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: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic-
1948 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 17 vs. Aurora Clippers (IL)
25
12
W
Fri., Sep. 24 @ Washburn (KS)
30
26
W
Fri., Oct. 1 vs. Saint Ambrose (IA)
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Illinois State
12
14
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Eastern Illinois
6
15
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Southern Illinois
25
7
W
Fri., Oct. 29 @
Eastern Michigan
10
7
W
Fri., Nov. 5 @ Western Illinois
18
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
28
13
W
Fri., Nov. 19 @ Eastern Kentucky
7
32
L
1948 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 174
Scoring Average 17.4
Points Allowed 142
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 3-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-2
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Illinois 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.