Northern Illinois Football Team History
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Founded: 1895 Stadium: Huskie Stadium Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: John L. Keith Conference: Independent-
1901 Season Highlights
John L. Keith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1901 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Sandwich HS (IL)
23
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Sandwich HS (IL)
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Elgin HS (IL)
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ North Central (IL)
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Plano HS (IL)
29
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. North Central (IL)
17
6
W
Thu., Nov. 28 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater
0
12
L
1901 Season Totals
Record 6-1
Points Scored 110
Scoring Average 15.7
Points Allowed 18
Defense Average 2.6
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-1
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1901 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1901 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.