1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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1952
Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPJim McKinzie
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
1952 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 7 2 0
Michigan State Normal 3 2 1 5 3 1
Northern Illinois State 2 4 0 3 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 2 6 0
Illinois State Normal 1 4 1 1 6 2
Eastern Illinois 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at
Lewis*
Joliet, ILL 7–12[1]
September 27Central MichiganL 7–56[2]
October 4at
Beloit*
L 7–28[3]
October 11Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–77,000[4]
October 18at Michigan State Normal
L 7–19[5]
October 25at Illinois State Normal
W 28–20[6]
November 1
Omaha*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6[7]
November 15at Western IllinoisL 14–39[8]
November 22Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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  11. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1952". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.