1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, Northern Illinois compiled a record of 6–5. The Huskies played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
1990 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(capacity: 30,998)
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville    10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)    10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame    9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State    9 3 0
Louisiana Tech    8 3 1
Southern Miss    8 4 0
Temple    7 4 0
Syracuse    7 4 2
Army    6 5 0
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
South Carolina    6 5 0
Virginia Tech    6 5 0
East Carolina    5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana    5 6 0
Navy    5 6 0
Memphis State    4 6 1
Boston College    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Akron    3 7 1
Pittsburgh    3 7 1
Rutgers    3 8 0
Tulsa    3 8 0
Cincinnati    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:30 pmNo. T–17 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois*W 28–1712,380
September 81:30 pmat No. 10 Nebraska*L 14–6076,043
September 156:30 pmat Toledo*L 14–2321,154
September 226:30 pmKansas State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–3514,102
September 2911:30 amat Northwestern*ESPNL 7–2426,798
October 61:00 pmNo. 24 Fresno State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 73–1818,067[1]
October 131:00 pmArkansas State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–06,631
October 201:00 pmMurray State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–715,987
November 312:00 pmat AkronW 31–287,032
November 1012:30 pmat East CarolinaL 20–2420,100[2]
November 177:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaL 20–2416,325
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1990. p. C22. Retrieved April 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Another TD in final minutes helps Pirates close with a win". The News and Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1990 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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