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-
1979 Season Highlights
Pat Culpepper enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. East Tennessee State
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Western Michigan
17
45
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Long Beach State
3
9
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Eastern Michigan
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Central Michigan
11
31
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Illinois State
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Southern Illinois
11
21
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Kent
25
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Toledo
28
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Ball State
0
42
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Ohio
28
27
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 177
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 18.7
Opponents Record 37-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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.