1950 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the IIAC. The team played their home games at the DeKalb Township High School football field, as their usual home of Glidden Field was being renovated during the season.[1]
| 1950 Northern Illinois State Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–4 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Ernie Wickstrom |
| Captain | Eugene Duda |
| Home stadium | DeKalb Township High School Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Western Michigan* | L 13–40 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| September 30 | Omaha* |
| W 27–25 | 4,000 | [3] |
| October 7 | at Michigan State Normal |
| W 35–13 | [4] | |
| October 14 | Southern Illinois |
| W 44–20 | 6,000 | [5] |
| October 21 | at Western Illinois | L 27–28 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | at Kent State* | L 7–56 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | Central Michigan |
| L 14–26 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 12–13 | [1] | |
| November 18 | at Eastern Illinois |
| L 13–34 | [9] | |
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