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1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPAlex Gulotta
CaptainLarry Leadley
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Michigan $ 6 0 0 6 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 0 5 4 0
Central Michigan 4 2 0 4 6 0
Illinois State Normal 3 3 0 5 3 0
Southern Illinois 3 3 0 5 4 0
Northern Illinois 1 5 0 2 7 0
Eastern Illinois 0 6 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Wheaton (IL)*L 7–25
September 28at BeloitBeloit, WIW 19–12
October 5at Eastern Illinois
W 27–20[1]
October 12Western Illinois
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–33
October 19at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MIL 12–52
October 26Illinois State
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–13
November 2Eastern Michigan
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
L 20–54
November 9at Omaha*L 7–14
November 16at Southern IllinoisL 19–45
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Huskies Rally To Take IIAC Opener 27-20". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 7, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Howard Fletcher, 1957". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2013.