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1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

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1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainAllan Newman
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College     6 0 2
Notre Dame     10 1 0
Creighton     8 1 0
Detroit     8 1 0
South Dakota State     7 1 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     6 1 0
Iowa State Teachers     5 1 1
Wabash     7 2 0
Central Michigan     7 2 1
Butler     6 2 0
Western State Normal (MI)     6 2 0
Marquette     6 2 1
DePauw     4 3 0
Haskell     5 4 0
Michigan Mines     1 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 1
Saint Louis     4 4 1
Valparaiso     2 2 1
Michigan Agricultural     3 5 0
Northern Illinois State     3 5 0
Earlham     2 4 1
St. Ignatius (OH)     2 6 0
Dayton     1 7 1
Kent State     0 2 1

The 1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College as an independent in the 1921 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Harrison and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with a 3–5 record. Allan Newman was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Elgin AcademyElgin, ILW 21–0[2]
October 8MillikinL 0–63[3]
October 15at BradleyPeoria, ILL 0–41[4]
October 22Mount Morris
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 64–9[5]
October 28at St. ViatorBourbonnais, ILL 10–19[6]
November 5Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 90–0[7]
November 11Milwaukee Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–20[8]
November 19at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILL 7–10[9]

References

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  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Teachers Take First". The Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Is Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 10, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bradley Is The Victor". The Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Teachers Come Back". The Daily Chronicle. October 24, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Loses By Very Close Score At Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Elmhurst Easy Meat". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Visitors Too Heavy". The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wheaton Is The Winner". The Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.