1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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IIAC champion | |
Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–0 (6–0 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Bob Heimerdinger |
Captain | George Acker, Frank Bieber |
Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State Normal | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. 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 | Source |
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September 22 | at Whitewater State* |
| W 20–7 | [1] |
September 29 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 21–7 | [2][3] |
October 6 | at Southern Illinois | W 14–7 | [4] | |
October 13 | Michigan State Normal |
| W 35–21 | [5] |
October 20 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 39–13 | [6] |
October 27 | Peru State* |
| W 21–0 | [7] |
November 2 | at Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI | W 26–13 | [8] |
November 10 | Western Illinois |
| W 20–7 | [9] |
November 17 | at Omaha* | W 27–26 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ Buckingham, George M. (September 24, 1951). "Whitewater State Loses First Home Night Game to DeKalb, Ill., 20-7". Janesville Daily Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies at Eastern Saturday". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ West, Milt (October 1, 1951). "Northern Illinois Defeats Eastern in IIAC Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Merle (October 8, 1951). "Northern Beats Southern, 14-7, In Driving Rain". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Grabs 35-21 Interstate League Verdict". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heimerdinger Paces Northern Over ISNU". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern's Huskies Beat Nebraska State Teachers". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois College Beats Central Michigan". Edwardsville Intelligencer. United Press International. November 3, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Wins 8th In Row, IIAC Crown". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 11, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Finishes Unbeaten". Star Tribune. United Press International. November 18, 1951. p. S5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.