1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–2–1 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Fowlie
Home stadiumDekalb Township High School football field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
Northern Illinois State 2 1 1 7 2 1
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 3 5 0
Illinois State Normal 1 2 1 6 2 1
Southern Illinois 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. The team played home games at the Dekalb Township High School football field in DeKalb, Illinois.