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-
1944 Season Highlights
George Red Evans enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Elmhurst (IL)
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Eastern Illinois
25
6
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Elmhurst (IL)
25
12
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Western Illinois
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Concordia (IL)
12
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Wheaton (IL)
19
6
W
Fri., Nov. 10 @ Southern Illinois
13
12
W
1944 Season Totals
Record 7-0
Points Scored 113
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 48
Defense Average 6.9
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 4-0
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 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.