1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
The 1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College in the 1955 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 first-year head coach Bob Kahler and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.
| 1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 1955 record | 0–8–1 (0–5–1 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 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 24 | at Wheaton (IL)* |
| L 0–12 | [1] |
| October 1 | Illinois State Normal | T 7–7 | [2] | |
| October 8 | at Central Michigan |
| L 0–61 | [3] |
| October 15 | Bradley* |
| L 0–40 | [4] |
| October 22 | Western Illinois |
| L 6–39 | [5] |
| October 29 | at Omaha* | L 12–27 | [6] | |
| November 5 | at Eastern Illinois |
| L 0–14 | [7] |
| November 12 | Michigan State Normal |
| L 6–13 | [8] |
| November 19 | at Southern Illinois | L 0–20 | [9] | |
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References
- Burdick, Chuck (September 26, 1955). "Wheaton Shows Too Much Power; Spoils NI Debut". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cryer, Del (October 2, 1955). "State Normal Gains 7-7 Tie With Northern in IIAC Fray". The Pantagraph. p. 12. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central Michigan Sets Scoring Mark". Battle Creek Enquirer. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 4:1. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Burdick, Chuck (October 17, 1955). "Bradley Blasts Northern With Six-Touchdown Attack". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Huskies Find Leathernecks Mighty Tough; Lose 39-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 24, 1955. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Omaha U Shatters Northern Illinois". Lincoln Journal Star. International News Service. October 30, 1955. p. 5B. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Johnson, Randy (November 7, 1955). "Northern State Suffers 14-0 Setback To Eastern Panthers". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 10. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bretag, Jerry (November 14, 1955). "Northern Huskies Fall To Michigan Normal 13-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern Illinois Wins, 20-0, Over Northern Illinois". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 20, 1955. p. 6G. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Robert Kahler, 1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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