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1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPJim McKinzie
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Illinois 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Northern Illinois State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois State Normal 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
Eastern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Lewis*Joliet, ILL 7–12
September 27Central MichiganL 7–56
October 4at Beloit*L 7–28
October 11Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–77,000
October 18at Michigan State NormalL 7–19
October 25at Illinois State NormalW 28–20
November 1Omaha*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6
November 15at Western IllinoisL 14–39
November 22Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Northern Dumped By Lewis In Opening Tilt 12-7". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 22, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. West, Milt (September 29, 1952). "Central Michigan Outclasses NI Gridders 56-7". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. West, Milt (October 6, 1952). "Huskies Suffer Third Loss At Beloit Saturday 28-7". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Huskies Back On Win Trail With 21-7 Triumph". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Michigan Normal Beats Northern Illinois, 19-7". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 19, 1952. p. 64. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. West, Milt (October 27, 1952). "Huskies Come From Behind, Top Normal 28-20". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ketchum, Jim (November 3, 1952). "Dads Watch Northern Passes Beat Omaha 20-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Western Grabs 39-14 Grid Victory From Northern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ketchum, Jim (November 24, 1952). "Eastern Scores Once; Chills Huskie Gridders 7-0". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  11. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1952". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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