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-
1957 Season Highlights
Howard Fletcher enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Wheaton (IL)
7
25
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Beloit (WI)
19
12
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Eastern Illinois
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Western Illinois
13
33
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Central Michigan
13
52
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Illinois State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Eastern Michigan
20
54
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Nebraska-Omaha
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Southern Illinois
19
45
L
1957 Season Totals
Record 2-7
Points Scored 132
Scoring Average 14.7
Points Allowed 268
Defense Average 29.8
Opponents Record 10-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 2-3
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 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.