1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
Turkey Bowl, L 7–19 vs. Evansville
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Duffield
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Southern Illinois 3 1 0 4 4 0
Illinois State Normal 2 2 0 6 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 3 0 2 6 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Turkey Bowl, where they lost to Evansville. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.