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 W. Wirtz Conference: Independent-
1911 Season Highlights
William W. Wirtz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1911 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. DeKalb All-Stars (IL)
5
5
T
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Sycamore HS (IL)
55
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Beloit (WI)
0
42
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Rochelle HS (IL)
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Northern Illinois Alumni
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Dixon (IL)
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Dixon (IL)
15
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @ West Aurora HS (IL)
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Elgin HS (IL)
6
5
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. East Aurora HS (IL)
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs. Elgin Academy (IL)
35
5
W
1911 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-2
Points Scored 196
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 84
Defense Average 7.6
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 4-1
-1
1911 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1911 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1911 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.