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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Northern Illinois 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1899  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1938, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1963, 1964
1965, 1983, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
Division Championships
  2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2018
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 588-493-50
 Winning Pct. 54%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 588-493-50
 Winning Pct. 54%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 125-63-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 344-169-26
 Away Record 236-310-24
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 123
 Winning Seasons (#1) 74
 Losing Seasons (#1)42
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2013)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1997)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 114 (10/18/1912)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 555 (2013)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 115 (10/4/1913)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 424 (2011)
 Largest Margin of Victory 107 (10/18/1912)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 115 (10/4/1913)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 123 (11/1/2011)
 Last Shutout 11/3/2012
 Last Time Shutout 11/25/2008
 Shutouts All-Time 176
 Been Shutout All-Time 125
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (8/31/2013-11/26/2013)
 Longest Losing  23 (9/28/1996-10/10/1998)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 5-13-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  0-0
 2010-19  86-37
 2000-09  68-53
 1990-99 32-78
 1980-89 56-52-2
 1970-79 42-65-2
 1960-69 63-33-1
 1950-59 32-57-1
 1940-49 58-21-8
 1930-39 50-21-11
 1920-29 35-35-7
Next Game
 2024 
  in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Northern Illinois and  have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-0
Ball State 0-0
Bowling Green 0-0
Buffalo 0-0
Central Michigan 0-0
Eastern Michigan 0-0
Kent State 0-0
Miami Ohio 0-0
Northern Illinois 0-0
Ohio 0-0
Toledo 0-0
Western Michigan 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Northern Illinois & Illinois State have played 56 games.
Northern Illinois has won 25 games.
Illinois State has won 22 games.
with 9 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-12
 10 or more 153-78
 20 or more  146-44
 30 or more 116-18
 40 or more 69-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 27-0
 10 or more 127-90
 20 or more 76-77
 30 or more 22-56
 40 or more 6-21
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.