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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  <-- 1910 <- 1911 -> 1912 --> 2024
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
  Record8-1 -2
  Points Scored196
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed84
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record4-1 -1
1911 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1911 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 1-3-16222   R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut 0-56166   Leo Hafford
Northern Illinois 8-1-219684   William W. Wirtz
Oklahoma 8-028215   Bennie Owen
Penn State 8-0-119915   William M. Bill Hollenback
New Mexico State 7-01926   Arthur H. Badenoch
Washington 7-02779   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Army 6-1-18811   Joseph W. Beacham
Louisiana State 6-318634   James K. Pat Dwyer
Navy 6-0-311611   Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Notre Dame 6-0-22229   John L. Jack Marks
Temple 6-19054   William J. Schatz
Texas A&M 6-113417   Charles B. Moran
West Virginia 6-39167   Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Arkansas 5-2-216823   Hugo F. Bezdek
Florida 5-0-18414   G.E. Pyle
Kansas State 5-4-14787   Guy S. Lowman
Michigan 5-1-29038   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Michigan State 5-19330   John F. Macklin
Oklahoma State 5-225659   Paul J. Davis
Oregon State 5-211949   Sam Dolan
Syracuse 5-3-26359   C. DeForest Cummings
Texas 5-26619   William S. Wasmund
Louisiana Tech 4-2-19868   Percy S. Prince
Marshall 4-1-112222   Boyd B. Chambers
Maryland 4-4-23772   Charley F. Donnelly
Pittsburgh 4-3-17229   Joseph H. Thompson
Rutgers 4-4-12599   Howard Gargan
Texas Christian 4-5114106   Henry W. Lever
Troy 4-1-14920   George W. Penton
Akron 3-4-18024   Frank Haggerty
Arizona 3-1-1163   George F. Shipp
Baylor 3-4-210353   Ralph Glaze
Central Michigan 3-2218   Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State 3-2-13222   Ben Harris
Oregon 3-25951   William J. Bill Warner
Wake Forest 3-515981   Frank Thompson
Washington State 3-39242   Oscar P. Osthoff
Hawaii 2-23249   Austin Jones
Western Michigan 2-311059   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State 1-11211   F.T. Parks
Louisiana 1-3-13568   C.J. McNaspy
South Carolina 1-4-222102   John H. Neff
Boston College 0-7897   Joseph Courtney
Middle Tennessee State 0-1020   L.E. Mutt Weber
Stanford 0-000   No Team

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

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).