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
2007 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2007 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Iowa
3
16
L
@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Southern Illinois
31
34
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Eastern Michigan
19
21
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Idaho
42
35
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Central Michigan
10
35
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Temple
15
16
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Western Michigan
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Wisconsin
3
44
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Toledo
21
70
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Kent
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Navy
24
35
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Ball State
21
27
L
2007 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 229
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 370
Defense Average 30.8
Opponents Record 56-57
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 1-5
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2007 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2007 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.