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1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois $ 8 1 0 10 2 0
Toledo 7 2 0 9 2 0
Bowling Green 7 2 0 8 3 0
Central Michigan 7 2 0 8 3 0
Ball State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Western Michigan 4 5 0 6 5 0
Miami (OH) 3 5 0 4 7 0
Ohio 3 6 0 4 7 0
Kent State 1 8 0 1 10 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University, and were the champions of the in the Mid-American Conference in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. They were led by head coach Bill Mallory, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

The Huskies celebrated their first ever MAC title, and first overall conference title since 1965, when they won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the final years of the conference's existence. The Huskies' trip to the California Bowl was also their first bowl trip since 1965, and with their win over Cal State-Fullerton, was their first bowl win since 1963, the same year the Huskies were crowned national champions of the College Division.

Schedule

September 3at Kansas*

W 37–34  September 10at Wisconsin*

L 9–3756,941 September 24at Kent State

W 38–7  October 1at Ball State

W 27–14  October 8Western Michigan

W 27–326,250 October 15at Eastern Michigan

W 34–15  October 22Bowling Green

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

W 24–23  October 29at Miami (OH)

W 17–027,866 November 5at Central Michigan

L 14–30  November 12Toledo

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

W 26–1027,700 November 19Ohio

  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

W 41–17  December 17vs. Cal State Fullerton*

W 20–13 

Template:CFB Schedule End [1]

References