2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC Champions
MAC West Divison Co–Champions
MAC Championship Game vs. Ohio, W 23–20
GoDaddy.com Bowl vs. Arkansas State,
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2011 record 10–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Dave Doeren
Home stadium Huskie Stadium (30,076)[1]
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Ohio xy   6 – 2         10 – 4  
Temple   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Kent State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Miami   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Buffalo   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8         1 – 11  
West
Northern Illinois xy†   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Western Michigan   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Central Michigan   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of December 28, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team will represent Northern Illinois University in the college football season of 2011. They will compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the football season. Northern Illinois is competing as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. Former head coach Jerry Kill resigned following the MAC Championship Game in 2010, accepting the Head Coaching position at Minnesota. The current head coach is Dave Doeren, former defensive coordinator for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Army* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 49–26   17,003[2]
September 10 6:00 PM at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FCS L 42–45   48,084[3]
September 17 2:30 PM vs. #8 Wisconsin* Soldier Field • Chicago, IL ESPN3 L 7–49   41,068[4]
September 24 2:30 PM Cal Poly* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 47–30   14,321[5]
October 1 2:30 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 41–48   16,539[6]
October 8 2:30 PM Kent State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 40–10   14,251[7]
October 15 2:30 PM Western Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL Comcast SportsNet Chicago W 51–22   20,277[8]
October 22 11:00 AM at Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPN Plus W 31–30   13,370[9]
November 1 6:00 PM at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 W 63–60   19,004[10]
November 8 7:00 PM at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 W 45–14   13,752[11]
November 15 7:00 PM Ball State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk) ESPNU W 41–38   12,391[12]
November 25 7:00 PM Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU W 18–12   15,111
December 2 7:00 PM vs. Ohio Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 W 23–20   13,052[13]
January 8, 2012 8:00 PM vs. Arkansas State Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl) ESPN      
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 93 149 119 114 475
Opponents 94 78 76 136 384

Regular season

Army

See also: 2011 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 6 0 0 20 26
Huskies 14 21 14 0 49
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–1 1992 Army, 21–14


Kansas

See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42
Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 45
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–0 1983 NIU, 37–34


Wisconsin

See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Badgers 14 14 14 7 49
Huskies 7 0 0 0 7
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–11 2009 WISC, 28–20


Cal Poly

See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 10 13 30
Huskies 13 21 0 13 47
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–0 First Meeting  


Central Michigan

See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 6 25 41
Chippewas 17 0 14 17 48
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
13–12 2010 NIU, 33–7


Kent State

See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 20 6 7 40
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
15–3 2008 NIU, 42–14


Western Michigan

See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 6 9 0 7 22
Huskies 0 13 24 14 51
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
13–22 2010 NIU, 28–21


Buffalo

See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31
Bulls 3 7 0 20 30
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
6–1 2010 NIU, 45–14


Toledo

See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 21 7 14 21 63
Rockets 14 10 14 22 60
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
9–28 2010 NIU, 65–30


Bowling Green

See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 10 7 14 45
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
6–9 2008 NIU, 16–13


Ball State

See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 7 7 38
Huskies 0 14 14 13 41
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
14–19–1 2010 NIU, 59–21


Eastern Michigan

See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 6 12
Huskies 7 5 6 0 18
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
17–5–2 2010 NIU, 71–3


Ohio–MAC Championship Game

See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2011 MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 10 0 0 20
Huskies 0 0 7 16 23
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
9–9 2009 Ohio, 38–31


Arkansas State - GoDaddy.com Bowl

See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Red Wolves 0
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
6-1 1996 31-30


References

  1. ^ http://www.collegegridirons.com/mac/HuskieStadium.htm
  2. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312462459
  3. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312532305
  4. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312602459
  5. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312672459
  6. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312742117
  7. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312812459. 
  8. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882459
  9. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312952084
  10. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313052649
  11. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313120189
  12. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313192459
  13. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313362459
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