1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Sawyer
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
  1910
1912  
1911 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Kansas State   5 4 1
Detroit   4 4 0
Central Michigan   3 3 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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16DeKalb All-StarsT 5–5 [2] [3]
September 23at Sycamore High School Sycamore, IL W 57–0 [4]
September 30at Beloit Beloit, WI L 0–42 [5]
October 7Rochelle High School Rochelle, IL W 33–0 [6]
October 14Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–10 [3]
October 21at Dixon Dixon, IL W 21–7 [7]
October 28Dixon
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 15–10 [8]
November 4at West Aurora High School Aurora, IL T 0–0 [9]
November 11at Elgin High School Elgin, IL W 6–5 [10]
November 18 East Aurora High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 10–0 [11]
November 25 Elgin Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–5 [12]

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The 1916 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1916 college football season. They were led by seventh-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 6–1–1 record. Paul Harrison was the team's captain.

The 1915 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1915 college football season. They were led by sixth-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 2–5–1 record. Henry Barton was the team's captain.

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References

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  2. "Normal Team Had Opening Game". The Daily Chronicle . September 19, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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  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.