1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
Turkey Bowl, L 7–19 vs. Evansville
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Duffield
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois State Normal 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Turkey Bowl, where they lost to Evansville. 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 21Aurora Clippers*
W 20–0[1]
September 28at Elmhurst*Elmhurst, ILW 49–6[2]
October 4Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 26–0[3]
October 12Wheaton (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–0[4]
October 18Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–0[5]
October 26at Central Michigan*
L 7–58[6]
November 2at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 14–13[7]
November 9Illinois State Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–3[8]
November 16at Southern Illinois
W 10–0[9]
November 23at Millikin*Decatur, ILW 20–0[10]
November 28at Evansville*Evansville, IN (Turkey Bowl)L 7–19[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Streator Sidelights". Streator Daily Times-Press. September 23, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies Pile Heavy Score". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 30, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern Teachers Blanked by DeKalb". The Decatur Daily Review. Associated Press. October 5, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northern Trims Wheaton, 20-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies Keep Goal Record". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 19, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies Fall To Michigan". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 28, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies Edge Western Team". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 4, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies Face One More Foe". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Heavier Northern Teachers Team Took IIAC Championship Here Saturday 10-0 As Maroons Battled Vainly In The Mud". Carbondale Free Press. November 18, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Kyle, Forrest R. (November 24, 1946). "Dekalb Downs Millikin, 20-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Young, Fred (November 29, 1946). "Purple Aces Halt De Kalb Winning Spree". The Pantagraph. p. 24. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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