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-
1953 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Sep. 16 @ Lewis (IL)
6
12
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Beloit (WI)
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Southern Illinois
14
27
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Eastern Michigan
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Illinois State
0
39
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Nebraska-Omaha
14
47
L
Fri., Nov. 6 @
Central Michigan
0
46
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Western Illinois
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @ Eastern Illinois
19
6
W
1953 Season Totals
Record 1-8
Points Scored 74
Scoring Average 8.2
Points Allowed 255
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 14-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-3
Away Record 1-5
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.