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 Pettibone Conference: Independent-
1989 Season Highlights
Jerry Pettibone enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Fullerton State
26
17
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Nebraska
17
48
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Kansas State
37
20
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Western Illinois
34
27
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Southern Illinois
29
24
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Louisiana Tech
21
42
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
42
24
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Temple
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
23
20
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Toledo
39
27
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Cincinnati
56
3
W
1989 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 344
Scoring Average 31.3
Points Allowed 269
Defense Average 24.5
Opponents Record 28-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.