1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

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]

1920 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainCrawford King
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1916
1921 →
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame     9 0 0
Michigan Mines     2 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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29DeKalb High SchoolW 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

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  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.