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1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kent State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Akron   2 – 7     2 – 9  
West Division
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Northern Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by second year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:30 PMat Central Michigan
SCCL 10–4419,495
September 66:30 PMNo. 21 Kansas State*
L 7–4726,873
September 133:00 PMWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 13–218,003
September 206:00 PMat North Carolina State*
L 14–4151,500
October 41:00 PMat Bowling Green
L 10–3517,148
October 113:00 PMVanderbilt*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 7–1717,567
October 181:00 PMat Toledo
L 14–4122,183
October 253:00 PMBall State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
SCCL 14–2110,031
November 11:00 PMOhio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 30–3510,215
November 81:00 PMEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 10–385,866
November 1512:00 PMat Miami (OH)
L 0–426,508

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References

  1. ^ "1997 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2013.


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