2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division Co-Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2001 record 65 (43 MAC)
Head coach Joe Novak
Home stadium Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L         W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 0         8 0         11 2  
Miami   4 2         6 2         7 5  
Bowling Green   4 2         5 3         8 3  
Kent State   3 3         5 3         6 5  
Akron   3 3         4 4         4 7  
Buffalo   1 5         1 7         3 8  
Ohio   0 6         1 7         1 10  
West Division
#23 Toledo xy$   4 1         5 2         10 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 1         4 3         6 5  
Ball State x   4 1         4 3         5 6  
Western Michigan   2 3         4 4         5 6  
Central Michigan   1 4         2 6         3 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 5         1 6         2 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:30 PM South Florida* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL W 2017   14,426
September 8 11:00 AM at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPN+ L 1217   45,674
September 22 6:30 PM Sam Houston State* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 4116   12,463
September 29 6:00 PM at Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH L 2041   36,502
October 6 1:00 PM at Marshall Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNGP L 1537   17,367
October 13 1:00 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH L 3444   2,973
October 20 1:00 PM Western Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 2012   18,150
October 27 12:00 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI FSN W 3324   10,643
November 3 2:00 PM Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL FSN W 4017   13,421
November 17 1:00 PM Ball State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 3329   11,795
November 24 12:00 PM at Wake Forest* Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC L 3538   14,100
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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