1912 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Baker
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame   –   7 – 0 – 0
Lake Forest   –   5 – 0 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
South Dakota   –   5 – 1 – 0
Mount Union   –   9 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   7 – 1 – 2
Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 2 – 0
Buchtel   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   5 – 2 – 1
Iowa State Teachers   –   5 – 2 – 1
St. Mary's (OH)   –   4 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 1
Butler   –   5 – 3 – 0
Doane   –   5 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   7 – 4 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   3 – 2 – 0
St. Viator   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fairmount   –   4 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 2 – 2
Northern Illinois State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   0 – 1 – 0
Heidelberg   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1912 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1912 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach William Wirtz 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. William Baker was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILL 6–7[2]
September 28at BeloitBeloit, WIL 0–65[3]
October 5DeKalb All-Stars
L 0–14[4]
October 12Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 47–0[5]
October 19Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 114–7[6]
October 26at DixonDixon, ILL 7–37[7]
November 9at East Aurora High SchoolAurora, ILW 33–10[8]
November 16at Clinton High SchoolClinton, IAL 7–27[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Normal Lost The First Of Season". The Daily Chronicle. September 23, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Lost To Beloit School". The Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal Was Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. October 7, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Normal Wins From Alumni". The Daily Chronicle. October 14, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal Wins From Wheaton". The Daily Chronicle. October 21, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normal Lost In Dixon Game". The Daily Chronicle. October 28, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal Team In Hard Victory". The Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Teams Lost Both Games". The Daily Chronicle. November 18, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1910-1914". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2021.


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