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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: Jerry Kill
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024
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
  Record7-6
  Points Scored372
  Scoring Average28.6
  Points Allowed281
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record60-78
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-4
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2009 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 12-2475265Won  44-418-0318137  Butch Jones
Northern Illinois 7-6372281Lost  3-275-3249164  Jerry Kill
Western Michigan 5-7296330 4-4232217  Bill Cubit
Toledo 5-7356452 3-5230293  Tim Beckman
Ball State 2-10230338 2-6157217  Stan Parrish
Eastern Michigan 0-12197459 0-8115297  Ron English

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

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.