1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
CaptainSanford Givens
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska   –   9 – 0 – 0
South Dakota   –   9 – 0 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   4 – 0 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 0 – 0
Ohio Medical   –   9 – 1 – 0
Marquette   –   6 – 1 – 1
Knox   –   9 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   5 – 1 – 1
Haskell   –   8 – 2 – 1
Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drake   –   5 – 2 – 1
Lincoln (MO)   –   2 – 1 – 0
Mount Union   –   6 – 3 – 0
Iowa State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carthage   –   2 – 1 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 2 – 2
Missouri   –   5 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   5 – 3 – 1
Kansas   –   6 – 4 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 0
Fairmount   –   4 – 3 – 1
Detroit College   –   3 – 3 – 0
Lake Forest   –   4 – 4 – 1
Lincoln (MO)   –   1 – 1 – 0
Western Illinois   –   2 – 2 – 0
Wittenberg   –   3 – 4 – 2
Washburn   –   3 – 4 – 0
Doane   –   2 – 3 – 0
Heidelberg   –   3 – 5 – 1
Wabash   –   2 – 4 – 2
Buchtel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Washington University   –   2 – 6 – 1
Butler   –   1 – 3 – 0
Kansas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 5 – 1
Iowa State Normal   –   1 – 6 – 1
Ohio   –   0 – 5 – 1

The 1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1902 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John A. H. Keith. The team finished the season with a 5–1–1 record. Sanford Givens was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9at Sandwich High SchoolSandwich, ILW 6–0[2]
October 18Geneva Athletic AssociationDeKalb, ILW 22–0[3]
October 23at Plano High SchoolPlano, ILT 0–0[2]
November 1Plano High SchoolDeKalb, ILW 23–0[4]
November 8at Geneva High SchoolGeneva, ILW 11–0[5]
November 15Eastern Illinois
  • Athletic Park
  • DeKalb, IL
W 10–0[6]
November 27at Whitewater StateWhitewater, WIL 5–16[7]

References

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1900-1904". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "De Kalb Normal 22; Geneva 0". Inter Ocean. October 19, 1902. p. 50. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "DeKalb Victorious". The Daily Chronicle. November 3, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Teams Were Victorious". The Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Football Players March At Head Of Procession". The Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normal At Whitewater". The Daily Chronicle. November 28, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.