1931 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

The 1931 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1930 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

1931 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Sutfin
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Monmouth (IL) $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
Millikin 4 1 0 6 3 0
Bradley 4 1 0 5 3 0
Augustana (IL) 3 1 2 5 2 2
St. Viator 5 2 0 5 2 0
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
North Central 4 2 0 5 2 0
Northern Illinois State 4 2 0 5 3 0
Carthage 3 3 1 4 4 1
Elmhurst 3 3 0 4 4 0
Knox (IL) 2 2 1 3 5 1
Illinois Wesleyan 3 3 0 3 5 0
McKendree 2 3 1 4 4 1
Eastern Illinois 2 3 0 3 4 0
Mount Morris 1 2 1 4 4 1
Eureka 2 4 1 3 4 1
Shurtleff 2 4 1 3 4 1
Western Illinois 2 4 0 2 6 0
Illinois College 1 4 2 2 5 2
Illinois State Normal 1 6 1 1 6 1
Lake Forest 0 2 2 0 2 4
Wheaton (IL) 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Whitewater State*Whitewater, WIL 0–25
October 3at Illinois StateNormal, ILW 12–0
October 10Milwaukee*W 19–2
October 17Illinois College
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 7–6
October 31St. Viator
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 6–0
November 7at North CentralNaperville, ILL 6–19
November 14Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–0
November 21at Southern IllinoisCarbondale, ILL 6–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1931". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.