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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: Thomas Hammock
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Northern Illinois 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1899  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1938, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1964
1965, 1983, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021
Division Championships
  2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2018, 2021
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 618-530-50
 Winning Pct. 54%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 618-530-50
 Winning Pct. 54%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 15
 Division Titles 9
 Conference Record 143-86-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 358-185-26
 Away Record 250-330-24
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 123
 Winning Seasons (#1) 77
 Losing Seasons (#1)45
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2013)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1997)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 114 (10/18/1912)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 555 (2013)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 115 (10/4/1913)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 472 (2021)
 Largest Margin of Victory 107 (10/18/1912)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 115 (10/4/1913)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 123 (11/1/2011)
 Last Shutout 11/14/2023
 Last Time Shutout 11/25/2008
 Shutouts All-Time 178
 Been Shutout All-Time 125
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (8/31/2013-11/26/2013)
 Longest Losing  23 (9/28/1996-10/10/1998)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 6-14-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  25-30
 2010-19  91-44
 2000-09  68-53
 1990-99 32-78
 1980-89 56-52-2
 1970-79 42-65-2
 1960-69 63-33-1
 1950-59 32-57-1
 1940-49 58-21-8
 1930-39 50-21-11
 1920-29 35-35-7
Next Game
 11/19/2024 (Tue)  
@ Miami Ohio in a Conference Game
Last Time: Northern Illinois lost 23-29 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Northern Illinois vs. Miami Ohio 9-11-0 45.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Western Illinois  54-15 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Notre Dame  16-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Buffalo  20-23 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ North Carolina State  17-24 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Massachusetts  34-20 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Bowling Green  17-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Toledo  6-13 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Ball State  23-25 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 6  @ Western Michigan  42-28 W
 Wed., Nov. 13  vs. Akron  29-16 W
 Tue., Nov. 19  @ Miami Ohio  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Central Michigan  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring258-185
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 6-43-0
Ohio 7-33-0
Bowling Green 6-42-1
Buffalo 6-42-1
Toledo 7-32-1
Akron 2-81-2
Ball State 3-71-3
Central Michigan 3-71-3
Eastern Michigan 5-51-2
Northern Illinois 6-41-2
Western Michigan 4-61-2
Kent State 1-90-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Northern Illinois & Central Michigan have played 59 games.
Northern Illinois has won 25 games.
Central Michigan has won 33 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-14
 10 or more 183-113
 20 or more  173-66
 30 or more 132-28
 40 or more 75-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 30-0
 10 or more 154-127
 20 or more 92-112
 30 or more 24-81
 40 or more 6-36
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.