1924 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

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1924
Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (1–3 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainPete Ball
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
1924 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lombard + 5 0 0 5 4 0
Knox (IL)
+
4 0 0 7 1 0
Bradley
7 1 0 8 1 0
Eastern Illinois
5 2 0 6 2 0
McKendree
*
4 2 0 4 4 0
Millikin
4 2 0 4 4 0
Monmouth (IL)
5 3 1 5 4 1
Shurtleff
3 2 0 3 3 0
Wheaton (IL)
3 2 0 4 3 0
Western Illinois 3 3 0 4 3 0
Illinois College
4 4 0 5 4 0
Illinois Wesleyan
4 4 0 4 4 0
Eureka 3 4 1 3 4 1
Carthage
2 3 1 3 4 1
Mount Morris
2 3 0 5 5 0
Illinois State Normal
2 4 2 2 4 2
Southern Illinois 1 2 0 6 2 0
St. Viator
1 2 0 1 5 2
Northern Illinois State 1 3 0 4 4 0
Augustana (IL) 2 7 0 2 7 0
Lake Forest 1 4 0 1 6 0
Lincoln (IL)
1 5 1 2 5 1
Blackburn
0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – McKendree finished the season 5–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited a tie with Illinois College and a win over Eastern Illinois.
    † – St. Viator finished the season 2–1 in conference play, but forfeited a win over Illinois Wesleyan.

The 1924 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented

Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which was also known as the Little Nineteen. They were led by second-year head coach William Muir and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with a 4–4 record and an 1–3 record in conference play. Pete Ball was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4
Elmhurst*
W 45–0[2]
October 9Milton*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–7[3]
October 17at
DePaul*
Chicago, ILL 6–9[4]
October 25at
Illinois State Normal
Normal, ILL 6–9[5]
November 1at
Mount Morris
Mount Morris, ILL 0–37[6]
November 8at
St. Joseph's (IN)*
Rensselaer, INW 42–0[7]
November 15
Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 33–14[8]
November 22Eureka
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–9[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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