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1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
MVPDeon Mitchell, Steve Smith
CaptainKent Booth, Jamie Macdonald, Steve Smith
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
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 as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 286:30 pmat Central MichiganSCCL 10–4419,495
September 66:30 pmNo. 21 Kansas State*L 7–4726,873
September 133:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–218,003
September 206:00 pmat NC State*L 14–4151,500[1]
October 41:00 pmat Bowling GreenL 10–3517,148
October 113:00 pmVanderbilt*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–1717,567[2]
October 181:00 pmat ToledoL 14–4122,183
October 253:00 pmBall State
SCCL 14–2110,031
November 11:00 pmOhio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 30–3510,215
November 81:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–385,866
November 1512:00 pmat Miami (OH)L 0–426,508
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "N.C. State hands NIU another loss". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northern fumbles its big chance". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1997 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2013.


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