1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1955 record0–8–1 (0–5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(capacity: 5,500)
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan + 5 1 0 8 1 0
Michigan State Normal + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Southern Illinois 4 1 1 4 4 2
Western Illinois 2 3 1 5 4 1
Illinois State Normal 2 3 1 3 4 2
Eastern Illinois 1 5 0 3 6 0
Northern Illinois State 0 5 1 0 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College in the 1955 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 first-year head coach Bob Kahler and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILL 0–12
October 1Illinois State NormalT 7–7[1]
October 8at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MIL 0–61
October 15Bradley*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–40
October 22Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–39
October 29at Omaha*L 12–27
November 5at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILL 0–14
November 12Michigan State Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–13
November 19at Southern IllinoisL 0–20
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Cryer, Del (October 2, 1955). "State Normal Gains 7-7 Tie With Northern in IIAC Fray". The Pantagraph. p. 12. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Robert Kahler, 1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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