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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Joe Novak enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Michigan  17   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Northwestern  37   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Tennessee Tech  42   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Akron  42   48   L       
 Wed., Oct. 5  vs. Miami Ohio  38   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Eastern Michigan  24   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Kent  34   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Ball State  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Central Michigan  31   28   W       
 Wed., Nov. 16  @ Toledo  35   17   W       
 Wed., Nov. 23  vs. Western Michigan  42   7   W       
 Thu., Dec. 1   Akron  30   31   L    @ Detroit, MI   
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored389
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed274
  Defense Average22.8
  Opponents Record65-52
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-3429261Won  45-136-2266173  Tom Amstutz
Northern Illinois 7-5389274 6-2263169  Joe Novak
Western Michigan 7-4354342 5-3282267  Bill Cubit
Central Michigan 6-5260260 5-3230190  Brian Kelly
Ball State 4-7233416 4-4230259  Brady Hoke
Eastern Michigan 4-7240295 3-5183202  Jeff Genyk

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.