1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
1979 record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Pat Culpepper (4th year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

	Conf					Overall
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Michigan †	8	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Toledo	7	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Western Michigan	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Ohio	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Miami	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 15	East Tennessee State*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 21–14
September 22	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 17–45
September 29	Long Beach State*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 3–9
October 6	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0
October 13	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	L 11–31
October 20	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	W 33–7
October 27	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 11–21
November 3	Kent State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 25–0
November 10	Toledo	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 28–10
November 17	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	L 0–42
November 24	Ohio	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 28–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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