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: Paul Harrison Conference: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic-
1921 Season Highlights
Paul Harrison enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1921 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 29 @ Elgin Academy (IL)
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Millikin (IL)
0
63
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Bradley
0
41
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Mount Morris (IL)
62
9
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Saint Viator (IL)
10
19
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Elmhurst (IL)
91
10
W
Fri., Nov. 11 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Wheaton (IL)
7
10
L
1921 Season Totals
Record 3-5
Points Scored 191
Scoring Average 23.9
Points Allowed 178
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 1-3
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1921 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Northern Illinois
3-5 191 178
Paul Harrison
1921 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1921 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.