The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–2–2 with a mark of 1–0–2 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.
1942 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–2–2 (1–0–2 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | John Farney |
Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 344 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 26 | Whitewater State* | W 13–0 | [2] | |
October 3 | at Camp Grant* | Rockford, IL | L 0–41 | [3] |
October 10 | Western Illinois |
| T 14–14 | [4] |
October 17 | at Ball State* | Muncie, IN (rivalry) | L 0–14 | [5] |
October 24 | at Stevens Point* | Stevens Point, WI | W 7–0 | [6] |
October 31 | Southern Illinois |
| W 34–7 | [7] |
November 11 | at Illinois State Normal | Normal, IL | T 6–6 | [8] |
November 14 | Eastern Illinois |
| Canceled | [9] |
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References edit
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Win by a Shutout in Opening Grid Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Fall Victim to Smashing Warrior Attack". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 5, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Tie Macomb in a 14 to 14 Feature Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barnet, Bob (October 18, 1942). "Ball State Cardinals Turn Back Northern Illinois Teachers, 14 to 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Shades Stevens Point". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 25, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Prove Serious Competition for Loop Title". The Daily Chronicle. November 2, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Fred (November 12, 1942). "State Normal, Northern Play to 6-6 Deadlock". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Tie at Normal". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 12, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.