The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth 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.
| 1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (1–5 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Wes Luedeking |
| Captain | Len Jacobson |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Lewis* | Joliet, IL | L 6–12 | [1] | |
| October 3 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | L 7–31 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Southern Illinois | L 14–27 | 4,000 | [3] | |
| October 17 | Michigan State Normal | L 14–20 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 24 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–39 | [5] | |
| October 31 | at Omaha* | L 14–47 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | at Central Michigan |
| L 0–46 | [7] | |
| November 14 | Western Illinois |
| L 0–27 | 3,500 | [8] |
| November 21 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 19–6 | [9] | |
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References edit
- ^ Ketchum, Jim (September 17, 1953). "NI Scores First, But Loses". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beloit Blasts Northern 31-7 Saturday Evening". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 5, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Merle (October 12, 1953). "Southern Ends Northern's Five-Year Domination, 27-14". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ketchum, Jim (October 19, 1953). "Spirited Huskie Try Falls Short Saturday 20-14". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 10. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Second Quarter Gives Normal Win Over NI". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indian Medicine Breaks Huskies' Spell At Omaha". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 2, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chips Blast N.I. Gridders". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "After A Good First Half, Huskies Stumble 27-0". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 16, 1953. p. 14. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Rocks Eastern 19-6 For A Fine Finish". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1953. 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, 1953". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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