1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1910 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wabash   –   4 – 0 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   6 – 1 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   5 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 1 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Notre Dame   –   4 – 1 – 1
Buchtel   –   7 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan   –   3 – 0 – 3
Fairmount   –   6 – 2 – 1
Lake Forest   –   5 – 2 – 0
Western State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   4 – 2 – 1
Mount Union   –   4 – 2 – 2
South Dakota State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Detroit College   –   3 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   3 – 2 – 1
Butler   –   4 – 3 – 1
Rose Poly   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   2 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   2 – 4 – 1
Carthage   –   2 – 4 – 0
Ohio Northern   –   2 – 5 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   1 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Heidelberg   –   1 – 7 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 5 – 1
Ohio   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1910 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1910 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach William Wirtz and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 4–2–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Oregon High SchoolW 17–0[2][3]
October 1at Sycamore High School
T 0–0[3][4]
October 8Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–0[5]
October 22Elgin High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 3–0[3][6]
October 29at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 0–16[7]
November 5Sycamore High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 22–0[8]
November 12DixonDixon, ILL 3–23[9]

References

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Team Wins A Game". The Daily Chronicle. September 26, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1910-1914". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Two Football Games Saturday". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Elgin Respects DeKalb Elevens". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Football Teams Play Two Interesting Games". The Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Normals Lose Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 31, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Normal Won Saturday's Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Defeated at Dixon". The Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.