1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPFrank Lewandoski, Mike Pinckney
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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 as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Pat Culpepper in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East Tennessee State*W 21–1417,202[1]
September 22at Western MichiganL 17–45
September 29Long Beach State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 3–912,550
October 6at Eastern MichiganT 0–0
October 13at Central MichiganL 11–3120,327[2]
October 20at Illinois State*W 33–72,921[3]
October 27Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 11–2123,740
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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References[edit]

  1. ^ "NIU topples E. Tenn. St". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "CMU's defense stops Huskies, 31-11". The Lansing State Journal. October 14, 1979. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.coma.
  3. ^ Schrock, Cliff (October 21, 1979). "Northern Illinois runs past Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1979 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".