2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Independence Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech, L 17–10
Conference	Mid-American Conference West
2008 record	6–7 (5-3 MAC)
Head coach	Jerry Kill
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)^[1]

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Buffalo x$		5	–	3		8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4		6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4		5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Ball State x		8	–	0		12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2		9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill.

Schedule

Average Home Attendance: 18,188 (58.7%)

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 27–31	44,029
September 6	6:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		L 26–29	26,262
September 20	2:00 PM	Indiana State*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 48–3	20,936
September 27	12:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 37–0	17,159
October 4	6:00 PM	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 9–13	99,539
October 11	3:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 17–13	17,444
October 18	3:00 PM	Toledo	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 38–7	22,092
October 25	3:00 PM	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 16–13	17,163
November 5	7:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 14–45	14,373
November 12	7:00 PM	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 30–33 ^OT	13,543
November 18	6:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		W 42–14	2,267
November 25	6:00 PM	Navy*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPNC	L 0–16	17,950
December 28	8:15 PM	vs. Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–17	41,567
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Northern Illinois on offense against Tennessee

Coaches and team officials

Jerry Kill - Head Coach
Tracy Claeys^[2] - Defensive Coordinator
Matt Limegrover^[3] - Offensive Coordinator
Pat Poore ^[4]- Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
Rob Reeves^[5] - Assistant Coach/Running Backs
Brian Anderson^[6] - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends
Harold Etheridge- Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
P. J. Fleck ^[7]- Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Tom Matukewicz^[8] - Assistant Coach/Linebackers
Jay Sawvel^[9] - Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs/Special Teams
Jeff Phelps^[10] - Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
Brad Brachear^[11] - Graduate Assistant/Defense
Nate Griffin^[12] - Graduate Assistant/Video
Nick Deuel- Video Coordinator
Brandon Staley^[13] - Graduate Assistant/Recruiting/Operations
Marc Webel^[14] - Graduate Assistant/Offense
Adam Clark^[15] - Director of Football Operations
Eric Klein^[16] - Sports Performance

References

External links

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

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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