1934 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

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.

1934 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–1–2 (4–1–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRuss Erb
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(capacity: 5,500)
1934 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Augustana (IL) + 6 0 09 0 0
Millikin + 5 0 17 0 1
Southern Illinois 5 1 05 3 0
Illinois College 5 1 06 1 0
Northern Illinois State 4 1 25 1 2
Illinois Wesleyan 3 1 24 2 3
Western Illinois 4 2 05 3 0
Bradley 3 2 05 3 0
North Central 3 2 05 2 0
Elmhurst 2 2 04 2 1
Monmouth (IL) 2 2 06 2 1
Illinois State Normal 2 3 22 4 2
McKendree 1 4 04 5 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 03 4 0
Carthage 1 4 02 6 0
Eureka 0 3 20 3 2
St. Viator 0 3 02 6 0
Wheaton (IL) 0 4 11 5 1
Knox (IL) 0 5 00 8 0
Lake Forest 0 4 03 4 1
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

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

[2]

References

  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.


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