1958 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
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.
| 1958 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–4 IIAC) |
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| MVP | Dale Berman |
| Captain | Ronald Hansen, Richard Stilling |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field (capacity: 5,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 20 | at Wheaton (IL)* | Wheaton, IL | L 20–40 | |
| September 27 | Beloit* | W 27–6 | ||
| October 4 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 24–12 | [1] |
| October 11 | at Western Illinois | L 7–38 | [2] | |
| October 18 | No. 12 Central Michigan |
| L 23–33 | [3] |
| October 25 | at Illinois State | Normal, IL | L 18–33 | |
| November 1 | at Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | L 7–15 | |
| November 9 | Omaha* |
| W 41–0 | |
| November 16 | Southern Illinois |
| W 17–7 | |
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References
- 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.
- "Western Hands Northern First IIAC Defeat 38-7". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Chippewas Rally For Sixth, 33-23". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1958. p. 6F – 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, 1958". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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