| 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football | |
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| IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–1–1 (4–0 IIAC) |
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| Captain | Curtis Larsen |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carthage | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elmhurst | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eureka | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1938 Northern Illinois State Evansmen football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Chick Evans, the Evansmen compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 1 | Eastern Illinois | W 7–0 | |
| October 8 | Southern Illinois |
| W 26–0 |
| October 15 | at Wheaton (IL)* | Wheaton, IL | W 18–7 |
| October 22 | at Dubuque* | Dubuque, IA | T 6–6 |
| October 29 | Mankato State* |
| W 28–6 |
| November 4 | Elmhurst |
| W 39–0 |
| November 12 | at Illinois State | Normal, IL | W 2–0 |
| November 24 | at Northeast Louisiana JC* | Monroe, LA | L 7–15 |
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References
- DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: George "Chick" Evans, 1938". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
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