1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record74
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 30,998)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia      11 1 0
Southern Miss      10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
Louisville      8 3 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Akron      5 6 0
Penn State      5 6 0
Tulane      5 6 0
Louisiana Tech      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulsa      4 7 0
Boston College      3 8 0
Cincinnati      3 8 0
East Carolina      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 36:30 pmAkronW 7–67,033
September 106:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–1013,572
September 171:00 pmat Wisconsin*W 19–1746,869
September 247:00 pmat Minnesota*L 20–3140,007
October 11:00 pmSW Missouri State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–314,127
October 86:30 pmat Toledo*L 20–3317,038
October 154:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaL 0–4527,300
October 221:30 pmat Southern Illinois*W 10–913,000[1]
October 291:00 pmBall State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 17–1815,049
November 51:00 pmNo. 2 (I-AA) Western Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–67,556[2]
November 121:00 pmWestern Michigan*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 15–72,329

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References

  1. Weaner, Phil (October 23, 1988). "Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wesselhoff, Bill (November 6, 1988). "Huskies spoil Western Illinois' undefeated season". The Daily Chronicle. p. 15. Retrieved November 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1988 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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