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1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
MVPPete Kraker, Dave Petzke, Mark Stuart
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Western Michigan
L 30–44[1]
September 23at Northeast Louisiana*
L 10–27[2]
September 30Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–21[3]
October 7at Long Beach State*
L 19–246,225[4]
October 14Western Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 24–20[5]
October 21at Central Michigan
L 7–3423,380[6]
October 28at Southern Illinois*
W 14–1316,489[7]
November 4Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 27–21[8]
November 11at Toledo
L 16–35[9]
November 18Ball State
L 13–318,041[10]
November 25at Ohio
W 23–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References

  1. ^ "NIU falls to W. Michigan". The Rock Island Argus. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Floyd return paces Northeast La. win". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1978. p. 64. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northern wins run-in with Ill. State". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Long Beach wins, 24–19". The Blade-Tribune. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Illinois edges Western on late score". The Pantagraph. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Central Michigan beats NIU, 34–7". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late FG wins for NIU". Palladium-Item. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moga ties record, Huskies fall 27–21". The Kokomo Tribune. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rockets soar past Huskies". The Lima News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "NIU loses chance at finishing .500". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North. Illinois tames Bobcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1978 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2024.


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