1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
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Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–4 (2–2 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Robert Walker |
Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the IIAC.
Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 243 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Aurora Clippers* |
| W 25–12 | ||
September 24 | at Washburn* |
| W 30–26 | ||
October 1 | St. Ambrose* |
| L 13–16 | ||
October 9 | Illinois State Normal![]() |
| L 12–14 | 7,000 | [2] |
October 16 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | L 6–15 | [3] | |
October 23 | Southern Illinois |
| W 25–7 | ||
October 29 | at Michigan State Normal* | Ypsilanti, MI | W 10–7 | ||
November 5 | at Western Illinois | Macomb, IL | W 18–0 | ||
November 13 | Stevens Point State* |
| W 28–13 | ||
November 19 | at Eastern Kentucky* |
| L 7–32 | ||
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References
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redbirds Edge Northern 14 to 12 in Homecoming". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Lose to Eastern in Mud on Saturday 15-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1948". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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