| Year: | 1929 |
| Team: | Northern Illinois State Teachers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 6–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Chick Evans |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Leland Strombom |
| Stadium: | Glidden Field |
| Next: | 1930 |
The 1929 Northern Illinois State Teachers 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 1929 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place 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.