1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Walker
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Aurora Clippers*W 25–12
September 24at Washburn*W 30–26
October 1St. Ambrose*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–16
October 9Illinois State Normaldagger
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 12–147,000[2]
October 16at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILL 6–15[3]
October 23Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–7
October 29at Michigan State Normal*Ypsilanti, MIW 10–7
November 5at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 18–0
November 13Stevens Point State*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–13
November 19at Eastern Kentucky*
L 7–32
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Redbirds Edge Northern 14 to 12 in Homecoming". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.