1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. The Huskies played under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by new head coach Bill Mallory, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1980 record7–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $ 7 2 09 2 0
Western Michigan 6 3 07 4 0
Northern Illinois 4 3 07 4 0
Miami 4 3 05 6 0
Ball State 5 4 06 5 0
Ohio 5 4 06 5 0
Bowling Green 4 4 04 7 0
Toledo 3 6 04 7 0
Kent State 3 6 03 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Long Beach State*W 16–9
September 13Ball StateL 17–18
September 20Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–35
September 27at OhioW 22–21
October 4at Southern Illinois*W 20–17
October 11Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 18–2818,020[1]
October 18Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–0
October 25at Wichita State*W 17–14[2]
November 1at Kent StateW 35–14
November 8at ToledoL 6–13
November 22Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–6
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Kay, Linda (October 12, 1980). "Illinois State upsets Northern". Chicago Tribune. p. 4:11. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Great Scott! Huskies win". The Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1980 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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