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 Kill Conference: Mid-American-West
2009 Season Highlights
Jerry Kill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Wisconsin
20
28
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Western Illinois
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Purdue
28
21
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Idaho
31
34
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Western Michigan
38
3
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Toledo
19
20
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Miami Ohio
27
22
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Akron
27
10
W
Thu., Nov. 5 vs.
Eastern Michigan
50
6
W
Thu., Nov. 12 vs.
Ball State
26
20
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Ohio
31
38
L
Fri., Nov. 27 @
Central Michigan
31
45
L
Sat., Jan. 2
South Florida
3
27
L
@ Toronto, Canada
International Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 372
Scoring Average 28.6
Points Allowed 281
Defense Average 21.6
Opponents Record 60-78
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-4
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).