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: Bill Mallory Conference: Mid-American-
1980 Season Highlights
Bill Mallory enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 5 @ Long Beach State
16
9
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Ball State
17
18
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Western Michigan
6
35
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Ohio
22
21
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Southern Illinois
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Illinois State
18
28
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Central Michigan
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Wichita State
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Kent
35
14
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Toledo
6
13
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Eastern Michigan
38
6
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 216
Scoring Average 19.6
Points Allowed 175
Defense Average 15.9
Opponents Record 33-32
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 5-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.