1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 9–2 4–0 Chick Evans 18th Robert Duffield Glidden Field IIAC champion Turkey Bowl L 7–19 vs. Evansville 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 Central September 21 w y Aurora Clippers Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 20–0 Streator Sidelights https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90263441/the-times/ December 8, 2021 Streator Daily Times-Press September 23, 1946 10 Newspapers.com September 28 w y y Elmhurst Elmhurst, IL 49–6 Huskies Pile Heavy Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90263546/the-daily-chronicle/ December 8, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle September 30, 1946 6 Newspapers.com October 4 w Eastern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 26–0 Eastern Teachers Blanked by DeKalb https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90263632/the-decatur-daily-review/ December 8, 2021 The Decatur Daily Review Associated Press October 5, 1946 2 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Wheaton (IL) Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 20–0 Northern Trims Wheaton, 20-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90263786/the-pantagraph/ December 8, 2021 The Pantagraph Associated Press October 13, 1946 6 Newspapers.com October 18 w y Illinois Wesleyan Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 20–0 Huskies Keep Goal Record https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264062/the-daily-chronicle/ December 8, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle October 19, 1946 6 Newspapers.com October 26 l y y Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI 7–58 Huskies Fall To Michigan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264202/the-daily-chronicle/ December 8, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle October 28, 1946 7 Newspapers.com November 2 w y 1946 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Macomb, IL 14–13 Huskies Edge Western Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264303/the-daily-chronicle/ December 8, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle November 4, 1946 6 Newspapers.com November 9 w Illinois State Normal Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 14–3 Huskies Face One More Foe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264469/the-daily-chronicle/ December 8, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle November 11, 1946 5 Newspapers.com November 16 w y Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 10–0 Heavier Northern Teachers Team Took IIAC Championship Here Saturday 10-0 As Maroons Battled Vainly In The Mud https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264551/carbondale-free-press/ December 8, 2021 Carbondale Free Press November 18, 1946 5 Newspapers.com November 23 w y y Millikin Decatur, IL 20–0 Kyle Forrest R. Dekalb Downs Millikin, 20-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264735/the-decatur-daily-review/ December 8, 2021 Decatur Sunday Herald and Review November 24, 1946 13 Newspapers.com November 28 l y y Evansville Turkey Bowl Evansville, IN 7–19 Young Fred Purple Aces Halt De Kalb Winning Spree https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264848/the-pantagraph/ December 8, 2021 The Pantagraph November 29, 1946 24 Newspapers.com References Northern Illinois State Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Category:Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Northern Illinois State football