1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainCrawford King
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame   –  9 –0 –0
Butler   –  7 –1 –0
St. Xavier   –  7 –1 –0
Detroit   –  8 –2 –0
Marquette   –  7 –2 –0
Haskell   –  7 –2 –1
St. Ignatius (OH)   –  4 –2 –0
Iowa State Teachers   –  4 –2 –1
South Dakota State   –  4 –2 –1
Indiana State   –  3 –2 –0
Valparaiso   –  5 –3 –0
Nebraska   –  5 –3 –1
Central Michigan   –  4 –3 –1
Akron   –  4 –4 –0
Wabash   –  3 –4 –0
Western State Normal (MI)   –  3 –4 –0
North Dakota Agricultural   –  2 –3 –1
Michigan Agricultural   –  4 –6 –0
Earlham   –  2 –3 –0
Northern Illinois State   –  3 –5 –0
Dayton   –  2 –4 –0
Kent State   –  1 –2 –0
Saint Louis   –  3 –6 –0
Bowling Green   –  1 –4 –0
Toledo   –  0 –3 –0

The 1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1920 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Paul Harrison 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. Crawford King was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29DeKalb High School
W 7–0[2]
October 2Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–16[3]
October 9North-Western College
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–13[4]
October 16Mount Morris
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 64–0[5]
October 23at Mount MorrisMount Morris, ILW 12–0[6]
October 30Cornell (IA)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 0–3[7][8]
November 6at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILL 7–16[9]
November 11St. Viator
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–32[10]

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Normal Trims High School Last Evening". The Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wheaton Team Beats Normal In First Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Normal Eleven Loses Game To Northwestern". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Normal In Grand Win". The Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Normal In A Victory". The Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hard Game For Normal". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cornell Is The Winner". The Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Normal Eleven Is Defeated In Game Saturday". The Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Normal Loses Great Game To Bigger Foes". The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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