1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

The 1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1908 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Nelson A. Kellogg and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 1–5–1 record. Irwin Madden was the team's captain.[1]

1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
CaptainIrwin Madden
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
Miami (OH)     7 0 0
Iowa State Normal     5 0 0
St. Mary's (OH)     7 0 1
DePaul     6 0 1
Butler     5 0 1
Ohio Northern     9 1 0
Fairmount     8 1 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     6 0 2
Lake Forest     4 1 1
Saint Louis     6 2 2
Kansas State     6 2 0
Michigan     5 2 1
Marquette     4 2 1
St. Viator     5 3 0
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Mount Union     5 4 1
Doane     4 4 0
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Western State Normal (MI)     3 3 0
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
Carthage     2 3 0
Haskell     3 5 1
Wittenberg     3 5 1
Ohio     3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 0
Cincinnati     1 4 1
Wabash     2 6 0
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 4 0
Heidelberg     1 6 0
Franklin     0 9 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 2 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Rochelle High SchoolRochelle, ILL 0–5[2][3]
October 3at St. Joseph's CollegeDubuque, IAL 0–16[1][4]
October 10AlumniL 0–24[2]
October 17at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 5–12[2]
November 7Sandwich High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–0[2][5]
November 11DeKalb All-Stars
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–18[6]
November 14at Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILT 6–6[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1905-1909". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Football At Normal Grounds". The Daily Chronicle. September 26, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Other Football Results". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1908. p. 3:3. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Football Football". The Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The DeKalb All-Stars..." The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.