American college football season
The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to Akron. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:30 pm | at No. 4 Michigan* | | ABC | L 17–33 | 110,971 |
September 10 | 4:00 pm | at Northwestern* | | ESPNC | L 37–38 | 35,114 |
September 17 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee Tech* | | CSNC | W 42–3 | 26,123 |
September 24 | 5:00 pm | at Akron | | | L 42–48 OT | 15,612 |
October 5 | 7:30 pm | Miami(OH) | | ESPN2 | W 38–27 | 20,023 |
October 15 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | | CSNC | W 24–8 | 27,641 |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Kent State | | | W 34–3 | 3,554 |
October 29 | 1:00 pm | Ball State | | ESPN Plus | L 17–31 | 18,732 |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Central Michigan | | | W 31–28 | 13,812 |
November 16 | 6:30 pm | at Toledo | | ESPN2 | W 35–17 | 20,912 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | Western Michigan | | ESPN2 | W 42–7 | 18,361 |
December 1 | 6:30 pm | vs. Akron* | | ESPN | L 30–31 | 12,051 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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