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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: Roland A. Cowell
Conference: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1899  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
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
  Record5-1 -1
  Points Scored71
  Scoring Average10.1
  Points Allowed26
  Defense Average3.7
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record0-1 -1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northern Illinois 5-1-17126   Roland A. Cowell

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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.