1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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Seasons
1957 →
1956 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Western Illinois 4 2 0 6 3 0
Eastern Michigan 3 3 0 4 4 0
Illinois State Normal 3 3 0 4 4 1
Southern Illinois 3 3 0 4 5 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 2 7 0
Northern Illinois State 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College in the 1956 college football season. This was the first year that the NCAA divided schools into "University" and "College" divisions, with the Huskies being assigned to the College Division, and competing in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by first year head coach Howard Fletcher and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule

September 22at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILW 7–6 September 29at Illinois StateNormal, ILL 0–3 October 6Central Michigan

L 0–41 October 13at Bradley*Peoria, ILL 7–26 October 19at Western Illinois

L 6–34 October 27Nebraska–Omaha*

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

L 0–12 November 3Eastern Illinois

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

L 6–13 November 10at Eastern MichiganYpsilanti, MIL 7–25 November 17Southern Illinois

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

L 13–28

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References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1956". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 14, 2013.