1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
MVPWilliam Andrews, Donnavan Carter
CaptainDonnavan Carter, Ryan Diem, Chris Finlen, Lamain Rucker, Mike Stack
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$  8 0   13 0  
Miami (OH)  6 2   7 4  
Akron  5 3   7 4  
Ohio  5 3   5 6  
Bowling Green  3 5   5 6  
Kent State  2 6   2 9  
Buffalo  0 8   0 11  
West Division
Western Michigan x  6 2   7 5  
Toledo  5 3   6 5  
Northern Illinois  5 3   5 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   4 7  
Central Michigan  3 5   4 7  
Ball State  0 8   0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 pmWestern Illinois*L 21–2717,930[1]
September 113:00 pmat Vanderbilt*WJYSL 31–3428,514
September 185:15 pmat Iowa*ESPN PlusL 0–2463,478
September 256:30 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–2419,213
October 26:00 pmat BuffaloW 45–2112,915
October 92:00 pmBall Statedagger
W 37–1718,482
October 1612:00 pmat Central MichiganW 31–2721,047
October 2312:00 pmKent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 50–711,690
October 303:00 pmat No. 13 MarshallFSNL 9–4130,081
November 1312:00 pmat ToledoL 14–4414,910
November 202:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 30–239,445
  • *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. Campbell, Clete (September 3, 1999). "Putting the comeback on hold". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1999 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".


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