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-
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
Record 4-4
-1
Points Scored 159
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 129
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 2-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-2
-1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
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