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1943 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–1–1 (1–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainSievert Block, Wayne Cook
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons← 19421944 →
1943 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 1
Illinois State Normal 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Illinois 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–1–1 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Wheaton (IL)*T 0–0
October 16at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 33–14
October 23Wilson JC*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–12
October 30at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILL 13–20
November 6Concordia (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 12–0
November 13Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Huskies Hold Wheaton Scoreless at Homecoming". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Huskies Show Unexpected Power at Western". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Huskies Win Wilson Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Huskies Drop First Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Huskies Take Saturday Foe". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Huskies Take Closing Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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