In Thursday's non-league game, the Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) football team triumphed over the visiting Manual Rams (Peoria, IL), by a score of 36-0.

In their next game, the Pioneers face the Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, September 4. Normal University will attempt to move on its 1-1 season record. The Purple Raiders come into the outing with a 1-0 record after their 20-6 non-league win over Danville (Danville, IL).

With the defeat, Manual drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Rams host Richwoods (Peoria, IL) to clash with the Knights in a non-league outing on Thursday, September 4. The Knights come into the outing with a record of 0-1. Richwoods lost 36-13 in their recent non-league game against Normal Community (Normal, IL)