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-
2024 Season Highlights
Thomas Hammock enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
2024 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Western Illinois
54
15
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Notre Dame
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 14 OPEN Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Buffalo
20
23
L (OT)
Sat., Sep. 28 @
North Carolina State
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Massachusetts
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Bowling Green
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Toledo
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Ball State
23
25
L
Sat., Nov. 2 OPEN Wed., Nov. 6 @
Western Michigan
Wed., Nov. 13 vs.
Akron
Tue., Nov. 19 @
Miami Ohio
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Central Michigan
2024 Season Totals
Record 4-4
Points Scored 187
Scoring Average 23.4
Points Allowed 141
Defense Average 17.6
Opponents Record 31-28
Conference Record 0-2
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 2-2
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2024 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2024 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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.