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Northern Illinois Football Team History

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Founded: 1895
Stadium: Huskie Stadium
Capacity: 31,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Charlie Sadler
Conference: Big West-

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1899 <-- 1992 <- 1993 -> 1994 --> 2024

1993 Season Highlights

Charlie Sadler enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.

1993 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 2	@ Iowa State	10	54	L
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Indiana	10	28	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Arkansas State	23	7	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Nevada	46	42	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Southern Illinois	45	15	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ New Mexico State	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Pacific	21	16	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	19	33	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Louisiana Tech	16	17	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Iowa	20	54	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Mississippi	0	44	L

1993 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	227
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	334
Defense Average	30.4
Opponents Record	38-51
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	1-6

1993 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1993 Big West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana	8-3	249	227		5-1	141	100	Nelson Stokley
Northern Illinois	4-7	227	334		2-2	102	90	Charlie Sadler
Arkansas State	2-8-1	122	274		1-4	55	102	John Bobo
Nevada	7-4	419	315					Jeff Horton
Utah State	7-5	363	354	Won 42-33				Charlie Weatherbie
New Mexico State	5-6	231	350					Jim Hess
Nevada Las Vegas	3-8	259	347					Jim Strong
Louisiana Tech	2-9	143	332					Joe Peace
San Jose State	2-9	282	337					John Ralston

1993 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1993 All Big West Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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