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Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–8 (1–5 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Wes Luedeking |
Captain | Len Jacobson |
Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth 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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | at Lewis* | Joliet, IL | L 6–12 | [1] | |
October 3 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | L 7–31 | [2] | |
October 10 | at Southern Illinois | L 14–27 | 4,000 | [3] | |
October 17 | Michigan State Normal | L 14–20 | 8,000 | [4] | |
October 24 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–39 | [5] | |
October 31 | at Omaha* | L 14–47 | [6] | ||
November 6 | at Central Michigan |
| L 0–46 | [7] | |
November 14 | Western Illinois |
| L 0–27 | 3,500 | [8] |
November 21 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 19–6 | [9] | |
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1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–8 (1–5 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Wes Luedeking |
Captain | Len Jacobson |
Home stadium | Glidden Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth 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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | at Lewis* | Joliet, IL | L 6–12 | [1] | |
October 3 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | L 7–31 | [2] | |
October 10 | at Southern Illinois | L 14–27 | 4,000 | [3] | |
October 17 | Michigan State Normal | L 14–20 | 8,000 | [4] | |
October 24 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–39 | [5] | |
October 31 | at Omaha* | L 14–47 | [6] | ||
November 6 | at Central Michigan |
| L 0–46 | [7] | |
November 14 | Western Illinois |
| L 0–27 | 3,500 | [8] |
November 21 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 19–6 | [9] | |
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