1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainAllan Newman
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
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1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College   –   6 – 0 – 2
Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Creighton   –   8 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 1 – 0
South Dakota State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   6 – 1 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   5 – 1 – 1
Wabash   –   7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   6 – 2 – 1
DePauw   –   4 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan Mines   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 3 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Valparaiso   –   2 – 2 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   3 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Earlham   –   2 – 4 – 1
St. Ignatius (OH)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 1
Kent State   –   0 – 2 – 1

The 1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College as an independent in the 1921 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Harrison and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with a 3–5 record. Allan Newman was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Elgin AcademyElgin, ILW 21–0[2]
October 8Millikin
L 0–63[3]
October 15at BradleyPeoria, ILL 0–41[4]
October 22Mount Morris
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 64–9[5]
October 28at St. ViatorBourbonnais, ILL 10–19[6]
November 5Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 90–0[7]
November 11Milwaukee Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–20[8]
November 19at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILL 7–10[9]

References

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Teachers Take First". The Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Is Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 10, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bradley Is The Victor". The Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Teachers Come Back". The Daily Chronicle. October 24, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Loses By Very Close Score At Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Elmhurst Easy Meat". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Visitors Too Heavy". The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wheaton Is The Winner". The Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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