1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

American college football season

1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football

IIAC champion

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 9–0 (6–0 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Chick Evans (23rd season)

MVP| Bob Heimerdinger
Captain| George Acker, Frank Bieber
Home stadium| Glidden Field

Seasons

<- 1950

1952 ->

1951 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Northern Illinois State | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Western Illinois | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Central Michigan | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Eastern Illinois | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Michigan State Normal | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Illinois State Normal | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Southern Illinois | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 6–0 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 22| at Whitewater State*|

* Hamilton Field
* Whitewater, WI

| W 20–7| [1]
September 29| at Eastern Illinois|

* Lincoln Field
* Charleston, IL

| W 21–7| [2][3]
October 6| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 14–7| [4]
October 13| Michigan State Normal|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 35–21| [5]
October 20| Illinois State Normal|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 39–13| [6]
October 27| Peru State*|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 21–0| [7]
November 2| at Central Michigan| Mount Pleasant, MI| W 26–13| [8]
November 10| Western Illinois|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 20–7| [9]
November 17| at Omaha*|

* Al F. Caniglia Field
* Omaha, NE

| W 27–26| [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Buckingham, George M. (September 24, 1951). "Whitewater State Loses First Home Night Game to DeKalb, Ill., 20-7". Janesville Daily Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Huskies at Eastern Saturday". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ West, Milt (October 1, 1951). "Northern Illinois Defeats Eastern in IIAC Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Jones, Merle (October 8, 1951). "Northern Beats Southern, 14-7, In Driving Rain". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Northern Grabs 35-21 Interstate League Verdict". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 14, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Heimerdinger Paces Northern Over ISNU". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Northern's Huskies Beat Nebraska State Teachers". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Northern Illinois College Beats Central Michigan". Edwardsville Intelligencer. United Press International. November 3, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Northern Wins 8th In Row, IIAC Crown". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 11, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Northern Illinois Finishes Unbeaten". Star Tribune. United Press International. November 18, 1951. p. S5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues|

* Glidden Field (1903–1965)
* Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Ball State: Bronze Stalk Trophy

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* Huskie Band

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Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champions

Illinois
(1908–1949)|

* Lombard (1921)
* Lombard (1922)
* Lombard (1923)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1924)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1925)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1926)
* Bradley (1927)
* Eastern Illinois & Millikin (1928)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1929)
* Millikin, Mount Morris, & Southern Illinois (1930)
* Monmouth (IL) (1930)
* Illinois Wesleyan & McKendree (1932)
* Illinois Wesleyan (1933)
* Augustana (IL) & Millikin
* Millikin & Monmouth (IL)
* Illinois Wesleyan & St. Viator (1936)
* Bradley, Illinois College, & Illinois State Normal (1937)
* Northern Illinois State (1938)
* Western Illinois (1939)
* Illinois State Normal (1940)
* Illinois State Normal & Northern Illinois State (1941)
* Western Illinois (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* Northern Illinois State (1944)
* Illinois State Normal (1945)
* Northern Illinois State (1946)
* Southern Illinois (1947)
* Eastern Illinois (1948)
* Western Illinois (1949)

Interstate
(1950–1969)|

* Illinois State Normal (1950)
* Northern Illinois State (1951)
* Central Michigan (1952)
* Central Michigan (1953)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1954)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1955)
* Central Michigan (1956)
* Eastern Michigan (1957)
* Western Illinois (1958)
* Western Illinois (1959)
* Southern Illinois (1960)
* Southern Illinois (1961)
* Central Michigan (1962)
* Northern Illinois (1963)
* Northern Illinois & Western Illinois (1964)
* Northern Illinois (1965)
* Central Michigan (1966)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1967)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1968)
* Western Illinois (1969)

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