1904 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

The 1904 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1904 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dixie Fleager and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The team finished the season with a 5–0 record. Alvin Farr was the team's captain.[1]

1904 Northern Illinois State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
CaptainAlvin Farr
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     10 0 0
Bethany (KS)     7 0 0
Northern Illinois State     5 0 0
Missouri State Normal     2 0 0
Haskell     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     8 1 0
Cincinnati     7 1 0
Butler     6 1 0
Doane     5 1 0
Kansas     8 1 1
DePauw     8 2 0
Iowa State     7 2 0
Ohio Northern     7 2 1
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Marquette     5 2 0
Nebraska     7 3 0
Detroit College     4 2 0
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Notre Dame     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     5 3 1
Western Illinois     6 4 0
Heidelberg     6 4 1
Drake     5 4 0
Carthage     0 0 2
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 0
Wabash     4 4 0
Fairmount     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 5 1
Ohio Medical     2 4 2
Washington University     4 7 0
Ohio     2 4 1
Missouri     3 6 0
Mount Union     2 6 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Kansas State     1 6 0
American Medical     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Sterling Business CollegeW 28–0[2]
October 22Platteville Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 11–6[3]
November 5Alumni
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–0[4]
November 12at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 15–0[5]
November 24at Whitewater StateWhitewater, WIW 12–11[6]

References

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  1. ^ "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Foot Ballers". The Daily Chronicle. October 10, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Platteville Normal Outplayed". The Daily Chronicle. October 24, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal 21 Alumni 0". The Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Foot Ball Games". The Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "DeKalb 12 Whitewater 11". The Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.