1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1956 record	1–8 (0–6 IIAC)
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (1st year)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity: 5,500)

The 1956 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State College in the 1956 college football season. This was the first year that the NCAA divided schools into "University" and "College" divisions, with the Huskies being assigned to the College Division, and competing in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They were led by first year head coach Howard Fletcher 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 22	at Wheaton (IL)*	Wheaton, IL	W 7–6
September 29	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	L 0–3
October 6	Central Michigan	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 0–41
October 13	at Bradley*	Peoria, IL	L 7–26
October 19	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	L 6–34
October 27	Nebraska–Omaha*	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 0–12
November 3	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 6–13
November 10	at Eastern Michigan	Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–25
November 17	Southern Illinois	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	L 13–28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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