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1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Hoosier Bowl, L 0–20 vs. Evansville
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3–3 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Illinois $ 3 0 1 7 2 1
Northern Illinois State 2 1 1 4 3 3
Illinois State Normal 1 1 2 4 3 2
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 2 6 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 4 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College during the 1947 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period and the Huskies competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by 19th-year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Aurora Clippers*T 6–6
September 26at St. Ambrose*Davenport, IAL 7–20
October 3Central Michigan*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
T 6–6
October 11Michigan State Normal*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–67,500[1]
October 18at Illinois StateNormal, ILT 7–7
October 25at Southern IllinoisCarbondale, ILL 0–20
November 1Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 33–0
November 8Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–6
November 22Millikin*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 26–6
November 29at Evansville*Evansville, IN (Hoosier Bowl)L 0–20
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References

  1. ^ "Northern Slaps Ypsilanti, 21-6". The Pantagraph. October 12, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=717&year=1947