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: Dave Doeren Conference: Mid-American-West
2011 Season Highlights
Dave Doeren enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Army
49
26
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Kansas
42
45
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Wisconsin
7
49
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
47
30
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Central Michigan
41
48
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Kent State
40
10
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Western Michigan
51
22
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Buffalo
31
30
W
Tue., Nov. 1 @
Toledo
63
60
W
Tue., Nov. 8 @
Bowling Green State
45
14
W
Tue., Nov. 15 vs.
Ball State
41
38
W
Fri., Nov. 25 vs.
Eastern Michigan
18
12
W
Fri., Dec. 2
Ohio
23
20
W
@ Detroit, MI
Sun., Jan. 8
Arkansas State
38
20
W
@ Mobile, AL
GoDaddy.com Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 11-3
Points Scored 536
Scoring Average 38.3
Points Allowed 424
Defense Average 30.3
Opponents Record 75-76
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-3
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.