2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Poinsettia Bowl, L 37–7 vs. TCU
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2006 record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coachJoe Novak
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)
2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio x  7 –1     9 –5  
Kent State  5 –3     6 –6  
Akron  3 –5     5 –7  
Bowling Green  3 –5     4 –8  
Miami  2 –6     2 –10  
Buffalo  1 –7     2 –10  
West Division
Central Michigan x$  7 –1     10 –4  
Western Michigan  6 –2     8 –5  
Northern Illinois  5 –3     7 –6  
Ball State  5 –3     5 –7  
Toledo  3 –5     5 –7  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7     1 –11  
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 PMat No. 1 Ohio State*
ABCL 12–35103,896[1]
September 92:05 PMOhio
CSNCL 23–3519,341[1]
September 166:35 PMBuffalo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 31–1321,117[1]
September 224:00 PMIndiana State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 48–1419,720[1]
September 305:30 PMat Ball State
CSNCW 40–2810,128[1]
October 87:00 PMat Miami (OH)
ESPNW 28–2512,197[1]
October 141:00 PMat Western Michigan
ESPN+L 14–1619,275[1]
October 212:05 PMTemple*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 43–2127,039[1]
October 286:00 PMat Iowa*
ESPNUL 14–2470,585[1]
November 76:30 PMToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2L 13–1719,267[1]
November 177:05 PMCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 31–1018,139[1]
November 2411:00 AMat Eastern Michigan
CSNCW 27–08,937[1]
December 197:00 PMvs. No. 25 TCU*
ESPN2L 7–3729,709[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References
  1. "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2012.


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