| 1961 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–2–1 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Tom Beck |
| Captain | Marv Baker, Tom Beck |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, tying for third 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Northwest Missouri State* | W 49–0 | 4,000 | ||
| September 23 | Wheaton (IL)* |
| L 2–7 | 3,600 | |
| September 29 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| L 13–28 | 2,300 | |
| October 7 | at No. 4 Southern Illinois | L 6–35 | 10,500 | ||
| October 14 | Eastern Illinois |
| T 20–20 | 3,600–7,000 | [1][2] |
| October 21 | Western Illinois |
| W 23–22 | 14,000 | |
| October 28 | at Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI | W 11–0 | 8,000–8,100 | [3] |
| October 29 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–7 | 11,500 | |
| November 5 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 35–10 | 4,700 | |
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References
- ↑ "Northern Shows Burst of Power But Eastern Fights Back". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Chips Knocked Off". Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1961. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1961". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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