1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
IIAC champion
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–1–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (10th season)
Captain	Curtis Larsen
Home stadium	Glidden Field

1938 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois State $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Carthage	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Illinois State Normal	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Eastern Illinois	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Elmhurst	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Eureka	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0

The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen 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 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 7–0
October 8	Southern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 26–0
October 15	at Wheaton (IL)*	Wheaton, IL	W 18–7
October 22	at Dubuque*	Dubuque, IA	T 6–6
October 29	Mankato State*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 28–6
November 4	Elmhurst	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 39–0
November 12	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	W 2–0
November 24	at Northeast Louisiana JC*	Monroe, LA	L 7–15
*Non-conference game

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References

1. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1938". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.