The Crimson Hawks play their home games at George P. Miller Stadium in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

[5] Early on the school played other institutions such as Washington & Jefferson, West Virginia University and Western University of Pennsylvania, club teams such as the Greensburg Athletic Association and the Latrobe Athletic Association, the first professional football team.

Born in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, Brallier played on the West Indiana Public School team.

In December, Washington & Jefferson coach E. Gard Edwards wrote to Brallier, impressed by his play, encouraging him to attend the university.

Brallier agreed if all his expenses were paid, and left the Normal team after graduating from public school in the spring.

[9] In 1968, the team competed against Delaware in the Boardwalk Bowl, which served as the NCAA College Division's eastern championship.

The same year, they were awarded their first of ten Lambert Cups as the best Division II team in the east, second only to Delaware's twelve wins.

The first selected was Dave Smith in 1970 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the highest-selected thus far was Jim Haslett, by the Buffalo Bills in 1979.

[18] On September 18, Tillman was promoted to the active roster after placing Mike McGlinchey on injured reserve.