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: Pat Culpepper Conference: Mid-American-
1977 Season Highlights
Pat Culpepper enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Eastern Michigan
2
25
L
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Louisville
0
38
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Wisconsin
3
14
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Western Michigan
21
49
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Illinois State
7
16
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Central Michigan
21
25
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Ball State
6
31
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Southern Illinois
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Kent
21
18
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Toledo
9
27
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Ohio
20
6
W
1977 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 138
Scoring Average 12.5
Points Allowed 249
Defense Average 22.6
Opponents Record 46-42
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-5
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.