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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: Rod Carey
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024
2018 Season Highlights
 Rod Carey enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2018 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  @ Iowa  7   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Utah  6   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Central Michigan  24   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Florida State  19   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Eastern Michigan  26   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Ball State  24   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Ohio  24   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Brigham Young  7   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 1  @ Akron  36   26   W       
 Wed., Nov. 7  vs. Toledo  38   15   W       
 Wed., Nov. 14  vs. Miami Ohio  7   13   L       
 Tue., Nov. 20  @ Western Michigan  21   28   L       
 Fri., Nov. 30   Buffalo  30   29   W    @ Detroit, MI   
 Tue., Dec. 18   Alabama Birmingham  13   37   L    @ Boca Raton, FL   Boca Raton Bowl
 
2018 Season Totals
  Record8-6
  Points Scored282
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed317
  Defense Average22.6
  Opponents Record96-84
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-3
2018 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2018 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northern Illinois 8-6282317Lost  13-376-2200158  Rod Carey
Eastern Michigan 7-6351287Lost  21-235-3217168  Chris Creighton
Toledo 7-6525397Lost  32-355-3313217  Jason Candle
Western Michigan 7-6416449Lost  18-495-3251281  Tim Lester
Ball State 4-8290389 3-5202293  Mike Neu
Central Michigan 1-11180328 0-8116226  John Bonamego

2018 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2018 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.