1954 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1954
| team = Northern Illinois State Huskies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| short_conf = IIAC
| record = 2–7
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Chick Evans
| hc_year = 26th
| mvp = Ralph Krupke
| captain = John Smith
| stadium = Glidden Field
}}
{{1954 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by Chick Evans in his 26th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for 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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Wheaton Crusaders|title=Wheaton (IL)}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Wheaton, IL
| score = 8–13
| source = {{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Randy |title=Intercepted Pass Ruins Huskies Bid for Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90273366/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=September 27, 1954 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1954|team=Beloit Buccaneers|title=Beloit}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beloit, WI
| score = 18–0
| source = {{cite news |title=Northern Illinois Tops Beloit, 18-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90273459/wisconsin-state-journal/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=October 4, 1954 |page=3:3 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Glidden Field
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 24–7
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Bill |title=Northern Passes Bring Salukis Third Defeat, 24-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90273637/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=October 11, 1954 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State Normal
| site_stadium = Briggs Field
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| score = 0–34
| source = {{cite news |title=Michigan Normal Blanks Northern Illinois, 34-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90273726/battle-creek-enquirer/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=Battle Creek Enquirer |agency=Associated Press |date=October 18, 1954 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois State Normal
| site_stadium = McCormick Field
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 6–19
| attend = 5,500
| source = {{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Fred |title=Normal Batters De Kalb, 19-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90273834/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=October 24, 1954 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Omaha
| site_stadium = Glidden Field
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 7–26
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |last1=Burdick |first1=Chuck |title=Strong Band of Huskies Lose Homecoming Contest |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90273940/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 1, 1954 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Glidden Field
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 7–46
| source = {{cite news |title=Chippewas Take Advantage Of Huskie Errors To Win Easily |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90274274/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 8, 1954 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 0–14
| source = {{cite news |title=Western Illinois In 14-0 Victory Over N. Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90274353/quad-city-times/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=Davenport Daily Times |agency=Associated Press |date=November 14, 1954 |page=48 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time =
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = Glidden Field
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 9–28
| source = {{cite news |title=Eastern Illinois Scores 28-9 Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90274484/the-la-crosse-tribune/ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=La Crosse Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=November 21, 1954 |page=25 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/503/stats/13796 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 12, 2022 }}
References
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