1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Sawyer
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette   –   7 – 0 – 2
Notre Dame   –   6 – 0 – 2
Fairmount   –   7 – 1 – 0
South Dakota   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   8 – 2 – 1
Saint Louis   –   6 – 1 – 1
Lake Forest   –   5 – 1 – 1
Mount Union   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan   –   5 – 1 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 1 – 0
St. Viator   –   4 – 2 – 0
Haskell   –   4 – 2 – 3
Iowa State Teachers   –   3 – 2 – 1
Ohio Northern   –   5 – 4 – 0
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Dakota State   –   4 – 4 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 1
Buchtel   –   3 – 4 – 1
Butler   –   3 – 4 – 1
Carthage   –   3 – 4 – 1
Doane   –   3 – 4 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Heidelberg   –   2 – 3 – 1
Western State Normal   –   2 – 3 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   2 – 5 – 0

The 1911 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1911 college football season. They were led by second-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 8–1–2 record. James Sawyer was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16DeKalb All-Stars
T 5–5[2][3]
September 23at Sycamore High SchoolSycamore, ILW 57–0[4]
September 30at BeloitBeloit, WIL 0–42[5]
October 7Rochelle High SchoolRochelle, ILW 33–0[6]
October 14Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–10[3]
October 21at DixonDixon, ILW 21–7[7]
October 28Dixon
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 15–10[8]
November 4at West Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILT 0–0[9]
November 11at Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILW 6–5[10]
November 18East Aurora High School
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 10–0[11]
November 25Elgin Academy
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–5[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Team Had Opening Game". The Daily Chronicle. September 19, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1910-1914". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Normals Win First Game Of Season". The Daily Chronicle. September 25, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Foot Ball Teams Were Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 2, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "DeKalb Won And Lost One". The Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normal Cleaned Up Dixon Team". The Daily Chronicle. October 23, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal Team Adds Victory". The Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal Robbed Of Earned Win". The Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Won From Elgin". The Daily Chronicle. November 13, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Normal Beat East Aurora". The Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Normal Winner From Academy". The Daily Chronicle. November 27, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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