1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 4–3–3 2–1–1 Chick Evans 19th Larry Brink Glidden Field Hoosier Bowl L 0–20 vs. 1947 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–3–3 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Hoosier Bowl, where they lost to 1947 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville. In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 185 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com 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 19 t y Aurora Clippers Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 6–6 September 26 l y y 1947 St. Ambrose Fighting Bees St. Ambrose Davenport, IA 7–20 October 3 t y Central Michigan Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 6–6 October 11 w y Michigan State Normal Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 21–6 7,500 Northern Slaps Ypsilanti, 21-6 The Pantagraph October 12, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28327283/northern_slaps_ypsilanti_216/ Newspapers.com October 18 t y Illinois State Normal McCormick Field Normal, IL 7–7 Alsene Edgar 4th Quarter ISNU Bids Fail - Northern Gets Tie https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph/125470450/ May 28, 2023 The Pantagraph October 19, 1947 8 Newspapers.com October 25 l y Southern Illinois Carbondale, IL 0–20 November 1 w 1946 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 33–0 November 8 w Eastern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 25–6 400 Huskies Put On Big Show https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109021322/the-daily-chronicle/ September 5, 2022 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle November 10, 1947 10 Newspapers.com November 22 w y 1947 Millikin Big Blue Millikin Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 26–6 November 29 l y y 1947 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Hoosier Bowl Evansville, IN 0–20 References Northern Illinois State Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois State Huskies football