The 1941 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 1941 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Illinois State Normal. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
| 1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (3–1 IIAC) |
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| Captain | Fred Spear |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| Northern Illinois State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eureka | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Whitewater State* | Whitewater, WI | W 14–0 | [1] | |
| October 4 | Ball State* | T 6–6 | [2] | ||
| October 11 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 6–0 | 3,000 | [3] |
| October 18 | Wheaton (IL)* |
| W 24–0 | [4] | |
| October 25 | at Oshkosh State* | Oshkosh, WI | W 33–6 | 1,300 | [5] |
| November 1 | at Southern Illinois | L 7–13 | [6] | ||
| November 8 | Stevens Point* |
| W 32–12 | [7] | |
| November 15 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | W 7–15 | [8] | |
| November 20 | at Western Illinois | Macomb, IL | W 25–7 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "College Defeats Whitewater to Open the Season". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. September 29, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Rally to Earn Tie With Indiana Eleven". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 6, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DeKalb Teachers Stop Normal's Streak, 6-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 12, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Win Number Three; Beat Wheaton 24-0". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. October 20, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers Keep Record Intact; Prep for Carbondale: Huskies Whip Oshkosh, 33-6". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. October 27, 1941. p. 6.
- ^ "Carbondale Gives DeKalb First Defeat: Holds Off Late Threat to Win, 13-7". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Win for College: Pointers Are Passed Under". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Teachers Wallop Eastern, 19-0". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Macomb Defeated to Give DeKalb Share of Title". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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