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1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPWes Luedeking
CaptainLen Jacobson
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Lewis*Joliet, ILL 6–12[1]
October 3at Beloit*Beloit, WIL 7–31[2]
October 10at Southern Illinois
L 14–274,000[3]
October 17Michigan State Normaldagger
L 14–208,000[4]
October 24Illinois State Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–39[5]
October 31at Omaha*
L 14–47[6]
November 6at Central Michigan
L 0–46[7]
November 14Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–273,500[8]
November 21at Eastern Illinois
W 19–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ Ketchum, Jim (September 17, 1953). "NI Scores First, But Loses". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Beloit Blasts Northern 31-7 Saturday Evening". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 5, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Big Second Quarter Gives Normal Win Over NI". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indian Medicine Breaks Huskies' Spell At Omaha". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 2, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Chips Blast N.I. Gridders". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  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, 1953". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.


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