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: Howard Fletcher Conference: Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic-
1965 Season Highlights
Howard Fletcher enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater
28
14
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha
28
13
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Central Michigan
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Truman State (MO)
22
20
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Bradley
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee
38
12
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Eastern Illinois
20
11
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Illinois State
48
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Western Illinois
40
13
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @ North Dakota
20
37
L
Mineral Water Bowl
1965 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 290
Scoring Average 29.0
Points Allowed 147
Defense Average 14.7
Opponents Record 5-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-1
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Northern Illinois
9-1 290 147 Lost 20-37
Howard Fletcher
1965 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1965 All Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.