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: Jerry Kill Conference: Mid-American-West
2010 Season Highlights
Jerry Kill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2010 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 2 @
Iowa State
10
27
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. North Dakota
23
17
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Illinois
22
28
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Minnesota
34
23
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Akron
50
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Temple
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Buffalo
45
14
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Central Michigan
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Western Michigan
28
21
W
Tue., Nov. 9 vs.
Toledo
65
30
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Ball State
59
21
W
Fri., Nov. 26 @
Eastern Michigan
71
3
W
Fri., Dec. 3
Miami Ohio
21
26
L
@ Detroit, MI
Sat., Dec. 18
Fresno State
40
17
W
@ Boise, ID
Humanitarian Bowl
2010 Season Totals
Record 11-3
Points Scored 532
Scoring Average 38.0
Points Allowed 265
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 67-94
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-2
2010 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2010 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2010 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.