The 1946 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers CollegeâÂÂnow known as Northern Illinois UniversityâÂÂas a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ2 with a mark of 4âÂÂ0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. Northern Illinois State was invited to the Turkey Bowl, where they lost to Evansville. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.