1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–3–3 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Hoosier Bowl, where they lost to Evansville.
| 1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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Hoosier Bowl, L 0–20 vs. Evansville | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–3–3 (2–1–1 IIAC) |
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| Captain | Larry Brink |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field (capacity: 5,500) |
| 1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 185 out of 500 college football teams.[1]
The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Aurora Clippers* | T 6–6 | |||
| September 26 | at St. Ambrose* | Davenport, IA | L 7–20 | ||
| October 3 | Central Michigan* |
| T 6–6 | ||
| October 11 | Michigan State Normal* |
| W 21–6 | 7,500 | [2] |
| October 18 | at Illinois State | Normal, IL | T 7–7 | ||
| October 25 | at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, IL | L 0–20 | ||
| November 1 | Western Illinois |
| W 33–0 | ||
| November 8 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 25–6 | 400 | [3] |
| November 22 | Millikin* |
| W 26–6 | ||
| November 29 | at Evansville* | Evansville, IN (Hoosier Bowl) | L 0–20 | ||
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References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Northern Slaps Ypsilanti, 21-6". The Pantagraph. October 12, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Huskies Put On Big Show". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 10, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.