1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
Turkey Bowl, L 7–19 vs. Evansville
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (18th season)
Captain	Robert Duffield
Home stadium	Glidden Field
Seasons ←  1945 1947  →

1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 21	Aurora Clippers*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–0	[1]
September 28	at Elmhurst *	Elmhurst, IL	W 49–6	[2]
October 4	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 26–0	[3]
October 12	Wheaton (IL) *	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–0	[4]
October 18	Illinois Wesleyan *	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–0	[5]
October 26	at Central Michigan *	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–58	[6]
November 2	at Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 14–13	[7]
November 9	Illinois State Normal	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 14–3	[8]
November 16	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 10–0	[9]
November 23	at Millikin *	Decatur, IL	W 20–0	[10]
November 28	at 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.