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: Howard Fletcher Conference: Independent-
1966 Season Highlights
Howard Fletcher enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Butler
34
6
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Kent State
7
26
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Central Michigan
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Ball State
38
24
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Bradley
49
18
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Hillsdale (MI)
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Akron (OH)
31
18
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Illinois State
8
27
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Western Illinois
44
6
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
48
8
W
1966 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 293
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 153
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 16-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.