormalDenton, TXW 6–0[2]
October 13at Decatur BaptistDecatur, TXW 12–0[3]
October 20at DallasDallas, TXL 0–42[4]
October 31at Trinity (TX)
L 7–12[5][6]
November 6at Southwest Texas StateSan Marcos, TXT 0–0[7]
November 13Thorp Spring CollegeDenton, TXW 48–0[8]
November 20Meridian CollegeDenton, TXL 13–14[9]
November 30East Texas StateDenton, TXW 38–7[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 North Texas Football Fact And Records Book" (PDF). Denton, Texas: University of North Texas. p. 120. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Squad ready for big fray tomorrow". Durant Daily Democrat. October 13, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Decatur team holds Denton Normalites". Wise County Messenger. October 20, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Dallas University defeats Denton Normal". The Austin American. October 21, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Trinity will play North Texas Normal Tuesday". The Waxahachie Daily Light. October 30, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Trinity won over Normal by great final rally". The Houston Post. November 1, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Southwest and North Texas Normals play tie". The Austin American. November 7, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Denton College has easy time defeating Thorp Spring team". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 14, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "North Texas College defeated". The Houston Post. November 21, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "1916 East Texas Normal College Football Schedule". Texas A&M–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.