1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West
1998 record 2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach Joe Novak (3rd season)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 31,000)
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  7 –1     12 –1  
Miami x  7 –1     10 –1  
Bowling Green  5 –3     5 –6  
Ohio  5 –3     5 –6  
Akron  3 –6     4 –7  
Kent State  0 –8     0 –11  
West Division
Toledo x  6 –2     7 –5  
Western Michigan  5 –3     7 –4  
Central Michigan  5 –3     6 –5  
Eastern Michigan  3 –6     3 –8  
Northern Illinois  2 –6     2 –9  
Ball State  1 –7     1 –10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 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 third year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:30 PM at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan L 23–37   35,107
September 12 11:30 AM at No. 5 Kansas State* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas FSN L 7–73   41,967
September 19 6:30 PM Eastern Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois L 10–24   20,184
October 3 1:00 PM at Ball State Ball State Stadium • Muncie, Indiana L 13–18   16,829
October 10 5:00 PM at Central Florida* Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida L 17–38   30,415
October 17 11:00 AM Central Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois FSN W 16–6   15,012
October 24 5:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 26–14   8,423
October 31 11:00 AM Toledo Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois FSN L 3–16   14,931
November 7 11:30 AM Miami (OH) Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois L 10–41   15,867
November 14 12:00 PM at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio L 12–28   16,172
November 21 12:30 PM Bowling Green Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois L 23–34   11,380
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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