1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Independent
1996 record 110
Head coach Joe Novak (1st year)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
1996 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#25 Army           10 2  
Navy           9 3  
#19 Notre Dame           9 3  
East Carolina           8 3  
Louisiana Tech           6 5  
UAB           5 6  
UCF           5 6  
Southwestern Louisiana           5 6  
Northeast Louisiana           5 6  
Arkansas State           4 7  
Northern Illinois           1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 first year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM at Maryland* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD L 6–30   32,517
September 7 6:30 PM Western Illinois* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL L 0–17   21,370
September 14 11:00 AM at #6 Penn State* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ESPN+ L 0–49   95,589
September 21 6:00 PM at Arkansas State ASU StadiumJonesboro, AR W 31–30   12,217
September 28 3:00 PM UTEP* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 6–37   10,229
October 5 3:00 PM North Texas* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL SCC L 21–24   16,549
October 19 2:00 PM at Louisville* Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY SCC L 3–27   36,467
October 26 3:00 PM Akron* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL SCC L 17–34   10,465
November 2 1:00 PM Louisiana Tech Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 14–40   6,208
November 9 7:00 PM at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA L 31–45   15,721
November 16 3:00 PM at Oregon State* Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR L 28–67   17,215
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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