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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: Thomas Hammock
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024
2020 Season Highlights
 Thomas Hammock enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Nov. 4  vs. Buffalo  30   49   L       
 Wed., Nov. 11  vs. Central Michigan  10   40   L       
 Wed., Nov. 18  @ Ball State  25   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Western Michigan  27   30   L       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Toledo  24   41   L       
 Sat., Dec. 12  @ Eastern Michigan  34   41   L       
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record0-6
  Points Scored150
  Scoring Average25.0
  Points Allowed232
  Defense Average38.7
  Opponents Record26-13
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record0-2
  Away Record0-4
2020 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2020 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ball State 7-1274206Won  34-134-1172138  Mike Neu
Toledo 4-2210146 4-2210146  Jason Candle
Western Michigan 4-2250205 4-2250205  Tim Lester
Central Michigan 3-3188181 3-3188181  Jim McElwain
Eastern Michigan 2-4199216 2-4199216  Chris Creighton
Northern Illinois 0-6150232 0-6150232  Thomas Hammock

2020 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2020 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.