1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Mid-American Conference West
1999 record 5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach Joe Novak (4th year)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#10 Marshall x†   8 – 0         13 – 0  
Miami   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Akron   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Ohio   5 – 3         5 – 6  
Bowling Green   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Kent State   2 – 6         2 – 9  
Buffalo   0 – 8         0 – 11  
Western Division
Western Michigan x   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Toledo   5 – 3         6 – 5  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3         5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4         4 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Ball State   0 – 8         0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:30 PM Western Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 21–27   17,930
September 11 3:00 PM at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN WJYS L 31–34   28,514
September 18 5:15 PM at Iowa* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ L 0–24   63,478
September 25 6:30 PM Western Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 21–24   19,213
October 2 6:00 PM at Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY W 45–21   12,915
October 9 2:00 PM Ball Statedagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 37–17   18,482
October 16 12:00 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 31–27   21,047
October 23 12:00 PM Kent State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL FSN W 50–7   11,690
October 30 3:00 PM at #13 Marshall Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV FSN L 9–41   30,081
November 13 12:00 PM at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 14–44   14,910
November 20 2:00 PM Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 30–23   9,445
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1999-schedule.html