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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


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1899  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Joe Novak enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Michigan  17   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Northwestern  37   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Tennessee Tech  42   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Akron  42   48   L       
 Wed., Oct. 5  vs. Miami Ohio  38   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Eastern Michigan  24   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Kent  34   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Ball State  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Central Michigan  31   28   W       
 Wed., Nov. 16  @ Toledo  35   17   W       
 Wed., Nov. 23  vs. Western Michigan  42   7   W       
 Thu., Dec. 1   Akron  30   31   L    @ Detroit, MI   
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored389
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed274
  Defense Average22.8
  Opponents Record65-52
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-3429261Won  45-136-2266173  Tom Amstutz
Northern Illinois 7-5389274 6-2263169  Joe Novak
Western Michigan 7-4354342 5-3282267  Bill Cubit
Central Michigan 6-5260260 5-3230190  Brian Kelly
Ball State 4-7233416 4-4230259  Brady Hoke
Eastern Michigan 4-7240295 3-5183202  Jeff Genyk

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 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 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.