1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

The 1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1902 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John A. H. Keith. The team finished the season with a 5–1–1 record. Sanford Givens was the team's captain.[1]

1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
CaptainSanford Givens
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     9 0 0
South Dakota     9 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     4 0 0
Central Michigan     4 0 0
Ohio Medical     9 1 0
Marquette     6 1 1
Knox     9 2 0
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Notre Dame     6 2 1
Drake     5 2 1
Mount Union     6 3 0
Iowa State     6 3 1
Carthage     2 1 1
Cincinnati     4 2 2
Missouri     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     5 3 1
Kansas     6 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Fairmount     4 3 1
Detroit College     3 3 0
Lake Forest     4 4 1
Western Illinois     2 2 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 5 0
Wittenberg     3 4 2
Washburn     3 4 0
Doane     2 3 0
Heidelberg     3 5 1
Wabash     2 4 2
Buchtel     2 5 0
Washington University     2 6 1
Butler     1 3 0
Kansas State     2 6 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Iowa State Normal     1 6 1
Ohio     0 5 1

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9at Sandwich High SchoolSandwich, ILW 6–0[2]
October 18Geneva Athletic AssociationDeKalb, ILW 22–0[3]
October 23at Plano High SchoolPlano, ILT 0–0[2]
November 1Plano High SchoolDeKalb, ILW 23–0[4]
November 8at Geneva High SchoolGeneva, ILW 11–0[5]
November 15Eastern Illinois
  • Athletic Park
  • DeKalb, IL
W 10–0[6]
November 27at Whitewater StateWhitewater, WIL 5–16[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1900-1904". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "De Kalb Normal 22; Geneva 0". Inter Ocean. October 19, 1902. p. 50. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "DeKalb Victorious". The Daily Chronicle. November 3, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Teams Were Victorious". The Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Football Players March At Head Of Procession". The Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normal At Whitewater". The Daily Chronicle. November 28, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.