1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	1–8 (0–6 IIAC)
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (1st season)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity: 5,500)

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 NCAA College Division football season. This was the first year that the NCAA divided schools into "University" and "College" divisions, with the Huskies 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Wheaton (IL)*	Wheaton, IL	W 7–6
September 29	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	L 0–3
October 6	Central Michigan	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 0–41
October 13	at Bradley*	Peoria, IL	L 7–26
October 19	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 6–34
October 27	Omaha*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 0–12
November 3	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 6–13
November 10	at Eastern Michigan	Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–25
November 17	Southern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 13–28
*Non-conference game