1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1957 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPAlex Gulotta
CaptainLarry Leadley
Home stadiumGlidden Field
1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Michigan $ 6 0 06 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 05 4 0
Central Michigan 4 2 04 6 0
Illinois State Normal 3 3 05 3 0
Southern Illinois 3 3 05 4 0
Northern Illinois 1 5 02 7 0
Eastern Illinois 0 6 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.