1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	8:00 p.m.	at Aurora Clippers*	Glidden Field Aurora, IL	W 21–0	3,000	[1][2]
September 23		Washburn*	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 40–27	3,000	[3][4]
October 1		at Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 27–8
October 8		Michigan State Normal*	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 39–14	7,000	[5][6][7]
October 15		Western Illinois	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	L 6–27	3,000	[8]
October 22		at Illinois Wesleyan*	Bloomington, IL	W 47–25
October 29		at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 20–7
November 5		at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	T 14–14	6,000	[9]
November 12		Eastern Illinois	DeKalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 40–14	3,000	[10]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	Kent State*	DeKalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	L 19–21	3,000	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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