In Wisconsin, intercollegiate athletics were primarily a post-Civil War phenomenon. This was true not only for the state's flagship campus, but also for the state teacher training institutions (normal schools) as well. Then, in 1913 the Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin was formally organized with eight schools among the charter membership - Whitewater, Oshkosh, River Falls, Milwaukee, Stevens Point, La Crosse, Eau Claire and Superior.
And in that first season of recognized conference play, the Superior Normal School Yellowjackets claimed the conference's first-ever football championship.
The Yellowjackets played a seven-game schedule - four games against high school programs and three against other normal schools, with only the normal school games counting in conference play. The Yellowjackets started the year by defeating the Two Harbors Alumni (6-0), Virginia High School (21-0) and Superior Central High School (62-0) and tying Ashland High School (7-7).
In the normal school portion of their schedule,they defeated Stevens Point Normal (83-0) and River Falls Normal (39-0) and tied Whitewater Normal (6-6) to end the year 5-0-2 (2-0-1 in normal school play), outscoring their opponents 224-13.
Ray Wehrle, Morgan Roberts, Rudolph Hanson, James Mungavin, John Connell and Bert Stanbury were all named to the All-State Normal Conference Team.
Team Members
John Connell - quarterback
Gerald Doonan - left end
Alton Whiteney - right end
Morgan Roberts - right tackle
James Mungavin - right end
Bert Stanbury - right half
Russell Rill - Fullback
Thomas Brickley - right half
Earl Cowie - right end
Otto Reetz - left guard
William Donalds - left tackle
Ray Wehrle - center
Paul Williams - right guard
George Butler - left half
David Roberts - right guard
Frank Brown - left guard
Rudolph Hanson - right guard
George Anderson - left guard
Head Coach: George Coogan
