1958 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1958 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPDale Berman
CaptainRonald Hansen, Richard Stilling
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 5 1 0 6 1 1
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
Central Michigan 4 2 0 7 3 0
Eastern Michigan 3 3 0 4 5 0
Northern Illinois 2 4 0 4 5 0
Illinois State Normal 2 4 0 3 6 0
Eastern Illinois 1 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Wheaton (IL)*Wheaton, ILL 20–40
September 27Beloit*W 27–6
October 4Eastern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 24–12[1]
October 11at Western IllinoisL 7–38[2]
October 18No. 12 Central Michigan
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 23–33[3]
October 25at Illinois StateNormal, ILL 18–33
November 1at Eastern MichiganYpsilanti, MIL 7–15
November 9Omaha*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 41–0
November 16Southern Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Beard, Curt (October 6, 1958). "Joe Plaskas Leads Northern To 24-12 Win Over Eastern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Western Hands Northern First IIAC Defeat 38-7". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chippewas Rally For Sixth, 33-23". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1958. p. 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1958". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.