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: Rod Carey Conference: Mid-American-West
2015 Season Highlights
Rod Carey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
2015 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
38
30
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Murray State
57
26
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Ohio State
13
20
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Boston College
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Central Michigan
19
29
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Ball State
59
41
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Miami Ohio
45
12
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Eastern Michigan
49
21
W
Tue., Nov. 3 @
Toledo
32
27
W
Wed., Nov. 11 @
Buffalo
41
30
W
Wed., Nov. 18 vs.
Western Michigan
27
19
W
Tue., Nov. 24 vs.
Ohio
21
26
L
Fri., Dec. 4
Bowling Green State
14
34
L
@ Detroit, MI
Wed., Dec. 23
Boise State
7
55
L
@ San Diego, CA
Poinsettia Bowl
2015 Season Totals
Record 8-6
Points Scored 436
Scoring Average 31.1
Points Allowed 387
Defense Average 27.6
Opponents Record 72-77
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-3
2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2015 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2015 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.