1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
The 1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1953 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Huskies competed in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by 25th-year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.
| 1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 1953 record | 1–8 (1–5 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glidden Field (capacity: 5,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Lewis* | Joliet, IL | L 6–12 | [1] | |
| October 3 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | L 7–31 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Southern Illinois | L 14–27 | 4,000 | [3] | |
| October 17 | Michigan State Normal | L 14–20 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 24 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–39 | [5] | |
| October 31 | at Omaha* | L 14–47 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | at Central Michigan |
| L 0–46 | [7] | |
| November 14 | Western Illinois |
| L 0–27 | 3,500 | [8] |
| November 21 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 19–6 | [9] | |
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References
- Ketchum, Jim (September 17, 1953). "NI Scores First, But Loses". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Beloit Blasts Northern 31-7 Saturday Evening". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 5, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jones, Merle (October 12, 1953). "Southern Ends Northern's Five-Year Domination, 27-14". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ketchum, Jim (October 19, 1953). "Spirited Huskie Try Falls Short Saturday 20-14". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 10. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Big Second Quarter Gives Normal Win Over NI". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Indian Medicine Breaks Huskies' Spell At Omaha". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 2, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Chips Blast N.I. Gridders". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "After A Good First Half, Huskies Stumble 27-0". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 16, 1953. p. 14. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Northern Rocks Eastern 19-6 For A Fine Finish". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1953. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1953". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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