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1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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.

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
← 1951
1953 →
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Lewis*Joliet, ILL 7–12[1]
September 27Central Michigan
L 7–56[2]
October 4at Beloit*
L 7–28[3]
October 11Southern Illinois 
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–77,000[4]
October 18at Michigan State Normal
L 7–19[5]
October 25at Illinois State Normal
W 28–20[6]
November 1Omaha*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6[7]
November 15at Western Illinois
L 14–39[8]
November 22Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  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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