1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–0 (3–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (16th season)
Captain	Henry Leskovec
Home stadium	Glidden Field
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois State $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Southern Illinois	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
Western Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	at Elmhurst*	Elmhurst, IL	W 6–0	^[1]
October 7	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 25–6	^[2]
October 14	Elmhurst*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 25–12	^[3]
October 21	at Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 13–6	^[4]
October 28	at Concordia (IL)*	River Forest, IL	W 12–6	^[5]
November 4	Wheaton (IL)*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 19–6	^[6]
November 10	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 13–12	^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Huskies Claim Opening Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 2, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Huskies Win Second Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Huskies Take Open Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Western State Bows To Northern, 13-6". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Huskies Take Another Scrap". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Huskies Win Wheaton Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 6, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Young, Fred (November 11, 1944). "Northern Cops IIAC Football Honors, 13-12". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.