1945 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

American college football season

1945 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–3 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (17th season)
Captain	Al Hodous, Richard Piatt
Home stadium	Glidden Field
Seasons← 1944 1946 →

1945 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Illinois State Normal $	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	1	–	2
Northern Illinois State	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	1	–	2	2	–	3	–	2
Western Illinois	0	–	3	–	1	1	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the IIAC. 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
October 6	at Wheaton (IL)*	Wheaton, IL	W 7–0
October 13	Western Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 12–6	3,000
October 20	at Illinois Wesleyan*	Bloomington, IL	L 0–13
October 27	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	L 7–19
November 3	Elmhurst*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 59–0
November 10	Southern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 13–7
November 17	at Eastern Illinois	Schahrer Field Charleston, IL	L 14–19
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

"Northern Defeats Wheaton". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Huskies Hold Clean Record". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 15, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wesleyan Titans Snap De Kalb Win Streak With 13-0 Triumph". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Normal Hits Huskie String". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Huskies Have Wild Contest". The Daily Chronicle. November 5, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Young, Fred (November 11, 1945). "Northern Ruins Southern's Hope Of IIAC Title". The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern Rally Dumps DeKalb". Herald and Review. November 18, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1945". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

v t e Northern Illinois Huskies football
Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1948, 1951–1965) Dekalb Township High School football field (1949–1950) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State: Bronze Stalk Trophy
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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