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
East 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
West 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 State	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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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

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

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