1934 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

1934 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–1–2 (4–1–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRuss Erb
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Augustana (IL) + 6 0 0 9 0 0
Millikin + 5 0 1 7 0 1
Southern Illinois 5 1 0 5 3 0
Illinois College 5 1 0 6 1 0
Northern Illinois State 4 1 2 5 1 2
Illinois Wesleyan 3 1 2 4 2 3
Western Illinois 4 2 0 5 3 0
Bradley 3 2 0 5 3 0
North Central 3 2 0 5 2 0
Elmhurst 2 2 0 4 2 1
Monmouth (IL) 2 2 0 6 2 1
Illinois State Normal 2 3 2 2 4 2
McKendree 1 4 0 4 5 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 0 3 4 0
Carthage 1 4 0 2 6 0
Eureka 0 3 2 0 3 2
St. Viator 0 3 0 2 6 0
Wheaton (IL) 0 4 1 1 5 1
Knox (IL) 0 5 0 0 8 0
Lake Forest 0 4 0 3 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1934 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 1934 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 5–1–2 with a mark of 4–1–2 in conference play, placing fifth 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at EurekaEureka, ILW 24–0
October 13Illinois WesleyanT 6–6
October 20at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILW 7–6
October 27Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–6[1]
November 3Illinois State
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
T 0–0
November 10at ElmhurstElmhurst, ILW 40–12
November 17Whitewater State*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–0
November 24at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 18–12
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teachers Meet First Defeat of Year". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2014.