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: Jerry Kill Conference: Mid-American-West
2008 Season Highlights
Jerry Kill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Minnesota
27
31
L
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Western Michigan
26
29
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Indiana State
48
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Eastern Michigan
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Tennessee
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Miami Ohio
17
13
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Toledo
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Bowling Green State
16
13
W
Wed., Nov. 5 @
Ball State
14
45
L
Wed., Nov. 12 vs.
Central Michigan
30
33
L
Tue., Nov. 18 @
Kent
42
14
W
Tue., Nov. 25 vs.
Navy
0
16
L
Sun., Dec. 28
Louisiana Tech
10
17
L
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 314
Scoring Average 24.2
Points Allowed 234
Defense Average 18.0
Opponents Record 65-62
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-4
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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.