Howard W. Fletcher (March 13, 1913 – August 23, 2001) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northern Illinois University from 1956 to 1968, compiling a record of 74–48–1. Fletcher's Northern Illinois Huskies squad was named the NCAA College Division Champion by the Associated Press in 1963. He led the Huskies to three consecutive Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championships, in 1963, 1964, and 1965. The Huskies also won the Mineral Water Bowl in 1963.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1913 Streator, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2001 (aged 88) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1938–1939 | Northern Illinois State |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| c. 1950 | West Chicago HS (IL) |
| 1952–1955 | Walnut Hills HS (OH) |
| 1956–1968 | Northern Illinois State / Northern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–48–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA College Division (1963) 3 IIAC (1963–1965) | |
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois State / Northern Illinois Huskies (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1965) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Northern Illinois State | 1–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | Northern Illinois | 2–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1958 | Northern Illinois | 4–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959 | Northern Illinois | 7–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Northern Illinois | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961 | Northern Illinois | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1962 | Northern Illinois | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | L Mineral Water | ||||
| 1963 | Northern Illinois | 10–0 | 4–0 | 1st | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 1964 | Northern Illinois | 7–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Northern Illinois | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L Mineral Water | ||||
| Northern Illinois Huskies (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1968) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Northern Illinois | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1967 | Northern Illinois | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1968 | Northern Illinois | 2–8 | |||||||
| Northern Illinois: | 74–48–1 | 28–21–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 74–48–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Howard Fletcher 1913-2001". Chicago Tribune. August 25, 2001. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Rusnak, Frank (August 27, 2001). "NIU Hall of Fame coach passes away". Northern Star. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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