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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: Joe Novak
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1899  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024
2004 Season Highlights
 Joe Novak enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Maryland  20   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Southern Illinois  23   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Iowa State  41   48   L       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Bowling Green State  34   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Akron  49   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Central Florida  30   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Central Michigan  42   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Western Michigan  59   38   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Ball State  38   31   W       
 Tue., Nov. 9  vs. Toledo  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Eastern Michigan  34   16   W       
 Thu., Dec. 30   Troy  34   21   W    @ San Jose, CA   Silicon Valley Bowl
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored421
  Scoring Average35.1
  Points Allowed304
  Defense Average25.3
  Opponents Record45-69
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-2
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2004 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northern Illinois 9-3421304Won  34-217-1303190  Joe Novak
Toledo 9-4432404Lost  10-397-1307195  Tom Amstutz
Eastern Michigan 4-7328458 4-4249333  Jeff Genyk
Central Michigan 4-7270378 3-5199286  Brian Kelly
Ball State 2-9225405 2-6207279  Brady Hoke
Western Michigan 1-10248436 0-8179343  Gary Darnell

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 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.