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: Roland A. Cowell Conference: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic-
1926 Season Highlights
Roland A. Cowell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1926 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. American College of PE (IL)
9
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Saint Bede Academy (IL)
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Dubuque (IA)
0
19
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Elmhurst (IL)
32
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Indiana State
3
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Crane JC (IL)
6
0
W
1926 Season Totals
Record 5-1
-1
Points Scored 71
Scoring Average 10.1
Points Allowed 26
Defense Average 3.7
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 0-1
-1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1926 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1926 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
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.