2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first year head coach Dave Doeren. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. NIU finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division Title. The Huskies defeated Ohio in the MAC Championship game to win their first MAC Championship after two previous trips to the Championship game.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.
The season marked the Huskies' fourth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive win.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:00 PM |
Army* |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
ESPN3 |
W 49–26 |
17,003[3] |
September 10 |
6:00 PM |
at Kansas* |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FCS |
L 42–45 |
48,084[4] |
September 17 |
2:30 PM |
vs. No. 8 Wisconsin* |
Soldier Field • Chicago, IL |
ESPN3 |
L 7–49 |
41,068[5] |
September 24 |
2:30 PM |
Cal Poly* |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
|
W 47–30 |
14,321[6] |
October 1 |
2:30 PM |
at Central Michigan |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
ESPN3 |
L 41–48 |
16,539[7] |
October 8 |
2:30 PM |
Kent State |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
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W 40–10 |
14,251[8] |
October 15 |
2:30 PM |
Western Michigan |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
CSNC |
W 51–22 |
20,277[9] |
October 22 |
11:00 AM |
at Buffalo |
UB Stadium • Amherst, NY |
ESPN+ |
W 31–30 |
13,370[10] |
November 1 |
6:00 PM |
at Toledo |
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH |
ESPN2 |
W 63–60 |
19,004[11] |
November 8 |
7:00 PM |
at Bowling Green |
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH |
ESPN2 |
W 45–14 |
13,752[12] |
November 15 |
7:00 PM |
Ball State |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk) |
ESPNU |
W 41–38 |
12,391[13] |
November 25 |
10:00 AM |
Eastern Michigan |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
ESPNU |
W 18–12 |
15,111[14] |
December 2 |
7:00 PM |
vs. Ohio |
Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) |
ESPN2 |
W 23–20 |
13,052[15] |
January 8 |
8:00 PM |
vs. Arkansas State |
Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 38–20 |
38,734[16] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Points by quarter
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Northern Illinois |
93 |
149 |
119 |
114 |
475 |
Opponents |
94 |
78 |
76 |
136 |
384 |
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Regular season
Army
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Black Knights |
6 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
26 |
Huskies |
14 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
49 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
1992 |
Army, 21–14 |
Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
7 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
Jayhawks |
7 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
45 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
1983 |
NIU, 37–34 |
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#8 Badgers |
14 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
49 |
Huskies |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
1–11 |
2009 |
WISC, 28–20 |
Cal Poly
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Mustangs |
0 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
30 |
Huskies |
13 |
21 |
0 |
13 |
47 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
0–0 |
First Meeting |
|
Central Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
0 |
10 |
6 |
25 |
41 |
Chippewas |
17 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
48 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
13–12 |
2010 |
NIU, 33–7 |
Kent State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Huskies |
7 |
20 |
6 |
7 |
40 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
15–3 |
2008 |
NIU, 42–14 |
Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Broncos |
6 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
22 |
Huskies |
0 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
51 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
13–22 |
2010 |
NIU, 28–21 |
Buffalo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
3 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Bulls |
3 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
30 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
6–1 |
2010 |
NIU, 45–14 |
Toledo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
21 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
63 |
Rockets |
14 |
10 |
14 |
22 |
60 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
9–28 |
2010 |
NIU, 65–30 |
Bowling Green
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
14 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
Falcons |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
6–9 |
2008 |
NIU, 16–13 |
Ball State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
14 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
Huskies |
0 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
41 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
14–19–1 |
2010 |
NIU, 59–21 |
Eastern Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Huskies |
7 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
17–5–2 |
2010 |
NIU, 71–3 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Huskies |
0 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
23 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
9–9 |
2009 |
Ohio, 38–31 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves |
13 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
Huskies |
7 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
38 |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
6–1 |
1996 |
NIU, 31–30 |
References
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Culture & lore |
- "Huskie Fight Song"
- Huskie Band
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National championship seasons in bold |