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: William Muir Conference: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic-
1923 Season Highlights
William Muir enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1923 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Elmhurst (IL)
40
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Beloit (WI)
7
33
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Illinois State
0
0
T
Fri., Oct. 26 @ Eureka (IL)
0
28
L
Fri., Nov. 9 @ Lombard (IL)
6
62
L
Fri., Nov. 16 vs. Mount Morris (IL)
13
1
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @ Wheaton (IL)
7
7
T
1923 Season Totals
Record 2-4
-2
Points Scored 73
Scoring Average 9.1
Points Allowed 159
Defense Average 19.9
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-0
-1
Away Record 0-4
-1
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1923 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Northern Illinois
2-4-2 73 159
William Muir
1923 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1923 All Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.