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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1912 <- 1913 -> 1914 --> 2024
1913 Season Highlights
 William W. Wirtz enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 
1913 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Rochelle HS (IL)  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Beloit (WI)  0   115   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Northern Illinois Alumni  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Freeport HS (IL)  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Sandwich HS (IL)  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Rockford HS Reserves (IL)  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Woodstock HS (IL)  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Aurora (IL)  12   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ North Central (IL)  0   66   L       
 
1913 Season Totals
  Record3-3 -3
  Points Scored56
  Scoring Average6.2
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average26.2
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0 -1
  Away Record1-3 -2
1913 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1913 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 5-3168122   P.T. Brady
New Mexico 3-28427   R.F. Hutchison
Army 8-125357   Charles D. Daly
Arkansas 7-213743   E.T. Pickering
Michigan State 7-018028   John F. Macklin
Navy 7-1-130429   Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
New Mexico State 7-0-112424   Arthur H. Badenoch
Notre Dame 7-026841   Jesse C. Harper
Washington 7-026620   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Louisiana State 6-1-220029   James K. Pat Dwyer
Maryland 6-3184139   H.C. Curley Byrd
Michigan 6-117521   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Oklahoma 6-222344   Bennie Owen
Pittsburgh 6-2-116546   Joseph M. Duff, Jr.
Rutgers 6-324076   George Foster Sanford
Syracuse 6-4271126   Frank J. Buck ONeill
Jacksonville State 5-2-116288   Ben Harris
Louisville 5-125120   Lester Larson
Middle Tennessee State 5-1-116448   Alfred B. Miles
Tulsa 5-227159   George Red Evans
Boston College 4-3-116673   Willliam P. Hiker Joy
Louisiana 4-4148155   C.J. McNaspy
Oklahoma State 4-316527   Paul J. Davis
South Carolina 4-395122   N.B. Red Edgerton
Washington State 4-411161   John R. Chief Bender
Western Michigan 4-05915   William H. Bill Spaulding
Akron 3-487103   Frank Haggerty
Arkansas State 3-1-115730   Clinton Young
Louisiana Tech 3-4-110572   Percy S. Prince
Marshall 3-439101   Boyd B. Chambers
Northern Illinois 3-3-356236   William W. Wirtz
Oregon 3-3-113254   Hugo F. Bezdek
Oregon State 3-2-35975   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Sam Houston State 3-1-100   S.R. Warner
Texas Christian 3-1-2446   Fred Cahoon
West Virginia 3-4-2109137   Edwin R. Sweetland
Arizona 2-22642   Frank A. King
Penn State 2-67894   William M. Bill Hollenback
Memphis 1-319143   Clyde Wilson
Southern Mississippi 1-5-12482   M.J. Blondie Williams
Temple 1-3-23181   William J. Schatz
Western Kentucky 1-0200   M.A. Leiper & Roy Manchester
North Texas 0-1013   J.W. Pender
Stanford 0-000   No Team
Wake Forest 0-830200   Frank Thompson

1913 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1913 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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