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: Rod Carey Conference: Mid-American-West
2013 Season Highlights
Rod Carey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2013 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Iowa
30
27
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @ Idaho
45
35
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Eastern Illinois
43
39
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Purdue
55
24
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Kent
38
24
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Akron
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Central Michigan
38
17
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Eastern Michigan
59
20
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Massachusetts
63
19
W
Wed., Nov. 13 vs.
Ball State
48
27
W
Wed., Nov. 20 @
Toledo
35
17
W
Tue., Nov. 26 vs.
Western Michigan
33
14
W
Fri., Dec. 6
Bowling Green State
27
47
L
@ Detroit, MI
Thu., Dec. 26
Utah State
14
21
L
@ San Diego, CA
Poinsettia Bowl
2013 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 555
Scoring Average 39.6
Points Allowed 351
Defense Average 25.1
Opponents Record 50-74
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 7-0
2013 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 (12-2)
AP
2013 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2013 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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