The 1964 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC with Western Illinois. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
| 1964 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (3–1 IIAC) |
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| MVP | Jack Dean |
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| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Whitewater State* | Whitewater, WI | W 32–13 | 4,000 | [1] |
| September 26 | at Omaha* | L 20–26 | 8,100 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Milwaukee* | W 29–18 | 9,107 | [3] | |
| October 10 | at Illinois State | W 20–14 | 5,400 | [4] | |
| October 17 | Bradley* |
| W 14–3 | 8,703 | [5] |
| October 24 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 35–14 | 11,800 | [6] |
| October 31 | at Western Illinois | L 43–0 | 9,200–12,000 | [7][8] | |
| November 7 | Central Michigan |
| W 19–14 | 11,219 | [9] |
| November 14 | State College of Iowa* |
| W 14–9 | 7,018–7,019 | [10] |
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References
edit- ↑ "N. Illinois Tops 'Hawks'". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Associated Press. September 20, 1964. p. C2. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Omaha Breaks N. Illinois String". Des Moines Register. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. 7S. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Milwaukee Bows". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. UPI. October 4, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Coffman, Ron (October 11, 1964). "Northern Rally Tips Birdies, 20-14". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bradley Falls, 14-3". The Kansas City Star. Associated Press. October 18, 1964. p. 4S. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "EIU 35-14 Victim of Northern Ill". Herald and Review. October 25, 1964. p. 19. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Carlson, Paul (November 2, 1964). "Sports Seen". The Dispatch. p. 27. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Western Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Northern Illinois Clips Central, 19-14". Lansing State Journal. UPI. November 8, 1964. p. E-5. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "S.C.I. Surprised at Northern Illinois, 14-9". Des Moines Register. November 15, 1964. p. 6S. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Northern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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