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
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
Record 9-3
Points Scored 421
Scoring Average 35.1
Points Allowed 304
Defense Average 25.3
Opponents Record 45-69
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
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