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: Joe Novak Conference: Mid-American-West
1998 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 3 @
Western Michigan
23
37
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Kansas State
7
73
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Eastern Illinois
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Ball State
13
18
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Central Florida
17
38
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Central Michigan
16
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Eastern Michigan
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Toledo
3
16
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Miami Ohio
10
41
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Ohio
12
28
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Bowling Green State
23
34
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 160
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 329
Defense Average 29.9
Opponents Record 59-43
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-5
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.