1943 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1943 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–1–1 (1–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (15th season)
Captain	Sievert Block, Wayne Cook
Home stadium	Glidden Field

1943 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois State	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	1
Illinois State Normal	1	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Western Illinois	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–1–1 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play. 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	Source
October 9	Wheaton (IL)*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	T 0–0	[1]
October 16	at Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 33–14	[2]
October 23	Wilson JC*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 39–12	[3]
October 30	at Wheaton (IL)*	Wheaton, IL	L 13–20	[4]
November 6	Concordia (IL)*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 12–0	[5]
November 13	Elmhurst	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–7	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Huskies Hold Wheaton Scoreless at Homecoming". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Huskies Show Unexpected Power at Western". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Huskies Win Wilson Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Huskies Drop First Contest". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Huskies Take Saturday Foe". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Huskies Take Closing Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.