1929 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1929

| team = Northern Illinois State Teachers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 6–1–1

| conf_record = 4–1–1

| head_coach = Chick Evans

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Leland Strombom

| stadium = Glidden Field

| next = 1930

}}

{{1929 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

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

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = LaSalle-Peru JC

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 12–0

| source = {{cite news |title=Teachers Open Grid Season With 12-0 Win Over LaSalle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110438492/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=September 30, 1929 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=North Central Cardinals|title=North Central}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Naperville, IL

| score = 6–6

| source = {{cite news |title=Teachers Play Tie Contest |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110438649/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=October 7, 1929 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Elmhurst Bluejays|title=Elmhurst}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Elmhurst, IL

| score = 14–0

| source = {{cite news |title=Teachers Win from Elmhurst |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110438741/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=October 14, 1929 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Mount Morris Mounders|title=Mount Morris}}

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 26–0

| source = {{cite news |title=Teachers College and High School Victorious on Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110439091/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=October 21, 1929 |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Shurtleff Pioneers|title=Shurtleff}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Alton, IL

| score = 0–6

| source = {{cite news |title=Pioneers Snap Out of Slump, Beat Teachers Eleven By 6-0 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110439208/alton-evening-telegraph/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=Alton Evening Telegraph |date=October 28, 1929 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}

| site_stadium = Brown Field

| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN

| score = 34–0

| source = {{cite news |title=DeKalb Nips Valpo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110439593/the-evansville-journal/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The Evansville Courier and Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=November 3, 1929 |page=4B |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Illinois State Normal Redbirds|title=Illinois State Normal}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| score = 12–6

| source = {{cite news |title=Teachers Win at Bloomington |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110439739/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 11, 1929 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Wheaton Crusaders|title=Wheaton (IL)}}

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 20–6

| source = {{cite news |title=Teachers College Wins Final Game of Year from Wheaton |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110440159/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 16, 1929 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1929 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=717&year=1929 |accessdate=November 8, 2013 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220436/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=717&year=1929 |url-status=dead }}

References

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