1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
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 Stadium • College Park, MD |
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L 6–30 |
32,517 |
September 7 |
6:30 PM |
Western Illinois* |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
|
L 0–17 |
21,370 |
September 14 |
11:00 AM |
at #6 Penn State* |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
ESPN+ |
L 0–49 |
95,589 |
September 21 |
6:00 PM |
at Arkansas State |
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, 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 Stadium • Louisville, 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 Field • Lafayette, LA |
|
L 31–45 |
15,721 |
November 16 |
3:00 PM |
at Oregon State* |
Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
|
L 28–67 |
17,215 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
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| Venues | |
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| Bowls & rivalries | |
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| Culture & lore |
- "Huskie Fight Song"
- Huskie Band
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| People | |
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| Seasons | |
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| National championship seasons in bold |
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