1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
American college football season
| 1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–4 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Jim McKinzie |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Lewis* | Joliet, IL | L 7–12 | [1] | |
| September 27 | Central Michigan |
| L 7–56 | [2] | |
| October 4 | at Beloit* |
| L 7–28 | [3] | |
| October 11 | Southern Illinois |
| W 21–7 | 7,000 | [4] |
| October 18 | at Michigan State Normal |
| L 7–19 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Illinois State Normal |
| W 28–20 | [6] | |
| November 1 | Omaha* |
| W 20–6 | [7] | |
| November 15 | at Western Illinois | L 14–39 | [8] | ||
| November 22 | Eastern Illinois |
| L 0–7 | [9] | |
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Michigan Normal Beats Northern Illinois, 19-7". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 19, 1952. p. 64. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Western Grabs 39-14 Grid Victory From Northern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ 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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