2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC Champions
MAC West Division Co-Champions
Boca Raton Bowl vs. Marshall,
L, 23–52
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2014 record 11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Rod Carey (2nd full year)
Offensive coordinator Bob Cole (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Jay Niemann (3rd year)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 23,595)
2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Bowling Green x   5 – 3         8 – 6  
Ohio   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 4         5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5         5 – 7  
UMass   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Miami   2 – 6         2 – 10  
Kent State   1 – 6         2 – 9  
Western Division
Northern Illinois xy†   7 – 1         11 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Western Michigan   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Central Michigan   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of November 28, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 6:00 PM Presbyterian* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 55–3   12,398[1]
September 6 2:30 PM at Northwestern* Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 23–15   41,139[2]
September 13 6:00 PM at UNLV* Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV MWN W 48–34   14,305[3]
September 20 6:00 PM at Arkansas* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU L 14–52   67,204[4]
October 4 4:00 PM Kent State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 17–14   15,620[5]
October 11 4:00 PM Central Michigandagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 L 17-34   20,122[6]
October 18 4:00 PM Miami (OH) Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 51–41   11,211[7]
October 25 12:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 28–17   19,654[8]
November 5 7:00 PM at Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) ESPN2 W 35-21   6,642[9]
November 11 7:00 PM Toledo Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 W 27–24   8,462[10]
November 18 7:00 PM at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPNU W 21–14   15,118[11]
November 28 10:00 AM at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU W 31–21   11,195[12]
December 5 6:00 PM vs. Bowling Green Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 W 51–17   15,110[13]
December 23 5:00 PM vs. Marshall* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) ESPN L 23-52   29,419
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 
Coaches' RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References

  1. ↑ "Presbyterian vs. Northern Illinois Scoring Summary" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern". Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Northern Illinois vs. UNLV". Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Arkansas Razorbacks - Box Score". ESPN. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score". ESPN. October 25, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals - Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Toledo Rockets vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Northern Illinois Huskies - Box Score". ESPN. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ "2014 Northern Illinois Huskies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 17, 2014.