1961 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Illinois $ 5 1 0 7 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 0 5 3 0
Illinois State Normal 4 2 0 5 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 2 1 4 3 1
Northern Illinois 3 2 1 4 4 1
Central Michigan 1 5 0 2 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1961 college football season. The Huskies played under the College Division in the NCAA, and competed in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by sixth 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 16Northwest Missouri State*

W 49–0 September 23Wheaton (IL)*

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

L 2–7 September 29at Northeast Missouri State*

L 13–28 October 7at Southern Illinois

L 6–35 October 14Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILT 20–20 October 21Western Illinois

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

W 23–22 October 28at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MIW 11–0 October 29Illinois State

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

L 0–7 November 5Eastern Michigan

  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL

W 35–0

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1961". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 29, 2014.