1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
Turkey Bowl, L 7–19 vs. Evansville
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1946 record	9–2 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach	George "Chick" Evans (18th season)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity: 5,500)
Seasons

Template:1946 IIAC football standings The 1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1946 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period and the Huskies competed in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by eighteenth year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Aurora Clippers*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–0
September 28	at Elmhurst*	Elmhurst, IL	W 49–6
October 4	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 26–0
October 12	Wheaton*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–0
October 19	Illinois Wesleyan*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–0
October 26	at Central Michigan*	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–58
November 2	at Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 14–13
November 9	Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 14–3
November 16	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 10–0
November 23	at Millikin*	Decatur, IL	W 20–0
November 28	at Evansville (IN)*	Evansville, IN (Turkey Bowl)	L 7–19
*Non-conference game