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Northern Illinois
Huskies DeKalb, IL

Name History:


Northern Illinois State Normal School 1899-1921
Northern Illinois State Teachers College 1921-55
Northern Illinois State College 1955-57
Northern Illinois University 1957-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1900 Fred L. Charles
1901 3-5-1 Fred L. Charles
1902 2-2 Fred L. Charles
1903 A.F. Johnson
1904 7-4 Henry W. Stiness
1905 5-1 Albert C. Kingsbury
1906 Harold Southoff
1907 4-5 Nelson A. Kellogg
1908 5-6 Nelson A. Kellogg
1909 7-4 Nelson A. Kellogg
1910 10-2 Nelson A. Kellogg
1911 William W. Wirtz
1912 5-3 William W. Wirtz
1913 3-4-1 William W. Wirtz
1914 5-4 William W. Wirtz
1915 3-2 William W. Wirtz
1916 8-1 William W. Wirtz
1917 5-1 William W. Wirtz
1918-19 No Team
1920 10-3 Robert G. Buzzard
1921 3-3-1 Paul Harrison
1922 4-7 Paul Harrison
1923 4-3 Paul Harrison
1924 7-3 William J. Muir
1925 11-0 William J. Muir
1926 6-3 William J. Muir
1927 2-3 Roland A. Cowell
1928 7-2 Roland A. Cowell
1929 3-3 Roland A. Cowell
1930 5-7 George (Red) Evans
1931 3-5 George (Red) Evans
1932 George (Red) Evans
1933 7-4-1 George (Red) Evans
1934 6-4 George (Red) Evans
1935 8-1 Carl L. Nordly
1936 George (Red) Evans
1937 17-8 George (Red) Evans
1938 10-12 George (Red) Evans
1939 10-14 George (Red) Evans
1940 14-12 George (Red) Evans
1941 4-14 George (Red) Evans
1942 8-9 George (Red) Evans
1943 5-9 George (Red) Evans
1944 1-9 George (Red) Evans
1945 8-1 Ralph McKinzie
1946 15-3 George (Red) Evans
1947 13-5-2 George (Red) Evans
1948 11-11 John Pace
1949 10-6 Ralph McKinzie
1950 16-8 Ralph McKinzie
1951 11-6 Ralph McKinzie
1952 5-12 Ralph McKinzie
1953 6-12 Ralph McKinzie
1954 5-15 Ralph McKinzie
1955 5-17 Ralph McKinzie
1956 4-13 Ralph McKinzie
1957 7-10-1 Darrel Black
1958 8-18-1 Darrel Black
1959 13-14 Darrel Black
1960 12-15 Darrel Black
1961 20-13-1 Darrel Black
1962 13-21 Darrel Black
1963 17-17 Darrel Black
1964 23-5 Thomas L. Meyer
1965 15-17-1 Thomas L. Meyer
1966 13-6-1 Thomas L. Meyer
1967 20-14-1 Thomas L. Meyer
1968 13-14-1 Thomas L. Meyer
1969 16-19 Thomas L. Meyer
1970 18-15-1 Dave Mason
1971 24-15 Dave Mason
1972 24-8 Wayne Franke
1973 14-15 Dave Mason
1974 18-21 Dave Mason
1975 20-17 Dave Mason
1976 15-22 Walt Owens
1977 26-13-2 Walt Owens
1978 14-27 Walt Owens
1979 21-24-1 Walt Owens
1980 19-20-2 Walt Owens
1981 19-26-2 Walt Owens
1982 19-24-1 Walt Owens
1983-90 No Team
1991 11-25 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1992 18-36 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1993 16-34-1 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1994 23-30 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1995 29-28 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1996 27-30 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1997 19-29 Joseph E. (Spanky) McFarland
1998 10-39-1 Frank L. Del Medico
1999 4-51-1 Frank L. Del Medico
2000 24-33 David G. Schrage
2001 28-27 David G. Schrage
2002 23-32 David G. Schrage
2003 34-24 Edward J. Mathey
2004 31-28 Edward J. Mathey
2005 16-36-1 Edward J. Mathey
2006 24-31 Edward J. Mathey
2007 34-24 Edward J. Mathey
2007 28-26 Edward J. Mathey

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
Herbert L. Adams Hollywood, CA 9/17/1948
Bruce F. Von Hoff Oakland, CA 1963 9/28/1965
Fred I. (Fritz) Peterson Chicago, IL 1961-63 4/15/1966
Christopher Bourjos Chicago, IL 1975-76 8/31/1980
Brian R. Schmack Chicago, IL 1992-95 8/24/2003
bold member of Northern Illinois Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference **1924-64
Conference of Midwestern Colleges 1971-72
Mid-American Conference 1974-82, 1998-date
Mid-Continent Conference 1992-94
Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1995-97

Highlights:


Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion 1924-25, 1945, 1950-51, 1964...Conference of Midwestern Colleges champion 1972...Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament champion 1996

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