1943 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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.

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
← 1942
1944 →
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Wheaton (IL)* T 0–0[1]
October 16at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 33–14[2]
October 23Wilson JC*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–12[3]
October 30at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILL 13–20[4]
November 6Concordia (IL)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 12–0[5]
November 13Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–7[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  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.