1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1944 record7–0 (3–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Illinois State Normal 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Southern Illinois 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Western Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College during the 1944 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Huskies competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by 16th-year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Elmhurst*Elmhurst, ILW 6–0[1]
October 7Eastern Illinois
W 25–6[2]
October 14Elmhurst*dagger
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–12[3]
October 21at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 13–6[4]
October 28at Concordia (IL)*River Forest, ILW 12–6[5]
November 4Wheaton (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 19–6[6]
November 10at Southern Illinois
W 13–12[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "Huskies Claim Opening Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 2, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies Win Second Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies Take Open Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western State Bows To Northern, 13-6". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies Take Another Scrap". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies Win Wheaton Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Fred (November 11, 1944). "Northern Cops IIAC Football Honors, 13-12". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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