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1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Spear
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons← 19401942 →
1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Illinois State Normal + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Southern Illinois 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Western Illinois 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Eastern Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Eureka 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Illinois State Normal. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Whitewater State*Whitewater, WIW 14–0
October 4Ball State*T 6–6
October 11Illinois State Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 6–03,000
October 18Wheaton (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 24–0
October 25at Oshkosh State*Oshkosh, WIW 33–61,300
November 1at Southern IllinoisL 7–13
November 8Stevens Point*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 32–12
November 15at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 7–15
November 20at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 25–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "College Defeats Whitewater to Open the Season". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. September 29, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Huskies Rally to Earn Tie With Indiana Eleven". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 6, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "DeKalb Teachers Stop Normal's Streak, 6-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 12, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Huskies Win Number Three; Beat Wheaton 24-0". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. October 20, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Teachers Keep Record Intact; Prep for Carbondale: Huskies Whip Oshkosh, 33-6". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. October 27, 1941. p. 6.
  6. "Carbondale Gives DeKalb First Defeat: Holds Off Late Threat to Win, 13-7". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Win for College: Pointers Are Passed Under". The De Kalb Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Northern Teachers Wallop Eastern, 19-0". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Macomb Defeated to Give DeKalb Share of Title". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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