1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

The 1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1910 college football season. They were led by first-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 4–2–1 record.[1]

1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wabash     4 0 0
Michigan Agricultural     6 1 0
St. Mary's (OH)     5 1 0
Central Michigan     5 1 1
Marquette     6 1 2
Notre Dame     4 1 1
Buchtel     7 2 0
Saint Louis     7 2 0
Michigan     3 0 3
Fairmount     6 2 1
Lake Forest     5 2 0
Western State Normal (MI)     4 2 0
Northern Illinois State     4 2 1
Mount Union     4 2 2
South Dakota State     4 2 2
Detroit College     3 2 0
Doane     3 2 1
Butler     4 3 1
Rose Poly     4 4 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 0
Miami (OH)     2 4 1
Carthage     2 4 0
Ohio Northern     2 5 0
Iowa State Teachers     1 4 1
Haskell     2 7 0
Heidelberg     1 7 0
Michigan State Normal     0 5 1
Ohio     0 6 1

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Oregon High SchoolW 17–0[2][3]
October 1at Sycamore High School
T 0–0[3][4]
October 8Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–0[5]
October 22Elgin High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 3–0[3][6]
October 29at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 0–16[7]
November 5Sycamore High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 22–0[8]
November 12DixonDixon, ILL 3–23[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Team Wins A Game". The Daily Chronicle. September 26, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1910-1914". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Two Football Games Saturday". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Elgin Respects DeKalb Elevens". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Football Teams Play Two Interesting Games". The Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Normals Lose Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 31, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Normal Won Saturday's Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Defeated at Dixon". The Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.