1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Pat Culpepper (4th season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 (OH)	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	East Tennessee State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 21–14
September 22	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 17–45
September 29	Long Beach State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 3–9
October 6	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0
October 13	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 11–31
October 20	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 33–7
October 27	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 11–21
November 3	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 25–0
November 10	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 28–10
November 17	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 0–42
November 24	Ohio	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 28–27
*Non-conference game