1924 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

1924 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (1–2 IIAC)
Head coach	William McAndrew (8th season)
Home stadium	Normal Field
Seasons ←  1923 1925  →

1924 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lombard +	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Knox (IL) +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Bradley	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Eastern Illinois	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
McKendree *	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Millikin	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	5	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Shurtleff	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Western Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Illinois College	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Eureka	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Carthage	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Mount Morris	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Illinois State Normal	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	2
Southern Illinois	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
St. Viator †	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	5	–	2
Northern Illinois State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Augustana (IL)	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (IL)	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Blackburn	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	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 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1924 college football season. In its 8th season under head coach William McAndrew, the team compiled a 6–2 record and shut out five of eight opponents. ^[1] The team played its home games at Normal Field in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Flat River *	Carbondale, IL	W 41–0	[2]
October 10	Will Mayfield *	Carbondale, IL	W 34–0	[3]
October 17	at Ewing College*	Carbondale, IL	W 66–0	[4]
October 23	at Cape Girardeau *	Cape Girardeau, MO	W 17–14	[5]
October 31	Shurtleff	Carbondale, IL	L 10–14	[6]
November 8	Cape Girardeau*	Carbondale, IL	W 23–0	[7]
November 14	Eastern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	W 7–0	[8]
November 21	at McKendree	Lebanon, IL	L 6–42	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Normal Swamps Flat River, Mo., Eleven 41 to 0". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 4, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Varsity Team Crushes Will Mayfield 34-0". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 11, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Easy Pickings Ends With Victory Over Ewing". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 18, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Maroons Humble The Cape". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 24, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Normal Loses To Shurtleff By Bad Breaks". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. November 1, 1924. p. 1.
7. "Teacher College Triumphs Over Cape Saturday". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. November 10, 1924. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kimmel's Grab of Fumble Wins Over Charleston". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. November 15, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "McKendree Team Crushes Varsity for Title, 42-6". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. November 22, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.