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
2000 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 31 @
Northwestern
17
35
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Illinois State
52
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Auburn
14
31
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Ball State
43
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Central Florida
40
20
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Akron
52
35
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Western Michigan
22
52
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Buffalo
73
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Toledo
24
38
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Eastern Michigan
32
39
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Central Michigan
40
6
W
2000 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 409
Scoring Average 37.2
Points Allowed 280
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 61-53
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.