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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: Jerry Pettibone
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1899  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2010
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
  Record9-2
  Points Scored344
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed269
  Defense Average24.5
  Opponents Record24-40
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 Northern Illinois was not ranked.
  
1989 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas State 1-3113116  Larry Lacewell
Army 6-5316212  Jim Young
Boston College 2-9207253  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 0-000  Bill Dando
Central Florida 0-000  Gene McDowell
Cincinnati 1-9-1111379  Timothy Tim Murphy
East Carolina 5-5-1301286  Bill Lewis
Florida State 10-24241991-04117  Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Lafayette 7-4241232  Nelson Stokley
Louisiana Tech 5-4-1283265  Joe Peace
Louisville 6-5312222  Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis 2-9174338  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Navy 3-8145272  Elliot Uzelac
Northern Illinois 9-2344269  Jerry Pettibone
Notre Dame 12-14271891-0216  Lou Holtz
Penn State 8-3-12591691-05039  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 8-3-13332681-03128  Mike Gottfried
Rutgers 2-7-2245319  Dick Anderson
South Carolina 6-4-1228250  Sparky Woods
Southern Mississippi 5-6240252  Curley Hallman
Syracuse 8-42862421-01918  Dick MacPherson
Temple 1-10141387  Jerry Berndt
Tulane 4-8247337  Greg Davis
Tulsa 6-63022710-12427  Dave Rader
Virginia Tech 6-4-1203180  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 8-3-13392210-1727  Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky 0-1755  Jack Harbaugh

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Northern Illinois Players on File.

1989 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Northern Illinois Players on File.


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