1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (1st season)
MVPJim Latanski
CaptainMike Terna, Jim Hannula, Mike Pinckney, Jim Latanski
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(capacity: 20,257)
1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $ 7 2 09 2 0
Western Michigan 6 3 07 4 0
Northern Illinois 4 3 07 4 0
Miami (OH) 4 3 05 6 0
Ball State 5 4 06 5 0
Ohio 5 4 06 5 0
Bowling Green 4 4 04 7 0
Toledo 3 6 04 7 0
Kent State 3 6 03 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Long Beach State*W 16–99,052
September 13Ball StateL 17–18
September 20Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–35
September 27at OhioW 22–21
October 4at Southern Illinois*W 20–1715,700
October 11Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 18–2818,020[1]
October 18Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–0
October 25at Wichita State*W 17–1422,511[2]
November 1at Kent StateW 35–14
November 8at ToledoL 6–13
November 22Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–6
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Kay, Linda (October 12, 1980). "Illinois State upsets Northern". Chicago Tribune. p. 4:11. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Great Scott! Huskies win". The Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1980 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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