1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team explained

Year:1947
Team:Northern Illinois State Huskies
Sport:football
Conference:Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Short Conf:IIAC
Record:4–3–3
Conf Record:2–1–1
Head Coach:Chick Evans
Hc Year:19th
Captain:Larry Brink
Stadium:Glidden Field
Bowl:Hoosier Bowl
Bowl Result:L 0–20 vs.

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–3–3 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Hoosier Bowl, where they lost to .

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 185 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.