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 Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 27–31   44,029
September 6 6:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L 26–29   26,262
September 20 2:00 PM Indiana State* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 48–3   20,936
September 27 12:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 37–0   17,159
October 4 6:00 PM at Tennessee* Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN PPV L 9–13   99,539
October 11 3:00 PM Miami (OH) Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 17–13   17,444
October 18 3:00 PM Toledodagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 38–7   22,092
October 25 3:00 PM Bowling Green Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 16–13   17,163
November 5 7:00 PM at Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN2 L 14–45   14,373
November 12 7:00 PM Central Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 L 30–33 OT  13,543
November 18 6:00 PM at Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 42–14   2,267
November 25 6:00 PM Navy* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNC L 0–16   17,950
December 28 8:15 PM vs. Louisiana Tech* Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN L 10–17   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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