1981 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1981 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–7 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (2nd season)
MVPLarry Alleyne
CaptainMike Chelovich, John Gibbons, Pat O'Shea
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 1 0 9 3 0
Miami (OH) 6 1 1 8 2 1
Central Michigan 7 2 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 5 3 1 5 5 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 5 4 0 5 6 0
Kent State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Ball State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 7 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Long Beach State*L 7–1721,819[1]
September 19at Central MichiganL 10–17
September 26Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–715,387[2]
October 3at Ball StateL 0–23
October 10Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–31
October 17Bowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–17
October 24at Eastern MichiganW 30–7
October 31Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 12–23
November 7Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–14
November 14at Miami (OH)L 3–30
November 21Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–31
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Long Beach St. 17, N. Illinois 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Law, Huskies pummel Redbirds". The Daily Chronicle. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1981 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".