1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (2nd season)
MVP	Alex Gulotta
Captain	Larry Leadley
Home stadium	Glidden Field

1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois State Normal	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the IIAC. 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
September 21	Wheaton (IL)*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 7–25
September 28	at Beloit	Beloit, WI	W 19–12
October 5	at Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 27–20	[1]
October 12	Western Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 13–33
October 19	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 12–52
October 26	Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 7–13
November 2	Eastern Michigan	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 20–54
November 9	at Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 7–14
November 16	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 19–45
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Northern Huskies Rally To Take IIAC Opener 27-20". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 7, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
3. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1957". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.