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-
1929 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1929 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. LaSalle-Peru JC (IL)
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ North Central (IL)
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Elmhurst (IL)
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Mount Morris (IL)
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Shurtleff (IL)
0
6
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Valparaiso
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Illinois State
12
6
W
Fri., Nov. 15 vs. Wheaton (IL)
20
6
W
1929 Season Totals
Record 6-1
-1
Points Scored 124
Scoring Average 15.5
Points Allowed 24
Defense Average 3.0
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 3-1
-1
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1929 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1929 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.