1926 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

1926 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–1
Head coach	Roland Cowell (1st season)
Captain	Wesley Cocidine
Home stadium	Glidden Field

1926 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Haskell			–					12	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					7	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					6	–	1	–	0
Muncie Normal			–					5	–	1	–	1
Northern Illinois State			–					5	–	1	–	1
Marquette			–					6	–	3	–	0
Lombard			–					5	–	3	–	0
Loyola (IL)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	4	–	1
Michigan State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Detroit			–					3	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					3	–	6	–	0
Saint Louis			–					3	–	6	–	0
John Carroll			–					2	–	5	–	1
Kent State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Valparaiso			–					1	–	4	–	1
Michigan Mines			–					0	–	2	–	1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as an independent during the 1926 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Roland Cowell, the Teachers compiled a record of 5–1–1 record. Northern Illinois State played home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus in DeKalb, Illinois.Wesley Cocidine was the team's captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2		American College of PE	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 9–0	[2]
October 9		at St. Bede's	Peru, IL	T 7–7	[3]
October 23		at Columbia (IA)	Dubuque, IA	L 0–19	[4]
October 30		Elmhurst	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 32–0	[5]
November 6	2:30 p.m.	Wisconsin Mines	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 14–0	[6][7]
November 13		Indiana State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 3–0	[8]
November 20		Crane Tech	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 6–0	[9]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 185. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
2. "Teachers Win Easily". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "St. Bedans Hold Profs". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Illinois Teachers No Match For Columbians". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. October 24, 1926. p. 24. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Teachers Take Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Teachers Are All Ready for Hard Game". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. November 5, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Tutors Win From Miners". The Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Teachers Take Game". The Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Crane Tech Is Defeated". The Daily Chronicle. November 22, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.