1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
MVPs
  • Deon Mitchell
  • Steve Smith
Captains
  • Kent Booth
  • Jamie Macdonald
  • Steve Smith
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kent State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Akron   2 – 7     2 – 9  
West Division
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  0 – 8     0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 286:30 pmat Central Michigan
SCCL 10–4419,495
September 66:30 pmNo. 21 Kansas State*
L 7–4726,873
September 133:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–218,003
September 206:00 pmat NC State*
L 14–4151,500[1]
October 41:00 pmat Bowling Green
L 10–3517,148
October 113:00 pmVanderbilt*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–1717,567[2]
October 181:00 pmat Toledo
L 14–4122,183
October 253:00 pmBall State
SCCL 14–2110,031
November 11:00 pmOhio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 30–3510,215
November 81:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–385,866
November 1512:00 pmat Miami (OH)
L 0–426,508
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "N.C. State hands NIU another loss". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northern fumbles its big chance". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1997 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
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