1945 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

1945 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainAl Hodous, Richard Piatt
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois State Normal $ 3 1 0 4 3 0
Southern Illinois 2 1 1 4 1 2
Northern Illinois State 2 2 0 4 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 1 2 2 3 2
Western Illinois 0 3 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILW 7–0[1]
October 13Western Illinois W 12–63,000[2]
October 20at Illinois Wesleyan*Bloomington, ILL 0–13[3]
October 27at Illinois State Normal
L 7–19[4]
November 3Elmhurst*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 59–0[5]
November 10Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 13–7[6]
November 17at Eastern Illinois
L 14–19[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Defeats Wheaton". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies Hold Clean Record". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 15, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wesleyan Titans Snap De Kalb Win Streak With 13-0 Triumph". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal Hits Huskie String". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies Have Wild Contest". The Daily Chronicle. November 5, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Young, Fred (November 11, 1945). "Northern Ruins Southern's Hope Of IIAC Title". The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern Rally Dumps DeKalb". Herald and Review. November 18, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1945". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.