1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 6–0 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.

1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
IIAC champion
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–0 (6–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Chick Evans (23rd season)
MVP	Bob Heimerdinger
Captains	George Acker Frank Bieber
Home stadium	Glidden Field
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois State	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Central Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Michigan State Normal	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	at Whitewater State*	Hamilton Field Whitewater, WI	W 20–7	[1]
September 29	at Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 21–7	[2][3]
October 6	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–7	[4]
October 13	Michigan State Normal	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 35–21	[5]
October 20	Illinois State Normal	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 39–13	[6]
October 27	Peru State*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 21–0	[7]
November 2	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 26–13	[8]
November 10	Western Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 20–7	[9]
November 17	at Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 27–26	[10]
*Non-conference game

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