Howard Fletcher

Howard W. Fletcher (March 13, 1913 – August 23, 2001) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northern Illinois University from 1956 to 1968, compiling a record of 74–48–1. Fletcher's Northern Illinois Huskies squad was named the NCAA College Division Champion by the Associated Press in 1963. He led the Huskies to three consecutive Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championships, in 1963, 1964, and 1965. The Huskies also won the Mineral Water Bowl in 1963.^[1][2]

Howard Fletcher

Biographical details
Born	(1913-03-13)March 13, 1913 Streator, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 23, 2001(2001-08-23) (aged 88) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1938–1939	Northern Illinois State
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1950	West Chicago HS (IL)
1952–1955	Walnut Hills HS (OH)
1956–1968	Northern Illinois State / Northern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	74–48–1 (college)
Bowls	1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA College Division (1963) 3 IIAC (1963–1965)

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northern Illinois State / Northern Illinois Huskies (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1965)
1956	Northern Illinois State	1–8	0–6	7th
1957	Northern Illinois	2–7	1–5	6th
1958	Northern Illinois	4–5	2–4	T–5th
1959	Northern Illinois	7–2	4–2	2nd
1960	Northern Illinois	7–2	4–2	3rd
1961	Northern Illinois	4–4–1	3–2–1	T–4th
1962	Northern Illinois	8–2	3–1	2nd	L Mineral Water
1963	Northern Illinois	10–0	4–0	1st	W Mineral Water
1964	Northern Illinois	7–2	3–1	T–1st
1965	Northern Illinois	9–1	4–0	1st	L Mineral Water
Northern Illinois Huskies (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1968)
1966	Northern Illinois	8–2
1967	Northern Illinois	5–5
1968	Northern Illinois	2–8
Northern Illinois:		74–48–1	28–21–1
Total:		74–48–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Howard Fletcher 1913-2001". Chicago Tribune. August 25, 2001. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. Rusnak, Frank (August 27, 2001). "NIU Hall of Fame coach passes away". Northern Star. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.