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: Pat Culpepper Conference: Mid-American-
1978 Season Highlights
Pat Culpepper enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Western Michigan
30
44
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Louisiana Monroe
10
27
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Illinois State
49
21
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Long Beach State
19
24
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Western Illinois
24
20
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Central Michigan
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Southern Illinois
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Kent
27
21
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Toledo
16
35
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Ball State
13
31
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Ohio
23
14
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 232
Scoring Average 21.1
Points Allowed 284
Defense Average 25.8
Opponents Record 37-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
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