1913 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

The 1913 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1913 college football season. They were led by fourth-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 3–3–3 record. Jesse Donyes was the team's captain.[1]

1913 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–3
Head coach
CaptainJesse Donyes
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Agricultural     7 0 0
Notre Dame     7 0 0
Western State Normal (MI)     4 0 0
Haskell     10 1 0
Michigan     6 1 0
Lake Forest     5 1 1
Doane     5 1 2
St. Mary's (OH)     4 1 1
Christian Brothers (MO)     6 2 1
Wabash     5 2 0
Detroit     5 3 1
Heidelberg     4 3 0
Marquette     4 3 1
Mount Union     4 3 2
Saint Louis     5 4 1
South Dakota     3 3 0
Northern Illinois State     3 3 3
Akron     3 4 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 3 1
Ohio Northern     4 6 1
Butler     2 4 1
Michigan State Normal     2 3 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 2 2

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Rochelle High SchoolRochelle, ILW 12–0[2]
October 4at BeloitBeloit, WIL 0–115[3]
October 11AlumniT 0–0[4]
October 18at Freeport High SchoolFreeport, ILL 0–25[5]
October 25at Sandwich High SchoolSandwich, ILT 13–13[6][7]
November 1at Rockford High School reservesRockford, ILT 0–0[7][8]
November 8Woodstock High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 19–7[9]
November 15Aurora
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 12–9[10]
November 22at North-Western CollegeNaperville, ILL 0–66[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Boys Win In Game Of Saturday". The Daily Chronicle. September 29, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "DeKalb Eleven Very Liberal". The Daily Chronicle. October 6, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal Plays Tie Game With Old Graduates". The Daily Chronicle. October 14, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Normal Team Loses In Game Against Freeport". The Daily Chronicle. October 20, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Team In Tie Game With Sandwich Club". The Daily Chronicle. October 27, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Rockford And Normal Are Hooked Up In Tie". The Daily Chronicle. September 22, 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal Wins Game On Saturday Afternoon". The Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Wins From The Aurora College Team". The Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Normal Given Bad Trimming". The Daily Chronicle. November 24, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.