Today's Tidbit... Missing The Point, As Normal

I acquired this RPPC because I loved the circular SPN logo on their jerseys and didn't have anything similar in my collection. The seller did not identify the pictured team, but with the '06' on the ball and a distinctive logo, I thought I could identify the school with a little or a lot of detective work.

The obvious question is, which school might use an SPN logo? Initially, I thought the school might be named after a saint. Then, thinking the players appeared to be college-age, I shifted my focus to the N, guessing the team might represent a normal school such as Southwestern (something) Normal or Southern (something) Normal.

I then hit on a normal school for which the SPN moniker fit, so I located a copy of their 1907 yearbook. Lo and behold, page 109 had a picture of the 1906 football team, with most wearing jerseys with the same logo as the guys in the RPPC. I hit it on the first attempt.