1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1949 record7–2–1 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
Northern Illinois State 2 1 1 7 2 1
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 3 5 0
Illinois State Normal 1 2 1 6 2 1
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1949 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 21st-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 16Aurora Clippers*W 21–0
September 23Washburn*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–27
October 1at Omaha*W 27–8
October 8Michigan State Normal*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–14
October 15Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–27[1]
October 22at Illinois Wesleyan*Bloomington, ILW 47–25
October 29at Southern IllinoisW 20–7
November 5at Illinois StateNormal, ILT 14–14
November 12Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–14
November 18Kent State*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 19–21
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Leathernecks Stun Huskies With a 27 to 6 Upset". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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