1924 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

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1924 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (1–3 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainPete Ball
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
←  1923
1925  →
1924 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lombard + 5 –0 –05 –4 –0
Knox (IL) + 4 –0 –07 –1 –0
Bradley 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Eastern Illinois 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
McKendree * 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Millikin 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Monmouth (IL) 5 –3 –15 –4 –1
Shurtleff 3 –2 –03 –3 –0
Wheaton (IL) 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
Western Illinois 3 –3 –04 –3 –0
Illinois College 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Eureka 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Carthage 2 –3 –13 –4 –1
Mount Morris 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Illinois State Normal 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Southern Illinois 1 –2 –06 –2 –0
St. Viator † 1 –2 –01 –5 –2
Northern Illinois State 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Augustana (IL) 2 –7 –02 –7 –0
Lake Forest 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Lincoln (IL) 1 –5 –12 –5 –1
Blackburn 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – McKendree finished the season 5–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited a tie with Illinois College and a win over Eastern Illinois.
    † – St. Viator finished the season 2–1 in conference play, but forfeited a win over Illinois Wesleyan.

The 1924 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1924 college football season. The team competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which was also known as the Little Nineteen. They were led by second-year head coach William Muir and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with a 4–4 record and an 1–3 record in conference play. Pete Ball was the team's captain. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4 Elmhurst *
W 45–0 [2]
October 9 Milton *
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–7 [3]
October 17at DePaul * Chicago, IL L 6–9 [4]
October 25at Illinois State Normal Normal, IL L 6–9 [5]
November 1at Mount Morris Mount Morris, IL L 0–37 [6]
November 8at St. Joseph's (IN) * Rensselaer, IN W 42–0 [7]
November 15 Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 33–14 [8]
November 22 Eureka
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–9 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Easy on Elmhurst". The Daily Chronicle . October 6, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Milton Not Easy Team". The Daily Chronicle . October 10, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Drop Kick Wins Game". The Daily Chronicle . October 18, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Trip Ends in Defeat". The Daily Chronicle . October 27, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mt. Morris is Winner". The Daily Chronicle . November 3, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Indiana An Easy Team". The Daily Chronicle . November 10, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Reverse on the Menue". The Daily Chronicle . November 17, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Game Lost on Safety". The Daily Chronicle . November 24, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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