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: Thomas Hammock Conference: Mid-American-West
2022 Season Highlights
Thomas Hammock enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2022 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 1 vs. Eastern Illinois
34
27
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Tulsa
35
38
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Vanderbilt
28
38
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Kentucky
23
31
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Ball State
38
44
L (2OT)
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Toledo
32
52
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Eastern Michigan
39
10
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Ohio
17
24
L
Wed., Nov. 2 vs.
Central Michigan
22
35
L
Wed., Nov. 9 @
Western Michigan
24
21
W
Wed., Nov. 16 vs.
Miami Ohio
23
29
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Akron
12
44
L
2022 Season Totals
Record 3-9
Points Scored 327
Scoring Average 27.3
Points Allowed 393
Defense Average 32.8
Opponents Record 67-72
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 2-4
2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2022 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2022 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.