2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC West Division co-champion Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
Silicon Valley Football Classic, W 34–21 vs. Troy
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
2004 record	9–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Miami x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2		6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2		6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6		4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6		2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8		0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1		9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1		9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8		1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team during the 2004 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
September 4	5:00 PM	at No. 22 Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 20–23	51,830
September 11	3:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 23–22	28,071
September 18	11:30 AM	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 41–48	39,902
September 24	6:00 PM	Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 34–17	25,819
October 2	3:00 PM	Akron	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 49–19	26,266
October 9	5:00 PM	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 30–28	16,555
October 16	3:00 PM	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 42–10	27,385
October 23	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 59–38	14,461
October 30	3:00 PM	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	CSNC	W 38–31 ^OT	10,149
November 9	6:30 PM	Toledo	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 17–31	27,719
November 20	12:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	CSNC	W 34–16	4,251
December 30	10:00 PM	vs. Troy*	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	ESPN2	W 34–21	21,456
*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
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 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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