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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: Bill Mallory
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Bill Mallory enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Kansas  37   34   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Wisconsin  9   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Kent  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Ball State  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Western Michigan  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Eastern Michigan  34   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Bowling Green State  24   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Miami Ohio  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Central Michigan  14   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Toledo  26   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Ohio  41   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 17   Fullerton State  20   13   W    @ Fresno, CA   California Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored314
  Scoring Average26.2
  Points Allowed203
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record49-49
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record5-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-2276157 7-2200138  Dan Simrell
Bowling Green 8-3277242 7-2214152  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Central Michigan 8-3257136 7-220690  Herb Deromedi
Ball State 6-5247302 4-4166220  Dwight Wallace
Western Michigan 6-5179208 4-5144181  Jack Harbaugh
Miami Ohio 4-7152189 3-5118107  Tim Rose
Ohio 4-7163270 3-6143205  Brian Burke
Kent State 1-10157260 1-8141225  Dick Scesniak
Northern Illinois 10-2314203Won  20-13  Bill Mallory
Eastern Michigan 1-10124276 0-9117260  Jim Harkema

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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.