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-
2024 Season Highlights
Thomas Hammock enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2024 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Western Illinois
54
15
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Notre Dame
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 14 OPEN Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Buffalo
Sat., Sep. 28 @
North Carolina State
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Massachusetts
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Bowling Green
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Toledo
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Ball State
Sat., Nov. 2 OPEN Wed., Nov. 6 @
Western Michigan
Wed., Nov. 13 vs.
Akron
Tue., Nov. 19 @
Miami Ohio
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Central Michigan
2024 Season Totals
Record 2-0
Points Scored 70
Scoring Average 35.0
Points Allowed 29
Defense Average 14.5
Opponents Record 1-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-0
Away Record 1-0
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2024 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2024 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.