1942 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–2–2 (1–0–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Farney
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Northern Illinois State 1 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Illinois State Normal 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Eastern Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–2–2 with a mark of 1–0–2 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.

Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 344 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Whitewater State*
W 13–0[2]
October 3at Camp Grant*Rockford, ILL 0–41[3]
October 10Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
T 14–14[4]
October 17at Ball State*Muncie, IN (rivalry)L 0–14[5]
October 24at Stevens Point*Stevens Point, WIW 7–0[6]
October 31Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 34–7[7]
November 11at Illinois State NormalNormal, ILT 6–6[8]
November 14Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
 Canceled[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies Win by a Shutout in Opening Grid Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies Fall Victim to Smashing Warrior Attack". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 5, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies Tie Macomb in a 14 to 14 Feature Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Barnet, Bob (October 18, 1942). "Ball State Cardinals Turn Back Northern Illinois Teachers, 14 to 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northern Shades Stevens Point". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 25, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies Prove Serious Competition for Loop Title". The Daily Chronicle. November 2, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Young, Fred (November 12, 1942). "State Normal, Northern Play to 6-6 Deadlock". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies Tie at Normal". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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