1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–1
Head coach	John A. H. Keith (4th season)
Captain	Sanford Givens

1902 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					9	–	0	–	0
South Dakota			–					9	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					4	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	0	–	0
Ohio Medical			–					9	–	1	–	0
Marquette			–					6	–	1	–	1
Knox			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					5	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					8	–	2	–	1
Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drake			–					5	–	2	–	1
Mount Union			–					6	–	3	–	0
Iowa State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carthage			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	2	–	2
Missouri			–					5	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Kansas			–					6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					4	–	3	–	1
Detroit College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois			–					2	–	2	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	5	–	0
Wittenberg			–					3	–	4	–	2
Washburn			–					3	–	4	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wabash			–					2	–	4	–	2
Buchtel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					1	–	3	–	0
Kansas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					1	–	6	–	1
Ohio			–					0	–	5	–	1

The 1902 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1902 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John A. H. Keith. The team finished the season with a 5–1–1 record. Sanford Givens was the team's captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 9	at Sandwich High School	Sandwich, IL	W 6–0	[2]
October 18	Geneva Athletic Association	DeKalb, IL	W 22–0	[3]
October 23	at Plano High School	Plano, IL	T 0–0	[2]
November 1	Plano High School	DeKalb, IL	W 23–0	[4]
November 8	at Geneva High School	Geneva, IL	W 11–0	[5]
November 15	Eastern Illinois	Athletic Park DeKalb, IL	W 10–0	[6]
November 27	at Whitewater State	Whitewater, WI	L 5–16	[7]

References

1. "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2. DeLassus, David. "Northern Illinois Yearly Results: 1900-1904". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
3. "De Kalb Normal 22; Geneva 0". Inter Ocean. October 19, 1902. p. 50. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "DeKalb Victorious". The Daily Chronicle. November 3, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Teams Were Victorious". The Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Normal Football Players March At Head Of Procession". The Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Normal At Whitewater". The Daily Chronicle. November 28, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.