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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: Dave Doeren
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 2011 <- 2012 -> 2013 --> 2024
2012 Season Highlights
 Dave Doeren enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2012 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Iowa  17   18   L    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Tennessee-Martin  35   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Army  41   40   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Kansas  30   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Central Michigan  55   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Ball State  35   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Buffalo  45   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Akron  37   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Western Michigan  48   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Massachusetts  63   0   W       
 Wed., Nov. 14  vs. Toledo  31   24   W       
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ Eastern Michigan  49   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 30   Kent  44   37   W    @ Detroit, MI   
 Tue., Jan. 1   Florida State  10   31   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
2012 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored540
  Scoring Average38.6
  Points Allowed278
  Defense Average19.9
  Opponents Record56-93
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record5-0
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
22(12-2) AP
24(12-2) Coaches
  
2012 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northern Illinois 12-2540278Lost  10-318-0363122  Dave Doeren
Ball State 9-4437416Lost  17-386-2291238  Pete Lembo
Toledo 9-4410369Lost  15-416-2277222  Matt Campbell
Central Michigan 7-6375421Won  24-214-4261270  Dan Enos
Western Michigan 4-8352356 2-6240259  Bill Cubit
Eastern Michigan 2-10256451 1-7171305  Ron English

2012 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2012 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.