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: Independent-
1996 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Maryland
6
30
L
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Western Illinois
0
17
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Penn State
0
49
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Arkansas State
31
30
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Texas-El Paso
6
37
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
North Texas
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Louisville
3
27
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Akron
17
34
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Louisiana Tech
14
40
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Louisiana Lafayette
31
45
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Oregon State
28
67
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 157
Scoring Average 14.3
Points Allowed 400
Defense Average 36.4
Opponents Record 42-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.