2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West co-champion
MAC Championship Game, L 30–31 vs. Akron
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Joe Novak (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (2nd season)
MVPGarrett Wolfe
CaptainA. J. Harris, Ray Smith, Brian Van Acker
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Akron xy$   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Miami (OH) x   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Bowling Green x   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ohio   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Toledo x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmat No. 4 Michigan*ABCL 17–33110,971
September 104:00 pmat Northwestern*
ESPNCL 37–3835,114
September 171:00 pmTennessee Tech*CSNCW 42–326,123
September 245:00 pmat AkronL 42–48 OT15,612
October 57:30 pmMiami(OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2W 38–2720,023
October 153:00 pmEastern Michigandagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 24–827,641
October 2212:00 pmat Kent StateW 34–33,554
October 291:00 pmBall State
ESPN PlusL 17–3118,732
November 512:00 pmat Central MichiganW 31–2813,812
November 166:30 pmat ToledoESPN2W 35–1720,912
November 231:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2W 42–718,361
December 16:30 pmvs. Akron*ESPNL 30–3112,051
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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