2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Last updated

2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (4th season)
MVP Justin Anderson, Larry English
Captain Britt Davis, Larry English, Tim McCarthy, Dan Nicholson
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy  4 2   5 2   6 7  
Bowling Green x  4 2   6 2   8 5  
Buffalo x  4 2   5 3   5 7  
Ohio  3 3   4 4   6 6  
Temple  3 3   4 4   4 8  
Akron  2 4   3 5   4 8  
Kent State  1 5   1 7   3 9  
West Division
Central Michigan xy$  4 1   6 1   8 6  
Ball State x  4 1   5 2   7 6  
Eastern Michigan  3 2   3 4   4 8  
Western Michigan  2 3   3 4   5 7  
Toledo  2 3   3 5   5 7  
Northern Illinois  0 5   1 6   2 10  
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Joe Novak in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Novak retired after the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12:30 pmvs. Iowa * ESPNU L 3–1661,500
September 86:30 pmNo. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois * CSNC L 31–3424,182 [1]
September 1511:00 am Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN+ L 19–2120,012
September 224:00 pmat Idaho * ESPNGP W 42–3512,461
September 2911:00 amat Central Michigan ESPN+L 10–3518,465
October 612:00 pmat Temple L 15–1621,065
October 133:00 pm Western Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCL 13–1723,057
October 2011:00 amat Wisconsin * BTN L 3–4481,883
October 276:00 pmat Toledo L 21–7018,545
November 103:00 pm Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 27–2013,831
November 172:30 pm Navy * CSTV L 24–3534,517
November 243:00 pm Ball State
CSNCL 21–278,237
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. Mullin, John (September 9, 2007). "Salukis great at beat the clock". Chicago Tribune . p. 3:6. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.