1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by first-year head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1976 record1–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State $ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Kent State 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ohio 6 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Michigan 6 –3 –07 –4 –0
Central Michigan 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Bowling Green 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Miami 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Toledo 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Eastern Michigan 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Northern Illinois 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11at Wichita State*
L 0–21[1]
September 28Western Michigan
L 6–37
September 25at Long Beach State*
L 0–37[2]
October 9at Indiana State*
L 10–28
October 16Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 7–3
October 23at Southern Illinois*
L 0–54
October 30Ball State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–33
November 6at Toledo
L 2–17
November 13Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–31
November 20at Ohio
L 15–63
November 25at Kent State
L 0–42
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References
  1. "Northern bows on late surge". The Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "94-Yard Pass Play Helps Northridge to 3rd in Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1976 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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