2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC West Division co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
2002 record	8–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2		7	–	5
Miami		5	–	3		7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1		8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2		9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 PM	Wake Forest*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	FSN	W 42–41 ^OT	19,653
September 7	6:00 PM	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		L 6–37	23,559
September 14	11:00 AM	at No. 22 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN+	L 21–24	77,460
September 21	6:30 PM	Western Illinois*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 26–29	23,598
September 28	1:00 PM	Kent State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 13–6	16,302
October 12	1:00 PM	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		W 41–29	14,499
October 19	1:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		W 48–41	15,234
October 19	1:00 PM	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 49–0	20,186
October 26	12:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		W 24–20	15,049
November 9	1:30 PM	No. 20 Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	FSN	W 26–17	25,822
November 16	12:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 49–21	5,567
November 23	11:00 AM	Toledo	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	FSN	L 30–33	20,154
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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 Statistical leaders
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