| 1948 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–2 IIAC) |
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| Captain | Robert Walker |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the IIAC.
Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 243 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.
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 17 | Aurora Clippers* | W 25–12 | |||
| September 24 | at Washburn* | W 30–26 | |||
| October 1 | St. Ambrose* |
| L 13–16 | ||
| October 9 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 12–14 | 7,000 | |
| October 16 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | L 6–15 | ||
| October 23 | Southern Illinois |
| W 25–7 | ||
| October 29 | at Michigan State Normal* | Ypsilanti, MI | W 10–7 | ||
| November 5 | at Western Illinois | Macomb, IL | W 18–0 | ||
| November 13 | Stevens Point State* |
| W 28–13 | ||
| November 19 | at Eastern Kentucky* |
| L 7–32 | ||
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References
- "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Redbirds Edge Northern 14 to 12 in Homecoming". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Huskies Lose to Eastern in Mud on Saturday 15-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1948". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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