1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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IIAC champion | |
Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
1951 record | 9–0 (6–0 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Glidden Field (capacity: 5,500) |
1951 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State Normal | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College during the 1951 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period and the Huskies competed in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by 23rd-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[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 22 | at Whitewater State* |
| W 20–7 | [1] |
September 29 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 21–7 | [2][3] |
October 6 | at Southern Illinois | W 14–7 | [4] | |
October 13 | Michigan State Normal |
| W 35–21 | [5] |
October 20 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 39–13 | [6] |
October 27 | Peru State* |
| W 21–0 | [7] |
November 2 | at Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI | W 26–13 | [8] |
November 10 | Western Illinois |
| W 20–7 | [9] |
November 17 | at Omaha* | W 27–26 | [10] | |
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References[]
- ^ Buckingham, George M. (September 24, 1951). "Whitewater State Loses First Home Night Game to DeKalb, Ill., 20-7". Janesville Daily Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies at Eastern Saturday". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ West, Milt (October 1, 1951). "Northern Illinois Defeats Eastern in IIAC Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Merle (October 8, 1951). "Northern Beats Southern, 14-7, In Driving Rain". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Grabs 35-21 Interstate League Verdict". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heimerdinger Paces Northern Over ISNU". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern's Huskies Beat Nebraska State Teachers". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois College Beats Central Michigan". Edwardsville Intelligencer. United Press International. November 3, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Wins 8th In Row, IIAC Crown". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 11, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Finishes Unbeaten". Star Tribune. United Press International. November 18, 1951. p. S5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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