1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team

1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainCurtis Larsen
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 0 0 6 1 1
Carthage 3 0 0 6 1 1
Illinois State Normal 4 1 0 5 4 1
Western Illinois 2 2 0 4 3 1
Eastern Illinois 1 3 0 5 3 0
Elmhurst 1 3 0 2 5 0
Eureka 0 2 0 1 6 0
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 2 7 0

The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.