1928 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

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1928 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record0–6–1 (0–2–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainLeslie Hedberg
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
←  1927
1929  →
1928 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois + 5 –0 –17 –0 –1
Millikin + 5 –0 –16 –0 –2
Augustana (IL) 6 –1 –07 –1 –0
Bradley 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Monmouth (IL) 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 3 –1 –07 –1 –2
McKendree 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Carthage 2 –2 –12 –3 –2
Lake Forest 1 –1 –02 –4 –1
Illinois College 4 –5 –04 –5 –0
Eureka 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
North Central 2 –3 –14 –3 –2
Mount Morris 2 –3 –03 –3 –1
Western Illinois 2 –3 –22 –3 –3
St. Viator 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Illinois State Normal 2 –6 –02 –6 –0
Knox (IL) 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Wheaton (IL) 0 –2 –13 –4 –1
Northern Illinois State 0 –2 –10 –6 –1
Shurtleff 0 –3 –11 –4 –1
Lincoln (IL) 0 –8 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1928 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1928 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Roland Cowell, the Teachers compiled an overall record of 0–6–1 record with a mark of 0–2–1 record in conference play, tying for 19th place in the IIAC. Northern Illinois State played home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus in DeKalb, Illinois. Leslie Hedberg was the team's captain. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 Illinois State Normal
L 0–10 [2]
October 12at Milwaukee Normal * Milwaukee, WI L 6–16 [3]
October 20 Valparaiso *
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–12 [4]
October 27at Iowa State Teachers * Cedar Falls, IA L 0–39 [5]
November 3 Michigan State Normal *
L 0–43 [6]
November 10at Mount Morris Mount Morris, IL L 0–19 [7]
November 17at Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL T 0–0 [8]
  • *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. ↑ "Fumbles Mar First Scrap". The Daily Chronicle . October 8, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "De Kalb Has Improved". The Daily Chronicle . October 13, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Balloons Released". The Daily Chronicle . October 22, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Play Even With Subs". The Daily Chronicle . October 29, 1928. p. 15. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Visitors In Track Meet". The Daily Chronicle . November 5, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Profs Lose At Mt. Morris". The Daily Chronicle . November 12, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wheaton In Close Place". The Daily Chronicle . November 19, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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