1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Redmond (5th season)
MVPDave Petzke, Frank Lewandoski
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ball State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Eastern Michigan
L 2–25
September 10at Louisville*
L 0–38
September 17at Wisconsin*
L 3–1464,475
September 24at Western Michigan
L 21–49
October 1at Illinois State*
L 7–16
October 8Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–25
October 15at Ball State
L 6–31
October 22Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–010,262
October 29at Kent State
W 21–18
November 5Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–27
November 19Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1977 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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