1931 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

1931 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Sutfin
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Monmouth (IL) $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
Millikin 4 1 0 6 3 0
Bradley 4 1 0 5 3 0
Augustana (IL) 3 1 2 5 2 2
St. Viator 5 2 0 5 2 0
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
North Central 4 2 0 5 2 0
Northern Illinois State 4 2 0 5 3 0
Carthage 3 3 1 4 4 1
Elmhurst 3 3 0 4 4 0
Knox (IL) 2 2 1 3 5 1
Illinois Wesleyan 3 3 0 3 5 0
McKendree 2 3 1 4 4 1
Eastern Illinois 2 3 0 3 4 0
Mount Morris 1 2 1 4 4 1
Eureka 2 4 1 3 4 1
Shurtleff 2 4 1 3 4 1
Western Illinois 2 4 0 2 6 0
Illinois College 1 4 2 2 5 2
Illinois State Normal 1 6 1 1 6 1
Lake Forest 0 2 2 0 2 4
Wheaton (IL) 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Northern Illinois State Evansmen 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 1930 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–2 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Whitewater State*Whitewater, WIL 0–25
October 3at Illinois StateNormal, ILW 12–0
October 10Milwaukee*W 19–2
October 17Illinois College
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 7–6
October 31St. Viator
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 6–0
November 7at North CentralNaperville, ILL 6–19
November 14Wheaton (IL)
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–0
November 21at Southern IllinoisCarbondale, ILL 6–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1931". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.