2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2008 record 6–7 (5-3 MAC)
Head coach Jerry Kill
Home stadium Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)[1]
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x$   5 3         8 6  
Bowling Green   4 4         6 6  
Temple   4 4         5 7  
Ohio   3 5         4 8  
Akron   3 5         5 7  
Kent State   3 5         4 8  
Miami   1 7         2 10  
West Division
Ball State x   8 0         12 2  
Central Michigan   6 2         8 5  
Western Michigan   6 2         9 4  
Northern Illinois   5 3         6 7  
Toledo   2 6         3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6         3 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM at Minnesota* Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN BTN L 2731   44,029
September 6 6:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI L 2629   26,262
September 20 2:00 PM Indiana State* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CSNC W 483   20,936
September 27 12:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 370   17,159
October 4 6:00 PM at Tennessee* Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN PPV L 913   99,539
October 11 3:00 PM Miami (OH) Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 1713   17,444
October 18 3:00 PM Toledodagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 387   22,092
October 25 3:00 PM Bowling Green Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 1613   17,163
November 5 7:00 PM at Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN2 L 1445   14,373
November 12 7:00 PM Central Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 L 3033 OT  13,543
November 18 6:00 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH W 4214   2,267
November 25 6:00 PM Navy* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNC L 016   17,950
December 28 8:15 PM vs. Louisiana Tech* Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN L 1017   41,567
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Northern Illinois on offense against Tennessee

Coaches and team officials

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