1916 Illinois Top Ten Independent Football Ranking

Rank Team Name

Record Comments

1	Chicago Cornell-Hamburgs	10-0-0 Beat: Aurora, Racine, Beloit, Evanston,

Chicago All-Stars

Tied:

Lost:

2	Taylorville Independents	10-0-0 Beat: Springfield(2), Decatur, Kewanee,

Auburn, Spring Valley, Moline

Tied:

Lost:

3	Evanston North Ends	5-4-0 Beat: Mil Maple Leaf, Racine, Wabash,

South Bend, Rockford

Tied:

Lost: Davenport, Detroit, Fort Wayne,

Chi Cornell-Hamburgs

4	Rock Island Independents	5-3-1 Beat: Aurora, Moline, Maywood,

Rockford, Spring Valley

Tied: Davenport

Lost: Rockford, Moline, Davenport

5	Spring Valley Moose	9-2-0 Beat: Streator, Chi Englewood, Davenport

Tied:

Lost: Taylorville, Rock Island

6	Joliet Steel Workers	9-0-0 Beat: Aurora, Chicago Roseland, Peru,

Freeport, Kewanee, Streator

Tied:

Lost:

7	Peoria Socials	9-0-0 Beat: Danvers, Peru, Springfield, Decatur,

Kewanee, Pekin

Tied:

Lost:

8	Rockford AAC	5-3-2 Beat: Freeport, St. Charles, Rock Island,

Mil Schmidt, South Bend

Tied: Rockford Badger(2)

Lost: Evanston, Rock Badger, Rock Island

9	Moline Indians	3-4-1 Beat: Rock Island, St. Charles

Tied: Beloit

Lost: Davenport(2), Rock Island,

Taylorville

10	Maywood Collegian AC	5-2-0 Beat: Rockford Badger, Kankakee

Tied:

Lost: Racine, Rock Island

Other prominent teams:

Auburn Socials

Decatur Indians

Kankakee AC

Kewanee Regulars

Rockford Badger AC

Springfield Independents

St. Charles Belgian-Americans