1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

American college football season

1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 0–8–1 (0–5–1 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Bob Kahler (1st season)

MVP| Donald Davis
Captain| Ed Bauer
Home stadium| Glidden Field

Seasons

<- 1954

1956 ->

1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Southern Illinois | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Western Illinois | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Illinois State Normal | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Eastern Illinois | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by Bob Kahler in his first and only season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–8–1 with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 24| at Wheaton (IL)*|

* Grange Field
* Wheaton, IL

| L 0–12| [1]
October 1| Illinois State Normal|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| T 7–7| [2]
October 8| at Central Michigan|

* Alumni Field
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 0–61| [3]
October 15| Bradley*|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| L 0–40| [4]
October 22| Western Illinois|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| L 6–39| [5]
October 29| at Omaha*|

* Al F. Caniglia Field
* Omaha, NE

| L 12–27| [6]
November 5| at Eastern Illinois|

* Lincoln Field
* Charleston, IL

| L 0–14| [7]
November 12| Michigan State Normal|

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| L 6–13| [8]
November 19| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 0–20| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Burdick, Chuck (September 26, 1955). "Wheaton Shows Too Much Power; Spoils NI Debut". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Cryer, Del (October 2, 1955). "State Normal Gains 7-7 Tie With Northern in IIAC Fray". The Pantagraph. p. 12. Retrieved October 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Central Michigan Sets Scoring Mark". Battle Creek Enquirer. Associated Press. October 9, 1955. p. 4:1. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Burdick, Chuck (October 17, 1955). "Bradley Blasts Northern With Six-Touchdown Attack". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Huskies Find Leathernecks Mighty Tough; Lose 39-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 24, 1955. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Omaha U Shatters Northern Illinois". Lincoln Journal Star. International News Service. October 30, 1955. p. 5B. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Johnson, Randy (November 7, 1955). "Northern State Suffers 14-0 Setback To Eastern Panthers". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 10. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Bretag, Jerry (November 14, 1955). "Northern Huskies Fall To Michigan Normal 13-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Southern Illinois Wins, 20-0, Over Northern Illinois". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 20, 1955. p. 6G. Retrieved February 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
11. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Robert Kahler, 1955". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues|

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

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* "Huskie Fight Song"
* Huskie Band

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