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American college football season
The 1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies 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
1949 college football season. Led by 21st-year head coach
Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. The team played home games at the
Dekalb Township High School football field in
DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Aurora Clippers* | | W 21–0 | 3,000 |
[1]
[2] |
September 23 | |
Washburn* | | W 40–27 | 3,000 |
[3]
[4] |
October 1 | | at
Omaha* | | W 27–8 | | |
October 8 | |
Michigan State Normal* | - Dekalb Township High School football field
- DeKalb, IL
| W 39–14 | 7,000 |
[5]
[6]
[7] |
October 15 | |
Western Illinois | - Dekalb Township High School football field
- DeKalb, IL
| L 6–27 | 3,000 |
[8] |
October 22 | | at
Illinois Wesleyan* |
Bloomington, IL | W 47–25 | | |
October 29 | | at
Southern Illinois | | W 20–7 | | |
November 5 | | at
Illinois State Normal | | T 14–14 | 6,000 |
[9] |
November 12 | |
Eastern Illinois | - DeKalb Township High School football field
- DeKalb, IL
| W 40–14 | 3,000 |
[10] |
November 18 | 8:00 p.m. |
Kent State* | - DeKalb Township High School football field
- DeKalb, IL
| L 19–21 | 3,000 |
[11]
[12] |
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[13]
[14]
References
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"Clippers and Huskies Clash in Game Tonight".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle.
DeKalb, Illinois. September 15, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Huskies Crush Aurora Clippers 21 to 0 Last Night".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle.
DeKalb, Illinois. September 15, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle.
DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Huskies Whip Washburn Last Night".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle.
DeKalb, Illinois. September 24, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Sports Scene By Schwarz".
Belvidere Daily Republican.
Belvidere, Illinois. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Northern Trims Michigan School".
The Pantagraph.
Bloomington, Illinois.
Associated Press. October 9, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Huskies Trample Michigan Normal".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle.
DeKalb, Illinois. October 10, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Leathernecks Stun Huskies With a 27 to 6 Upset".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Huskies and Redbirds Play a Rugged 14 to 14 Tie".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Huskies Tame Panthers With Crushing Offensive".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 14, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Northern Faces Kent State in Final Game Tonight".
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle.
DeKalb, Illinois. November 18, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Kent State's Rallies Beat De Kalb, 21-19".
Chicago Tribune.
Chicago, Illinois. November 19, 1949. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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^ DeLassus, David.
"Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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