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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: Howard Fletcher
Conference: Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Howard Fletcher enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Northwest Missouri State  49   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Wheaton (IL)  2   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Truman State (MO)  13   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Southern Illinois  6   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Eastern Illinois  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Western Illinois  23   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Central Michigan  11   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Illinois State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Eastern Michigan  35   10   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record2-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-2 -1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northern Illinois 4-4-1159129   Howard Fletcher

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.