1912 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Baker
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1912 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame   –  7 –0 –0
Lake Forest   –  5 –0 –1
Michigan Agricultural   –  7 –1 –0
North Dakota Agricultural   –  5 –1 –0
South Dakota   –  5 –1 –0
Mount Union   –  9 –2 –0
Saint Louis   –  7 –1 –2
Michigan   –  5 –2 –0
Wabash   –  5 –2 –0
Buchtel   –  5 –2 –1
Detroit   –  5 –2 –1
Iowa State Teachers   –  5 –2 –1
St. Mary's (OH)   –  4 –2 –0
Michigan State Normal   –  4 –2 –1
Butler   –  5 –3 –0
Doane   –  5 –3 –0
Haskell   –  7 –4 –0
Western State Normal (MI)   –  3 –2 –0
St. Viator   –  4 –4 –0
Fairmount   –  4 –5 –0
Marquette   –  3 –4 –0
Central Michigan   –  1 –2 –2
Northern Illinois State   –  3 –5 –0
Baldwin–Wallace   –  0 –1 –0
Heidelberg   –  0 –6 –0

The 1912 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1912 college football season. They were led by third-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 3–5 record. William Baker was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILL 6–7[2]
September 28at BeloitBeloit, WIL 0–65[3]
October 5DeKalb All-Stars
L 0–14[4]
October 12Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 47–0[5]
October 19Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 114–7[6]
October 26at DixonDixon, ILL 7–37[7]
November 9at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILW 33–10[8]
November 16at Clinton High SchoolClinton, IAL 7–27[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Normal Lost The First Of Season". The Daily Chronicle. September 23, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Normal Lost To Beloit School". The Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Normal Was Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 7, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Normal Wins From Alumni". The Daily Chronicle. October 14, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Normal Wins From Wheaton". The Daily Chronicle. October 21, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Normal Lost In Dixon Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 28, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Normal Team In Hard Victory". The Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Teams Lost Both Games". The Daily Chronicle. November 18, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1910-1914". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2021.


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