1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 6–1–1 4–0 Chick Evans 10th Curtis Larsen Glidden Field IIAC champion The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen 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 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois. Schedule October 1 w 1938 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 7–0 October 8 w Southern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 26–0 October 15 w y y 1938 Wheaton Crusaders Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL 18–7 October 22 t y y 1938 Dubuque Spartans Dubuque Dubuque, IA 6–6 October 29 w y 1938 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 28–6 November 4 w 1938 Elmhurst Bluejays Elmhurst Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 39–0 November 12 w y 1938 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Normal, IL 2–0 November 24 l y y Northeast Center Brown Field Monroe, LA 7–15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-monroe-squad-proves/167160974/ The De Kalb Daily Chronicle Monroe squad proves power house to down Profs November 25, 1938 March 3, 2025 Newspapers.com DeLassus David Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1938 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=717&year=1938 November 8, 2013 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024220118/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=717&year=1938 dead References Northern Illinois State Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Category:Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Northern Illinois State Evansmen football