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-
1946 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Aurora Clippers (IL)
20
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Elmhurst (IL)
49
6
W
Fri., Oct. 4 vs. Eastern Illinois
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Wheaton (IL)
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
20
0
W
Fri., Oct. 25 @
Central Michigan
7
58
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Western Illinois
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Illinois State
14
3
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Southern Illinois
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Millikin (IL)
20
0
W
Thu., Nov. 28 @ Evansville (IN)
7
19
L
Turkey Bowl Bowl
1946 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 9.0
Opponents Record 6-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.