1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 3–0 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.

1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–0 (3–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Leskovec
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 0 0 7 0 0
Illinois State Normal 1 0 0 3 4 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 0 3 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 1 3 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Elmhurst*Elmhurst, ILW 6–0[1]
October 7Eastern IllinoisW 25–6[2]
October 14Elmhurst* 
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–12[3]
October 21at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 13–6[4]
October 28at Concordia (IL)*River Forest, ILW 12–6[5]
November 4Wheaton (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 19–6[6]
November 10at Southern IllinoisW 13–12[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Huskies Claim Opening Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 2, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies Win Second Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies Take Open Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western State Bows To Northern, 13-6". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies Take Another Scrap". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies Win Wheaton Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Fred (November 11, 1944). "Northern Cops IIAC Football Honors, 13-12". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.