Northern Illinois Football Team History
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Founded: 1895 Stadium: Huskie Stadium Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: George Red Evans Conference: Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic-
1950 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Western Michigan
13
40
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Nebraska-Omaha
27
25
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Eastern Michigan
35
13
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Southern Illinois
44
20
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Western Illinois
27
28
L
Fri., Oct. 27 @
Kent State
7
56
L
Fri., Nov. 3 vs.
Central Michigan
14
26
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Illinois State
12
13
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Eastern Illinois
13
34
L
1950 Season Totals
Record 3-6
Points Scored 192
Scoring Average 21.3
Points Allowed 255
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 19-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 1-4
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 All Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.