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: Thomas Hammock Conference: Mid-American-West
2019 Season Highlights
Thomas Hammock enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2019 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Illinois State
24
10
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Utah
17
35
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Nebraska
8
44
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Vanderbilt
18
24
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Ball State
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Ohio
39
36
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Miami Ohio
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Akron
49
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Central Michigan
10
48
L
Wed., Nov. 13 @
Toledo
31
28
W
Tue., Nov. 19 vs.
Eastern Michigan
17
45
L
Tue., Nov. 26 vs.
Western Michigan
17
14
W
2019 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 274
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 338
Defense Average 28.2
Opponents Record 66-75
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-5
2019 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2019 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2019 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.