1950 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the IIAC. The team played their home games at the DeKalb Township High School football field, as their usual home of Glidden Field was being renovated during the season.^[1]

1950 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (22nd season)
MVP	Ernie Wickstrom
Captain	Eugene Duda
Home stadium	DeKalb Township High School Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Illinois State Normal $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Western Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Michigan State Normal	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–40	8,000	[2]
September 30	Omaha*	DeKalb Township High School Field DeKalb, IL	W 27–25	4,000	[3]
October 7	at Michigan State Normal	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 35–13		[4]
October 14	Southern Illinois	DeKalb Township High School Field DeKalb, IL	W 44–20	6,000	[5]
October 21	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 27–28		[6]
October 27	at Kent State*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–56		[7]
November 3	Central Michigan	DeKalb Township High School Field DeKalb, IL	L 14–26		[8]
November 11	Illinois State Normal	DeKalb Township High School Field DeKalb, IL	L 12–13		[1]
November 18	at Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 13–34		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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