1926 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

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1926 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
1926 record5–1–1
Head coach
CaptainWesley Cocidine
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Haskell     12 0 1
Notre Dame     9 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     6 1 0
Muncie Normal     5 1 1
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Marquette     6 3 0
Lombard     5 3 0
Loyola (IL)     5 3 0
Central Michigan     3 4 1
Michigan State     3 4 1
Detroit     3 6 1
Butler     3 6 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
John Carroll     2 5 1
Kent State     2 6 0
Valparaiso     1 4 1

The 1926 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1926 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Roland Cowell and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with an 5–1–1 record. Wesley Cocidine was the team's captain.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2W 9–0[2]
October 9at St. Bede'sPeru, ILT 7–7[3]
October 23at Columbia (IA)Dubuque, IAL 0–19[4]
October 30Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 32–0[5]
November 62:30 p.m.Wisconsin Mines
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–0[6][7]
November 13Indiana State
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 3–0[8]
November 20Crane Tech
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 6–0[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Teachers Win Easily". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Bedans Hold Profs". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illinois Teachers No Match For Columbians". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. October 24, 1926. p. 24. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Teachers Take Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers Are All Ready for Hard Game". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. November 5, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Tutors Win From Miners". The Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Teachers Take Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Crane Tech Is Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. November 22, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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