1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Spear
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State + 3 1 0 7 1 1
Illinois State Normal + 3 1 0 3 4 2
Southern Illinois 2 1 1 5 2 1
Western Illinois 1 2 1 3 4 1
Eastern Illinois 0 4 0 0 7 0
Eureka 0 0 0 3 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies 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 1941 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Illinois State Normal. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.