1943 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1943 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–1–1 (1–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainSievert Block, Wayne Cook
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State 1 0 0 4 1 1
Illinois State Normal 1 0 0 6 2 1
Western Illinois 0 2 0 1 6 0
Eastern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–1–1 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play. 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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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Wheaton (IL)*daggerT 0–0[1]
October 16at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 33–14[2]
October 23Wilson JC*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–12[3]
October 30at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILL 13–20[4]
November 6Concordia (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 12–0[5]
November 13Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–7[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Huskies Hold Wheaton Scoreless at Homecoming". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies Show Unexpected Power at Western". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies Win Wilson Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies Drop First Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies Take Saturday Foe". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies Take Closing Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.