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1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

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1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainCurtis Larsen
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 0 0 6 1 1
Carthage 3 0 0 6 1 1
Illinois State Normal 4 1 0 5 4 1
Western Illinois 2 2 0 4 3 1
Eastern Illinois 1 3 0 5 3 0
Elmhurst 1 3 0 2 5 0
Eureka 0 2 0 1 6 0
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 2 7 0

The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen 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 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 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

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1Eastern IllinoisW 7–0
October 8Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 26–0
October 15at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILW 18–7
October 22at Dubuque*Dubuque, IAT 6–6
October 29Mankato State*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–6
November 4Elmhurst
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 39–0
November 12at Illinois StateNormal, ILW 2–0
November 24at Northeast Louisiana JC*Monroe, LAL 7–15
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1938". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.