1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
CaptainIrwin Madden
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kirksville Normal     8 0 0
Miami (OH)     7 0 0
Iowa State Normal     5 0 0
St. Mary's (OH)     7 0 1
DePaul     6 0 1
Butler     5 0 1
Ohio Northern     9 1 0
Fairmount     8 1 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     6 0 2
Lake Forest     4 1 1
Saint Louis     6 2 2
Kansas State     6 2 0
Michigan     5 2 1
Marquette     4 2 1
St. Viator     5 3 0
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Mount Union     5 4 1
Doane     4 4 0
South Dakota State     3 3 1
Western State Normal (MI)     3 3 0
Buchtel     3 4 0
Western Illinois     2 3 1
Carthage     2 3 0
Haskell     3 5 1
Wittenberg     3 5 1
Ohio     3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 0
Cincinnati     1 4 1
Wabash     2 6 0
Northern Illinois State     1 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 4 0
Heidelberg     1 6 0
Franklin     0 9 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 2 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

The 1908 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1908 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Nelson A. Kellogg and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 1–5–1 record. Irwin Madden was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Rochelle High SchoolRochelle, ILL 0–5[2][3]
October 3at St. Joseph's CollegeDubuque, IAL 0–16[1][4]
October 10AlumniL 0–24[2]
October 17at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILL 5–12[2]
November 7Sandwich High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–0[2][5]
November 11DeKalb All-Stars
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–18[6]
November 14at Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILT 6–6[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1905-1909". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Football At Normal Grounds". The Daily Chronicle. September 26, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Other Football Results". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1908. p. 3:3. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Football Football". The Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The DeKalb All-Stars..." The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.