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: Rod Carey Conference: Mid-American-West
2018 Season Highlights
Rod Carey enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2018 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Iowa
7
33
L
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Utah
6
17
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Central Michigan
24
16
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Florida State
19
37
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Eastern Michigan
26
23
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Ball State
24
16
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Ohio
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Brigham Young
7
6
W
Thu., Nov. 1 @
Akron
36
26
W
Wed., Nov. 7 vs.
Toledo
38
15
W
Wed., Nov. 14 vs.
Miami Ohio
7
13
L
Tue., Nov. 20 @
Western Michigan
21
28
L
Fri., Nov. 30
Buffalo
30
29
W
@ Detroit, MI
Tue., Dec. 18
Alabama Birmingham
13
37
L
@ Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton Bowl
2018 Season Totals
Record 8-6
Points Scored 282
Scoring Average 20.1
Points Allowed 317
Defense Average 22.6
Opponents Record 96-84
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 4-3
2018 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2018 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2018 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.