1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPAlex Gulotta
CaptainLarry Leadley
Home stadium Glidden Field
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Michigan $ 6 0 06 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 05 4 0
Central Michigan 4 2 04 6 0
Illinois State Normal 3 3 05 3 0
Southern Illinois 3 3 05 4 0
Northern Illinois 1 5 02 7 0
Eastern Illinois 0 6 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the IIAC. 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 21 Wheaton (IL) *L 7–25
September 28at Beloit Beloit, WI W 19–12
October 5at Eastern Illinois
W 27–20 [1]
October 12 Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–33
October 19at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI L 12–52
October 26 Illinois State
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–13
November 2 Eastern Michigan
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 20–54 [2]
November 9at Omaha *L 7–14
November 16at Southern Illinois L 19–45
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Northern Huskies Rally To Take IIAC Opener 27-20". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . October 7, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hurons Parlay 54-20 Victory Into Title Share". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1957. p. E5 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1957 Northern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 12, 2022.