2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football

GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions MAC Champions MAC West Division Co–Champions
MAC Championship Game vs. Ohio, W 23–20
GoDaddy.com Bowl vs. Arkansas State, W 38–20
Conference	Mid-American Conference West
2011 record	11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)^[1]

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team were the champions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), for the 2011 football season, winning the MAC championship game for the first time ever. Representing Northern Illinois University, the Huskies compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Huskies compete in the West Division of the MAC; 2011 marked their second consecutive division title. The head coach for the 2011 season was Dave Doeren; 2011 was the first year that Doeren, the former defensive coordinator for the Wisconsin Badgers, served as head coach for the Huskies. Doeren's team compiled a solid 11–3 record in the 2011 season, including victories in the MAC Championship Game and the GoDaddy.com Bowl in January.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Army*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 49–26	17,003^[2]
September 10	6:00 PM	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FCS	L 42–45	48,084^[3]
September 17	2:30 PM	vs. #8 Wisconsin*	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	ESPN3	L 7–49	41,068^[4]
September 24	2:30 PM	Cal Poly*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 47–30	14,321^[5]
October 1	2:30 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 41–48	16,539^[6]
October 8	2:30 PM	Kent State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 40–10	14,251^[7]
October 15	2:30 PM	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 51–22	20,277^[8]
October 22	11:00 AM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	W 31–30	13,370^[9]
November 1	6:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 63–60	19,004^[10]
November 8	7:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	W 45–14	13,752^[11]
November 15	7:00 PM	Ball State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk)	ESPNU	W 41–38	12,391^[12]
November 25	10:00 AM	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	W 18–12	15,111^[13]
December 2	7:00 PM	vs. Ohio	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 23–20	13,052^[14]
January 8	8:00 PM	vs. Arkansas State	Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–20	38,734^[15]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Illinois	93	149	119	114	475
Opponents	94	78	76	136	384

Regular season

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	6	0	0	20	26
Huskies	14	21	14	0	49

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–1	1992	Army, 21–14

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	14	7	42
Jayhawks	7	14	14	10	45

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–0	1983	NIU, 37–34

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Badgers	14	14	14	7	49
Huskies	7	0	0	0	7

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–11	2009	WISC, 28–20

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	10	13	30
Huskies	13	21	0	13	47

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–0	First Meeting

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	6	25	41
Chippewas	17	0	14	17	48

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
13–12	2010	NIU, 33–7

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	0	0	7	10
Huskies	7	20	6	7	40

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
15–3	2008	NIU, 42–14

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	6	9	0	7	22
Huskies	0	13	24	14	51

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
13–22	2010	NIU, 28–21

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	14	14	0	31
Bulls	3	7	0	20	30

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
6–1	2010	NIU, 45–14

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	21	7	14	21	63
Rockets	14	10	14	22	60

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
9–28	2010	NIU, 65–30

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	10	7	14	45
Falcons	7	7	0	0	14

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
6–9	2008	NIU, 16–13

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	10	7	7	38
Huskies	0	14	14	13	41

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
14–19–1	2010	NIU, 59–21

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	3	6	12
Huskies	7	5	6	0	18

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
17–5–2	2010	NIU, 71–3

Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	10	10	0	0	20
Huskies	0	0	7	16	23

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
9–9	2009	Ohio, 38–31

Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	13	0	0	7	20
Huskies	7	14	7	10	38

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
6–1	1996	NIU, 31–30

References

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Mid-American Conference football champions

Cincinnati (1947)
Miami (1948)
Cincinnati (1949)
Miami (1950)
Cincinnati (1951)
Cincinnati (1952)
Ohio (1953)
Miami (1954)
Miami (1955)
Bowling Green (1956)
Miami (1957)
Miami (1958)
Bowling Green (1959)
Ohio (1960)
Bowling Green (1961)
Bowling Green (1962)
Ohio (1963)
Bowling Green (1964)
Bowling Green & Miami (1965)
Miami & Western Michigan (1966)
Ohio & Toledo (1967)
Ohio (1968)
Toledo (1969)
Toledo (1970)
Toledo (1971)
Kent State (1972)
Miami (1973)
Miami (1974)
Miami (1975)
Ball State (1976)
Miami (1977)
Ball State (1978)
Central Michigan (1979)
Central Michigan (1980)
Toledo (1981)
Bowling Green (1982)
Northern Illinois (1983)
Toledo (1984)
Bowling Green (1985)
Miami (1986)
Eastern Michigan (1987)
Western Michigan (1988)
Ball State (1989)
Central Michigan & Toledo (1990)
Bowling Green (1991)
Bowling Green (1992)
Ball State (1993)
Central Michigan (1994)
Toledo (1995)
Ball State (1996)
Marshall (1997)
Marshall (1998)
Marshall (1999)
Marshall (2000)
Toledo (2001)
Marshall (2002)
Miami (2003)
Toledo (2004)
Akron (2005)
Central Michigan (2006)
Central Michigan (2007)
Buffalo (2008)
Central Michigan (2009)
Miami (2010)
Northern Illinois (2011)
Northern Illinois (2012)
Bowling Green (2013)
Northern Illinois (2014)
Bowling Green (2015)

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