1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979 record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan $ 8 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
Toledo 7 –1 –1  7 –3 –1
Western Michigan 5 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Ball State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Ohio 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Northern Illinois 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Miami 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Bowling Green 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
Kent State 1 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15East Tennessee State*W 21–14
September 22at Western MichiganL 17–45
September 29Long Beach State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 3–9
October 6at Eastern MichiganT 0–0
October 13at Central MichiganL 11–31
October 20at Illinois State*W 33–7
October 27Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 11–21
November 3Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–0
November 10Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–10
November 17at Ball StateL 0–42
November 24Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–27
  • *Non-conference game

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