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
2004 Season Highlights
Joe Novak enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2004 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Maryland
20
23
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Southern Illinois
23
22
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Iowa State
41
48
L
Fri., Sep. 24 vs.
Bowling Green State
34
17
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Akron
49
19
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Central Florida
30
28
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Central Michigan
42
10
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Western Michigan
59
38
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Ball State
38
31
W
Tue., Nov. 9 vs.
Toledo
17
31
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Eastern Michigan
34
16
W
Thu., Dec. 30
Troy
34
21
W
@ San Jose, CA
Silicon Valley Bowl
2004 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 421
Scoring Average 35.1
Points Allowed 304
Defense Average 25.3
Opponents Record 45-69
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2004 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2004 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.