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
1997 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 @
Central Michigan
10
44
L
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Kansas State
7
47
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Western Michigan
13
21
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
North Carolina State
14
41
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Bowling Green State
10
35
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Vanderbilt
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Toledo
14
41
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Ball State
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Ohio
30
35
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Eastern Michigan
10
38
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Miami Ohio
0
42
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 0-11
Points Scored 129
Scoring Average 11.7
Points Allowed 382
Defense Average 34.7
Opponents Record 64-48
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 0-6
Away Record 0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.