1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

The 1953 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College in the 1953 college football season. There were no divisions of college football during this time period, and the Huskies competed in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by twenty–fifth year head coach Chick Evans and played their home games at the 5,500 seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at Lewis (IL)*	Romeoville, IL	L 6–12
October 3	at Beloit (WI)*	Beloit, WI	L 7–31
October 10	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL	L 14–27
October 17	Michigan State Normal	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 14–20
October 24	Illinois State	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 0–39
October 31	at Nebraska–Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field • Omaha, NE	L 14–47
November 6	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–46
November 14	Western Illinois	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 0–27
November 21	at Eastern Illinois	Charleston, IL	W 19–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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