1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East Tennessee State*
W 21–1417,202[1]
September 22at Western Michigan
L 17–45[2]
September 29Long Beach State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 3–912,550[3]
October 6at Eastern Michigan
T 0–0[4]
October 13at Central Michigan
L 11–3120,327[5]
October 20at Illinois State*
W 33–72,921[6]
October 27Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 11–2123,740[7]
November 3Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–015,365[8]
November 10Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–10[9]
November 17at Ball State
L 0–425,581[10]
November 24Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–272,709[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "NIU topples E. Tenn. St". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Quarterback's four TDs pace Western Michigan". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Long Beach nips NIU". The Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies finish in tie". The Dispatch. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "CMU's defense stops Huskies, 31–11". The Lansing State Journal. October 14, 1979. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.coma.
  6. ^ Schrock, Cliff (October 21, 1979). "Northern Illinois runs past Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern wins 21–11 as Quinn sets record". Herald and Review. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northern tops Kent by 25–0". The Rock Island Argus. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NIU puts Toledo out of picture". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ball State coasts in impressive 42–0 victory over Huskies". The Kokomo Tribune. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois 28–27". Daily Press. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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