1944 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team explained

Year:1944
Team:Northern Illinois State Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Short Conf:IIAC
Record:7–0
Conf Record:3–0
Head Coach:Chick Evans
Hc Year:16th
Captain:Henry Leskovec
Stadium:Glidden Field
Champion:IIAC champion

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 3–0 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.