1940 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1940 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1940 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Huskies competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by 12th-year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

1940 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1940 record6–3 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
1940 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Illinois State $ 4 0 0  5 3 1
Carthage 2 0 0  5 2 1
Eastern Illinois 4 1 0  6 1 1
Northern Illinois State 2 2 0  6 3 0
Elmhurst 1 2 0  2 5 1
Western Illinois 0 3 1  1 6 1
Southern Illinois 0 3 1  2 5 1
Eureka 0 2 0  2 5 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Whitewater State*W 7–6
October 5at Eastern Kentucky*Richmond, KYL 0–35
October 12Central Michigan*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 9–6
October 19at Oshkosh State*Oshkosh, WIW 21–7
October 26at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILW 12–6
November 2Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6
November 9at Illinois StateNormal, ILL 14–26
November 18Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–12
November 18Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 32–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1940". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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