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1929 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

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1929 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainLeland Strombom
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Knox (IL) + 5 0 0 7 1 0
Lombard + 3 0 0 6 1 1
Millikin 5 1 0 7 1 0
Eastern Illinois 5 1 0 6 1 0
Monmouth (IL) 5 1 0 5 4 0
Northern Illinois State 4 1 1 6 1 1
Illinois Wesleyan 5 2 0 5 3 0
Elmhurst 2 1 0 8 1 0
Bradley 4 2 0 6 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 5 3 1
Shurtleff 3 2 0 5 3 0
Carthage 2 2 1 4 3 1
Eureka 3 3 2 3 3 2
Illinois College 3 3 0 4 4 0
Augustana (IL) 3 3 1 3 4 1
North Central * 2 4 1 3 5 1
Lake Forest 1 2 0 2 5 0
McKendree 1 4 0 4 6 0
Wheaton (IL) 1 4 1 2 6 1
Illinois State Normal 1 5 2 1 5 2
St. Viator 0 6 1 0 7 1
Mount Morris 0 6 0 2 6 0
Western Illinois 0 7 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – North Central finished the season 6–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited their share of the title and four wins, over Lake Forest, Augustana, Carthage, and Monmouth, because of an ineligible player.
    † – Western Illinois finished the season 3–4 in conference play, but forfeited three wins, over Shurtleff, Augustana, and Illinois State, because of an ineligible player.

The 1929 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1929 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28LaSalle-Peru JC*W 12–0[1]
October 5at North CentralNaperville, ILT 6–6[2]
October 12at ElmhurstElmhurst, ILW 14–0[3]
October 19Mount Morris
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 26–0[4]
October 26at ShurtleffAlton, ILL 0–6[5]
November 2at Valparaiso*W 34–0[6]
November 9at Illinois State NormalNormal, ILW 12–6[7]
November 15Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Teachers Open Grid Season With 12-0 Win Over LaSalle". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Teachers Play Tie Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 7, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Teachers Win from Elmhurst". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 14, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Teachers College and High School Victorious on Saturday". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 21, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pioneers Snap Out of Slump, Beat Teachers Eleven By 6-0 Score". Alton Evening Telegraph. October 28, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "DeKalb Nips Valpo". The Evansville Courier and Journal. Associated Press. November 3, 1929. p. 4B. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Teachers Win at Bloomington". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Teachers College Wins Final Game of Year from Wheaton". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 16, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1929". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.