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
2021 Season Highlights
Thomas Hammock enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2021 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Georgia Tech
22
21
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Wyoming
43
50
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Michigan
10
63
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Maine
41
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Eastern Michigan
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Toledo
22
20
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Bowling Green
34
26
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Central Michigan
39
38
W
Wed., Nov. 3 @
Kent State
47
52
L
Wed., Nov. 10 vs.
Ball State
30
29
W
Wed., Nov. 17 @
Buffalo
33
27
W (OT)
Tue., Nov. 23 vs.
Western Michigan
21
42
L
Sat., Dec. 4
Kent State
41
23
W
@ Detroit, MI
Fri., Dec. 17
Coastal Carolina
41
47
L
@ Orlando FL
Cure Bowl
2021 Season Totals
Record 9-5
Points Scored 451
Scoring Average 32.2
Points Allowed 472
Defense Average 33.7
Opponents Record 92-77
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-2
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2021 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2021 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.