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1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

The 1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1911 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach William Wirtz and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 8–1–2 record. James Sawyer was the team's captain.[1]

1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Sawyer
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette   –   7 – 0 – 2
Notre Dame   –   6 – 0 – 2
Fairmount   –   7 – 1 – 0
South Dakota   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   8 – 2 – 1
Saint Louis   –   6 – 1 – 1
Lake Forest   –   5 – 1 – 1
Mount Union   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan   –   5 – 1 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 1 – 0
St. Viator   –   4 – 2 – 0
Haskell   –   4 – 2 – 3
Iowa State Teachers   –   3 – 2 – 1
Ohio Northern   –   5 – 4 – 0
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Dakota State   –   4 – 4 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 1
Buchtel   –   3 – 4 – 1
Butler   –   3 – 4 – 1
Carthage   –   3 – 4 – 1
Doane   –   3 – 4 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Heidelberg   –   2 – 3 – 1
Western State Normal   –   2 – 3 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   2 – 5 – 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16DeKalb All-Stars
T 5–5[2][3]
September 23at Sycamore High SchoolSycamore, ILW 57–0[4]
September 30at BeloitBeloit, WIL 0–42[5]
October 7Rochelle High SchoolRochelle, ILW 33–0[6]
October 14Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–10[3]
October 21at DixonDixon, ILW 21–7[7]
October 28Dixon
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 15–10[8]
November 4at West Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILT 0–0[9]
November 11at Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILW 6–5[10]
November 18East Aurora High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 10–0[11]
November 25Elgin Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–5[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Team Had Opening Game". The Daily Chronicle. September 19, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1910-1914". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Normals Win First Game Of Season". The Daily Chronicle. September 25, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Foot Ball Teams Were Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 2, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "DeKalb Won And Lost One". The Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normal Cleaned Up Dixon Team". The Daily Chronicle. October 23, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal Team Adds Victory". The Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal Robbed Of Earned Win". The Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Won From Elgin". The Daily Chronicle. November 13, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Normal Beat East Aurora". The Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Normal Winner From Academy". The Daily Chronicle. November 27, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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