1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

The 1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College as an independent in the 1921 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Harrison and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with a 3–5 record. Allan Newman was the team's captain.[1]

1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainAllan Newman
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College     6 0 2
Notre Dame     10 1 0
Creighton     8 1 0
Detroit     8 1 0
South Dakota State     7 1 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     6 1 0
Iowa State Teachers     5 1 1
Wabash     7 2 0
Central Michigan     7 2 1
Butler     6 2 0
Western State Normal (MI)     6 2 0
Marquette     6 2 1
DePauw     4 3 0
Haskell     5 4 0
Michigan Mines     1 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 1
Saint Louis     4 4 1
Valparaiso     2 2 1
Michigan Agricultural     3 5 0
Northern Illinois State     3 5 0
Earlham     2 4 1
St. Ignatius (OH)     2 6 0
Dayton     1 7 1
Kent State     0 2 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Elgin AcademyElgin, ILW 21–0[2]
October 8MillikinL 0–63[3]
October 15at BradleyPeoria, ILL 0–41[4]
October 22Mount Morris
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 64–9[5]
October 28at St. ViatorBourbonnais, ILL 10–19[6]
November 5Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 90–0[7]
November 11Milwaukee Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–20[8]
November 19at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILL 7–10[9]

References

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  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Teachers Take First". The Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Is Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 10, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bradley Is The Victor". The Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Teachers Come Back". The Daily Chronicle. October 24, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Loses By Very Close Score At Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Elmhurst Easy Meat". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Visitors Too Heavy". The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wheaton Is The Winner". The Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.