1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team

1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainAllan Newman
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Detroit Junior College    6 0 2
Notre Dame    10 1 0
Creighton    8 1 0
Detroit    8 1 0
South Dakota State    7 1 0
Kirksville Osteopaths    6 1 0
Iowa State Teachers    5 1 1
Wabash    7 2 0
Central Michigan    7 2 1
Butler    6 2 0
Western State Normal    6 2 0
Marquette    6 2 1
DePauw    4 3 0
Haskell    5 4 0
Michigan Mines    1 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural    3 3 1
Saint Louis    4 4 1
Valparaiso    2 2 1
Michigan Agricultural    3 5 0
Northern Illinois State    3 5 0
Earlham    2 4 1
St. Ignatius (OH)    2 6 0
Dayton    1 7 1
Kent State    0 2 1

The 1921 Northern Illinois State Teachers football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College as an independent in the 1921 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Harrison and played their home games at Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus. The Teachers finished the season with a 3–5 record. Allan Newman was the team's captain.