1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen 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 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainCurtis Larsen
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 0 0 6 1 1
Carthage 3 0 0 6 1 1
Illinois State Normal 4 1 0 5 4 1
Western Illinois 2 2 0 4 3 1
Eastern Illinois 1 3 0 5 3 0
Elmhurst 1 3 0 2 5 0
Eureka 0 2 0 1 6 0
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 2 7 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1Eastern IllinoisW 7–0
October 8Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 26–0
October 15at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILW 18–7
October 22at Dubuque*Dubuque, IAT 6–6
October 29Mankato State*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–6
November 4Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–0
November 12at Illinois StateNormal, ILW 2–0
November 24at Northeast Louisiana JC*Monroe, LAL 7–15
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

References edit

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1938". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.