1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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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.

Record1–8 (1–5 IIAC)
Headcoach
MVPWes Luedeking
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1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPWes Luedeking
CaptainLen Jacobson
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
 1952
1954 
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1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $501711
Western Illinois510820
Michigan State Normal411711
Illinois State Normal330540
Southern Illinois240270
Northern Illinois State150180
Eastern Illinois060180
  • $ Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Lewis*Joliet, ILL 6–12[1]
October 3at Beloit*Beloit, WIL 7–31[2]
October 10at Southern IllinoisL 14–274,000[3]
October 17Michigan State NormaldaggerL 14–208,000[4]
October 24Illinois State Normal
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–39[5]
October 31at Omaha*L 14–47[6]
November 6at Central Michigan
L 0–46[7]
November 14Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–273,500[8]
November 21at Eastern Illinois
W 19–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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