1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Northern Illinois State Huskies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 0–8–1

| conf_record = 0–5–1

| head_coach = Bob Kahler

| hc_year = 1st

| mvp = Donald Davis

| captain = Ed Bauer

| stadium = Glidden Field

}}

{{1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1955 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by Bob Kahler in his first and only season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–8–1 with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams 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

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Wheaton Crusaders|title=Wheaton (IL)}}

| site_stadium = Grange Field

| site_cityst = Wheaton, IL

| score = 0–12

| source = {{cite news |last1=Burdick |first1=Chuck |title=Wheaton Shows Too Much Power; Spoils NI Debut |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96378370/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=September 26, 1955 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = t

| opponent = Illinois State Normal

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 7–7

| source = {{cite news |last1=Cryer |first1=Del |title=State Normal Gains 7-7 Tie With Northern in IIAC Fray |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87531617/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=October 2, 1955 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = Alumni Field

| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI

| score = 0–61

| source = {{cite news |title=Central Michigan Sets Scoring Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96378676/battle-creek-enquirer/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=Battle Creek Enquirer |agency=Associated Press |date=October 9, 1955 |page=4:1 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 0–40

| source = {{cite news |last1=Burdick |first1=Chuck |title=Bradley Blasts Northern With Six-Touchdown Attack |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96378875/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=October 17, 1955 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| opponent = Western Illinois

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 6–39

| source = {{cite news|title=Huskies Find Leathernecks Mighty Tough; Lose 39-6|newspaper=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle|date=October 24, 1955|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86294116/huskies-find-leathernecks-mighty-tough/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Omaha Indians|title=Omaha}}

| site_stadium = Al F. Caniglia Field

| site_cityst = Omaha, NE

| score = 12–27

| source = {{cite news |title=Omaha U Shatters Northern Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96379108/lincoln-journal-star/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |agency=International News Service |date=October 30, 1955 |page=5B |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Illinois

| site_stadium = Lincoln Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, IL

| score = 0–14

| source = {{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Randy |title=Northern State Suffers 14-0 Setback To Eastern Panthers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96379259/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 7, 1955 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = Michigan State Normal

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 6–13

| source = {{cite news |last1=Bretag |first1=Jerry |title=Northern Huskies Fall To Michigan Normal 13-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96379392/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 14, 1955 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium

| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL

| score = 0–20

| source = {{cite news |title=Southern Illinois Wins, 20-0, Over Northern Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96379560/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |agency=Associated Press |date=November 20, 1955 |page=6G |via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/503/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 12, 2022 }}{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Coaching Records Game-by-game: Robert Kahler, 1955 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1223&year=1955 |accessdate=November 14, 2013 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106043850/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1223&year=1955 |url-status=dead }}

References

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