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: Jerry Pettibone Conference: Independent-
1987 Season Highlights
Jerry Pettibone enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Lamar
35
39
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Western Michigan
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Northwestern
16
16
T
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Eastern Michigan
31
32
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Toledo
41
5
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Missouri State
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Fullerton State
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Ball State
17
42
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Western Illinois
29
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Akron
21
27
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Nevada Las Vegas
34
31
W
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 305
Scoring Average 27.7
Points Allowed 262
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 33-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-2
-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.