Joe Novak

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Joe Novak

Date of birth	April 19, 1945
Sport	Football
College	NIU
Title	Head Coach
Record with Team	61-65
Overall Record	61-65
Coaching Stats	College Football DataWarehouse
Schools as a coach
1996-Present	NIU

Joe Novak (born April 19, 1945) is a college football coach. Novak has been the head coach at Northern Illinois, NIU, since December 1995. In the 2004 season, Novak led the Huskies to a 9-3 record, and their first bowl appearance in twenty-one years, winning the Silicon Valley Bowl over Troy State University.

He previously had assistant stints at the University of Illinois, Miami University, and Indiana University. Joe Novak played college football in the Mid-American Conference at Miami University. During the football season, Coach Novak appears on Inside Huskie Sports with host Brad Hoey.

[edit] Record under Novak

Team	Year	Overall Record
NIU	1996	1-10
NIU	1997	0-11
NIU	1998	2-9
NIU	1999	5-6
NIU	2000	6-5
NIU	2001	6-5
NIU	2002	8-4
NIU	2003	10-2
NIU	2004	9-3
NIU	2005	7-5
NIU	2006	7-5

Preceded by: Charlie Sadler

Northern Illinois University Head Football Coach 1996–

Succeeded by: current

[edit] External links

• American Football Coaches Association Bio
• Official team biography

[edit] References

• ESPN Team

NIU Huskies head football coaches
Keith • Fleager • Sauthoff • Kellogg • Wirtz •Harrison • Muir • Cowell • Evans • Kahler • Fletcher • Urich • Ippoliti • Culpepper • Mallory • Corso • Pettibone • Sadler • Novak