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: Pat Culpepper Conference: Mid-American-
1976 Season Highlights
Pat Culpepper enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @ Wichita State
0
21
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Western Michigan
6
37
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @ Long Beach State
0
37
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Indiana State
10
28
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Illinois State
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Southern Illinois
0
54
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Ball State
7
33
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Toledo
2
17
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Central Michigan
9
31
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Ohio
15
63
L
Thu., Nov. 25 @
Kent
0
42
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 56
Scoring Average 5.1
Points Allowed 366
Defense Average 33.3
Opponents Record 32-23
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 0-7
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.