1899_Northern_Illinois_State_Normal_football_team

1899 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

1899 Northern Illinois State Normal football team

American college football season

The 1899 Northern Illinois State Normal football team represented Northern Illinois State Normal College as an independent in the 1899 college football season. 1899 was the first year that the school fielded a football team. They were led by head coach John A. H. Keith. The team finished the season with a 1–0–2 record.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "NIU Football 2020 Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. p. 184. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "The Normal football team..." The Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "The football team came down from Rochelle..." The Daily Chronicle. November 18, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Sporting News". The Daily Chronicle. November 25, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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