1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. The team played home games at the Dekalb Township High School football field in DeKalb, Illinois.

1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–2–1 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Fowlie
Home stadiumDekalb Township High School football field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
Northern Illinois State 2 1 1 7 2 1
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 3 5 0
Illinois State Normal 1 2 1 6 2 1
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 148:00 p.m.at Aurora Clippers*W 21–03,000[1][2]
September 23Washburn*W 40–273,000[3][4]
October 1at Omaha*W 27–8
October 8Michigan State Normal* 
  • Dekalb Township High School football field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–147,000[5][6][7]
October 15Western Illinois
  • Dekalb Township High School football field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–273,000[8]
October 22at Illinois Wesleyan*Bloomington, ILW 47–25
October 29at Southern IllinoisW 20–7
November 5at Illinois State Normal
T 14–146,000[9]
November 12Eastern Illinois
  • DeKalb Township High School football field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–143,000[10]
November 188:00 p.m.Kent State*
  • DeKalb Township High School football field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 19–213,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "Clippers and Huskies Clash in Game Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 15, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Huskies Crush Aurora Clippers 21 to 0 Last Night". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 15, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Huskies Whip Washburn Last Night". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Sports Scene By Schwarz". Belvidere Daily Republican. Belvidere, Illinois. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Northern Trims Michigan School". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Associated Press. October 9, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Huskies Trample Michigan Normal". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. October 10, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Leathernecks Stun Huskies With a 27 to 6 Upset". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies and Redbirds Play a Rugged 14 to 14 Tie". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Huskies Tame Panthers With Crushing Offensive". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northern Faces Kent State in Final Game Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. November 18, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Kent State's Rallies Beat De Kalb, 21-19". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 19, 1949. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  14. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.