1928 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

The 1928 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1928 college football season. The team competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which was also known as the Little Nineteen. They were led by third-year head coach Roland Cowell and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with an 0–6–1 record and an 0–2–1 record in conference play. Leslie Hedberg was the team's captain.[1]

1928 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1928 record0–6–1 (0–2–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainLeslie Hedberg
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1928 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois + 5 0 17 0 1
Millikin + 5 0 16 0 2
Augustana (IL) 6 1 07 1 0
Bradley 6 1 07 2 0
Monmouth (IL) 5 1 06 3 0
Southern Illinois 3 1 07 1 2
McKendree 2 1 05 5 0
Illinois Wesleyan 5 3 05 3 0
Carthage 2 2 12 3 2
Lake Forest 1 1 02 4 1
Illinois College 4 5 04 5 0
Eureka 3 4 13 4 1
North Central 2 3 14 3 2
Mount Morris 2 3 03 3 1
Western Illinois 2 3 22 3 3
St. Viator 1 3 03 5 0
Illinois State Normal 2 6 02 6 0
Knox (IL) 1 4 03 5 0
Wheaton (IL) 0 2 13 4 1
Northern Illinois State 0 2 10 6 1
Shurtleff 0 3 11 4 1
Lincoln (IL) 0 8 00 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Illinois State NormalL 0–10[2]
October 12at Milwaukee Normal*Milwaukee, WIL 6–16[3]
October 20Valparaiso*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–12[4]
October 27at Iowa State Teachers*Cedar Falls, IAL 0–39[5]
November 3Michigan State Normal*
L 0–43[6]
November 10at Mount MorrisMount Morris, ILL 0–19[7]
November 17at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILT 0–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. "Fumbles Mar First Scrap". The Daily Chronicle. October 8, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "De Kalb Has Improved". The Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Balloons Released". The Daily Chronicle. October 22, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Play Even With Subs". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1928. p. 15. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Visitors In Track Meet". The Daily Chronicle. November 5, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Profs Lose At Mt. Morris". The Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wheaton In Close Place". The Daily Chronicle. November 19, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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