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1927 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
CaptainHoward Larson, Ivan Nicholas
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ball Teachers   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 1 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Butler   –   4 – 3 – 1
John Carroll   –   3 – 2 – 3
Saint Louis   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lombard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   1 – 4 – 1
Kent State   –   1 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Roland Cowell, the Teachers compiled a record of 1–4–1 record. Northern Illinois State played home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus in DeKalb, Illinois. Howard Larson and Ivan Nicholas were the team's co-captains.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8at Michigan State Normal
L 6–26[2]
October 15at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 12–2[3]
October 21Chicago YMCA
L 13–18[4]
November 5Iowa State Teachers
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–20[5]
November 11Milwaukee Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
T 0–0[6]
November 19at Indiana StateTerre Haute, INL 12–27[7]

References

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  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Teachers Lose 26 to 0". The Daily Chronicle. October 10, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Profs Win Easy Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final Score Is 18 To 13". The Daily Chronicle. October 22, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Heavy Team Wins Battle". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alumni See a Tie Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Many Subs Enter Tilt". The Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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