1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 1–8 0–6 Howard Fletcher 1st Tom Skubich Dan Biddick Tom Skubich Glidden Field 1957 The 1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams 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 September 22 w y y 1956 Wheaton Crusaders Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL 7–6 September 29 l y 1956 Illinois State Normal Redbirds Illinois State Normal McCormick Field Normal, IL 0–3 October 6 l Central Michigan Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 0–41 October 13 l y y 1956 Bradley Braves Bradley Peoria, IL 7–26 October 19 l y 1956 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 6–34 October 27 l y 1956 Omaha Indians Omaha Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 0–12 November 3 l y Eastern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 6–13 7,000 Bretag Jerry Eastern Spoils Northern's Homecoming With 13-6 Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108446727/the-daily-chronicle/ August 27, 2022 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle November 5, 1956 12 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Eastern Michigan Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI 7–25 November 17 l Southern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 13–28 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Northern Illinois State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/503/stats/12710 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 12, 2022 References Northern Illinois State Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois State Huskies football