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 | |
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| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–1–1 IIAC) |
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| Captain | Robert Fowlie |
| Home stadium | Dekalb Township High School football field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Aurora Clippers* | W 21–0 | 3,000 | [1][2] | |
| September 23 | Washburn* | W 40–27 | 3,000 | [3][4] | ||
| October 1 | at Omaha* | W 27–8 | ||||
| October 8 | Michigan State Normal* |
| W 39–14 | 7,000 | [5][6][7] | |
| October 15 | Western Illinois |
| L 6–27 | 3,000 | [8] | |
| October 22 | at Illinois Wesleyan* | Bloomington, IL | W 47–25 | |||
| October 29 | at Southern Illinois | W 20–7 | ||||
| November 5 | at Illinois State Normal |
| T 14–14 | 6,000 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 40–14 | 3,000 | [10] | |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Kent State* |
| L 19–21 | 3,000 | [11][12] |
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References
edit- ^ "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
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- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Huskies Whip Washburn Last Night". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sports Scene By Schwarz". Belvidere Daily Republican. Belvidere, Illinois. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Northern Trims Michigan School". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Associated Press. October 9, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Huskies Trample Michigan Normal". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. October 10, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Huskies Tame Panthers With Crushing Offensive". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ 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.
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