1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–3–3 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Hoosier Bowl, where they lost to Evansville.

1947 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Hoosier Bowl, L 0–20 vs. Evansville
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–3–3 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (19th season)
Captain	Larry Brink
Home stadium	Glidden Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southern Illinois $	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Northern Illinois State	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	3
Illinois State Normal	1	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Western Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Northern Illinois was ranked at No. 185 out of 500 college football teams.^[1]

The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Aurora Clippers*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	T 6–6
September 26	at St. Ambrose*	Davenport, IA	L 7–20
October 3	Central Michigan*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	T 6–6
October 11	Michigan State Normal*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 21–6	7,500	[2]
October 18	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	T 7–7		[3]
October 25	at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	L 0–20
November 1	Western Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 33–0
November 8	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 25–6	400	[4]
November 22	Millikin*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 26–6
November 29	at Evansville*	Evansville, IN (Hoosier Bowl)	L 0–20
*Non-conference game