1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
1969 record	3–7
Head coach	Doc Urich (1st year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
#17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
#12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1969 college football season. This was the Huskies' first year at the highest level in college football, making the transition from College Division to University Division at the end of the previous season. The Huskies competed among the Independents of the league during this season, and the next 5 seasons afterwards before joining the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first year head coach Doc Urich, and played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 13		at North Dakota State		Dacotah Field • Fargo, North Dakota		L 0-28
September 20		Idaho		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 47-30
September 27		at West Texas State		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX		L 7-22
October 4		at Marshall		Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV		W 18-17
October 11		Western Kentucky		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 12-14
October 18		at Dayton		Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		L 24-56
October 25		Ball State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 17-13
November 8		Toledo		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 21-35
November 15		Western Michigan		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 22-31
November 22		at Bowling Green		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 23-38
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1969.html