Northwestern
B10 · 1916 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras
1916 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 | LAKE FOREST | Unranked | — | W 26–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 | Chicago (CHICAGO)H2H |  B10 | 3–4 | W 10–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–5 | W 40–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–4–1 | W 7–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 4–3 | W 20–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 2–4–1 | W 38–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–0 | L 3–23 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Iowa +4
- Chicago +3
- Drake +3
- Indiana +2
- Purdue +2
- Ohio State 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.857 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.