1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainCrawford King
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
←  1916
1921  →
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame  – 9 –0 –0
Butler  – 7 –1 –0
St. Xavier  – 7 –1 –0
Detroit  – 8 –2 –0
Marquette  – 7 –2 –0
Haskell  – 7 –2 –1
St. Ignatius (OH)  – 4 –2 –0
Iowa State Teachers  – 4 –2 –1
Indiana State  – 3 –2 –0
Valparaiso  – 5 –3 –0
Nebraska  – 5 –3 –1
Central Michigan  – 4 –3 –1
Akron  – 4 –4 –0
Wabash  – 3 –4 –0
Western State Normal (MI)  – 3 –4 –0
North Dakota Agricultural  – 2 –3 –1
Michigan Agricultural  – 4 –6 –0
Earlham  – 2 –3 –0
Northern Illinois State  – 3 –5 –0
Dayton  – 2 –4 –0
Kent State  – 1 –2 –0
Saint Louis  – 3 –6 –0
Bowling Green  – 1 –4 –0
Toledo  – 0 –3 –0

The 1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1920 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Paul Harrison and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 3–5 record. Crawford King was the team's captain. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 DeKalb High School
W 7–0 [2]
October 2 Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–16 [3]
October 9 North-Western College
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–13 [4]
October 16 Mount Morris
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 64–0 [5]
October 23at Mount Morris Mount Morris, IL W 12–0 [6]
October 30 Cornell (IA)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 0–3 [7] [8]
November 6at Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL L 7–16 [9]
November 11 St. Viator
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–32 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Normal Trims High School Last Evening". The Daily Chronicle . September 30, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wheaton Team Beats Normal In First Game". The Daily Chronicle . October 4, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Normal Eleven Loses Game To Northwestern". The Daily Chronicle . October 11, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Normal In Grand Win". The Daily Chronicle . October 18, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Normal In A Victory". The Daily Chronicle . October 25, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hard Game For Normal". The Daily Chronicle . October 29, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cornell Is The Winner". The Daily Chronicle . November 1, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Normal Eleven Is Defeated In Game Saturday". The Daily Chronicle . November 8, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Normal Loses Great Game To Bigger Foes". The Daily Chronicle . November 12, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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