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: Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic-
1951 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater
20
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Eastern Illinois
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Southern Illinois
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Eastern Michigan
35
21
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Illinois State
39
13
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Peru State (NE)
21
0
W
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Central Michigan
26
13
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Western Illinois
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Nebraska-Omaha
27
26
W
1951 Season Totals
Record 9-0
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 24.8
Points Allowed 101
Defense Average 11.2
Opponents Record 9-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 5-0
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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