1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Redmond (5th season)
MVPs
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Central Michigan 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
Ball State 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Bowling Green 4 –3 –05 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Kent State 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Western Michigan 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Northern Illinois 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Toledo 2 –7 –02 –9 –0
Ohio 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Eastern Michigan
L 2–25 [1]
September 10at Louisville *
L 0–3816,453 [2]
September 17at Wisconsin *
L 3–1464,475 [3]
September 24at Western Michigan
L 21–49 [4]
October 1at Illinois State *
L 7–16 [5]
October 8 Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–25 [6]
October 15at Ball State
L 6–31 [7]
October 22 Southern Illinois *
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–010,262 [8]
October 29at Kent State
W 21–18 [9]
November 5 Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–27 [10]
November 19 Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Michigan wins loop opener". The Marion Star. September 4, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Louisville bombs Northern Illinois". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bucky thrown for a loss". The Journal Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Soph sub goes wild, WMU rolls". The Grand Rapids Press. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Northern Illinois loses again". Wisconsin State Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rison, Chippewas sink Northern". The Pantagraph. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ball State raps No. Illinois". Anderson Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Northern Illinois drubs Salukis, 28–0". Tulsa World. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Northern Illinois nicks Kent State". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Punchless Northern tumbles to Toledo". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Northern Illinois downs Ohio 20–6". Evansville Courier and Press. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1977 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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