1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–2–1 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (21st season)
Captain	Robert Fowlie
Home stadium	Dekalb Township High School football field
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	8:00 p.m.	at Aurora Clippers*	Glidden Field Aurora, IL	W 21–0	3,000	[1] [2]
September 23		Washburn *	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 40–27	3,000	[3] [4]
October 1		at Omaha *	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 27–8
October 8		Michigan State Normal *	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 39–14	7,000	[5] [6] [7]
October 15		Western Illinois	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	L 6–27	3,000	[8]
October 22		at Illinois Wesleyan *	Bloomington, IL	W 47–25
October 29		at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 20–7
November 5		at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	T 14–14	6,000	[9]
November 12		Eastern Illinois	DeKalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 40–14	3,000	[10]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	Kent State *	DeKalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	L 19–21	3,000	[11] [12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. "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 .
2. "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 .
3. "Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Huskies Whip Washburn Last Night". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . DeKalb, Illinois. September 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Sports Scene By Schwarz". Belvidere Daily Republican . Belvidere, Illinois. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Northern Trims Michigan School". The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois. Associated Press. October 9, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Huskies Trample Michigan Normal". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . DeKalb, Illinois. October 10, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "Huskies Tame Panthers With Crushing Offensive". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . November 14, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "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 .
12. "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 .
13. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
14. 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.