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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 2009 <- 2010 -> 2011 --> 2024
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
  Record11-3
  Points Scored532
  Scoring Average38.0
  Points Allowed265
  Defense Average18.9
  Opponents Record67-94
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-2
2010 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2010 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northern Illinois 11-3532265Won  40-178-0382127  Jerry Kill
Toledo 8-5363371Lost  32-346-2263243  Tim Beckman
Western Michigan 6-6388286 5-3292157  Bill Cubit
Ball State 4-8264365 3-5201259  Stan Parrish
Central Michigan 3-9293312 2-6177199  Dan Enos
Eastern Michigan 2-10228527 2-6154323  Ron English

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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.