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: Joe Novak Conference: Mid-American-West
1999 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 2 vs. Western Illinois
21
27
L
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Vanderbilt
31
34
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Iowa
0
24
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Western Michigan
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Buffalo
45
21
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Ball State
37
17
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Central Michigan
31
27
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Kent
50
7
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Marshall
9
41
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Toledo
14
44
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Eastern Michigan
30
23
W
1999 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 289
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 289
Defense Average 26.3
Opponents Record 40-62
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.