List of Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons

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The following is a list of Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons for the football team that has represented Northern Illinois University in NCAA competition. [1]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
John A. H. Keith (Independent)(1899–1903)
1899 John A. H. Keith1–0–2
1900 John A. H. Keith2–2–2
1901 John A. H. Keith6–1
1902 John A. H. Keith5–1–1
1903 John A. H. Keith3–3
John A. H. Keith:17–7–5
Dixie Fleager (Independent)(1904)
1904 Dixie Fleager5–0
Dixie Fleager:5–0
Harry Sauthoff (Independent)(1905)
1905 Harry Sauthoff3–1–1
Harry Sauthoff:3–1–1
Nelson A. Kellogg (Independent)(1906–1909)
1906 Nelson A. Kellogg4–2–1
1907 Nelson A. Kellogg1–4–1
1908 Nelson A. Kellogg1–5–1
1909 Nelson A. Kellogg2–6
Nelson A. Kellogg:8–17–3
William Wirtz (Independent)(1910–1916)
1910 William Wirtz4–2–1
1911 William Wirtz8–1–2
1912 William Wirtz3–5
1913 William Wirtz3–3–3
1914 William Wirtz7–0–1
1915 William Wirtz2–5–1
1916 William Wirtz6–1–1
William Wirtz:33–17–9
1917–19No team – WWI
Paul Harrison (Independent)(1920–1921)
1920 Paul Harrison3–5
1921 Paul Harrison3–5
Paul Harrison(Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1922)
1922 Paul Harrison5–4–13–1–1
Paul Harrison:11–14–13–1–1
William Muir (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1923–1924)
1923 William Muir1–4–30–2–3T–20th
1924 William Muir4–41–319th
William Muir(Independent)(1925)
1925 William Muir6–1
William Muir:11–9–31–5–3
Roland Cowell (Independent)(1926–1927)
1926 Roland Cowell5–1–1
1927 Roland Cowell1–4–1
Roland Cowell(Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1928)
1928 Roland Cowell0–6–10–2–1T–19th
Roland Cowell:6–11–30–2–1
Chick Evans (Illinois/Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1929–1954)
1929 Chick Evans6–1–14–1–1T–6th
1930 Chick Evans6–2–14–1–1T–5th
1931 Chick Evans5–34–2T–6th
1932 Chick Evans4–2–12–2–1T–10th
1933 Chick Evans5–44–313th
1934 Chick Evans5–1–24–1–25th
1935 Chick Evans7–1–15–1–1T–3rd
1936 Chick Evans4–3–13–2–1T–7th
1937 Chick Evans3–2–33–2–1T–9th
1938 Chick Evans6–1–14–01st
1939 Chick Evans5–2–13–13rd
1940 Chick Evans6–32–24th
1941 Chick Evans7–1–13–1T–1st
1942 Chick Evans4–2–22–0–22nd
1943 Chick Evans4–1–11–0
1944 Chick Evans7–03–01st
1945 Chick Evans4–32–23rd
1946 Chick Evans9–24–01stL Turkey
1947 Chick Evans4–3–32–1–12ndL Hoosier
1948 Chick Evans6–42–23rd
1949 Chick Evans7–2–12–1–12nd
1950 Chick Evans3–62–45th
1951 Chick Evans9–06–01st
1952 Chick Evans3–62–4T–4th
1953 Chick Evans1–81–56th
1954 Chick Evans2–71–5T–6th
Chick Evans:132–70–2075–43–12
Bob Kahler (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1955)
1955 Bob Kahler0–8–10–5–1T–6th
Bob Kahler:0–8–10–5–1
Howard Fletcher (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1956–1965)
1956 Howard Fletcher1–80–67th
1957 Howard Fletcher2–71–56th
1958 Howard Fletcher4–52–4T–5th
1959 Howard Fletcher7–24–22nd
1960 Howard Fletcher7–24–23rd
1961 Howard Fletcher4–4–13–2–1T–4th
1962 Howard Fletcher8–23–12ndL Mineral Water
1963 [a] Howard Fletcher10–04–01stW Mineral Water 2 [b] 1 [c]
1964 Howard Fletcher7–23–1T–1st
1965 Howard Fletcher9–14–01stL Mineral Water 7 [d] 6 [e]
Howard Fletcher(NCAA College Division independent)(1966–1968)
1966 Howard Fletcher8–2
1967 Howard Fletcher5–5
1968 Howard Fletcher2–8
Howard Fletcher:74–48–128–21–1
Doc Urich (NCAA University Division independent)(1969–1970)
1969 Doc Urich3–7
1970 Doc Urich3–7
Doc Urich:6–14
Jerry Ippoliti (NCAA University Division / Division I independent)(1971–1974)
1971 Jerry Ippoliti5–5–1
1972 Jerry Ippoliti7–4
1973 Jerry Ippoliti6–5
1974 Jerry Ippoliti4–7
Jerry Ippoliti(Mid-American Conference)(1975)
1975 Jerry Ippoliti3–82–37th
Jerry Ippoliti:25–29–12–3
Pat Culpepper (Mid-American Conference)(1976–1979)
1976 Pat Culpepper1–100–610th
1977 Pat Culpepper3–82–58th
1978 Pat Culpepper5–62–47th
1979 Pat Culpepper5–5–13–3–1T–4th
Pat Culpepper:14–29–17–18–1
Bill Mallory (Mid-American Conference)(1980–1983)
1980 Bill Mallory7–44–3T–3rd
1981 Bill Mallory3–82–79th
1982 Bill Mallory5–55–4T–5th
1983 Bill Mallory10–28–11stW California
Bill Mallory:25–1919–15
Lee Corso (Mid-American Conference)(1984)
1984 Lee Corso4–6–13–5–15th
Lee Corso:4–6–13–5–1
Jerry Pettibone (Mid-American Conference)(1985)
1985 Jerry Pettibone4–74–45th
Jerry Pettibone(Independent)(1986–1990)
1986 Jerry Pettibone2–9
1987 Jerry Pettibone5–5–1
1988 Jerry Pettibone7–4
1989 Jerry Pettibone9–2
1990 Jerry Pettibone6–5
Jerry Pettibone:33–32–14–4
Charlie Sadler (Independent)(1991–1992)
1991 Charlie Sadler2–9
1992 Charlie Sadler5–6
Charlie Sadler(Big West Conference)(1993–1995)
1993 Charlie Sadler4–73–35th
1994 Charlie Sadler4–73–3T–5th
1995 Charlie Sadler3–83–3T–4th
Charlie Sadler:18–379–9
Joe Novak (Independent)(1996)
1996 Joe Novak1–10
Joe Novak(Mid-American Conference)(1997–2007)
1997 Joe Novak0–110–86th (West)
1998 Joe Novak2–92–65th (West)
1999 Joe Novak5–65–3T–2nd (West)
2000 Joe Novak6–54–3T–3rd (West)
2001 Joe Novak6–54–3T–2nd (West)
2002 Joe Novak8–47–1T–1st (West)
2003 Joe Novak10–26–2T–2nd (West)
2004 Joe Novak9–37–1T–1st (West)W Silicon Valley
2005 Joe Novak7–56–2T–1st (West)
2006 Joe Novak7–65–3T–3rd (West)L Poinsettia
2007 Joe Novak2–101–66th (West)
Joe Novak:63–7647–38
Jerry Kill (Mid-American Conference)(2008–2010)
2008 Jerry Kill6–75–34th (West)L Independence
2009 Jerry Kill7–65–32nd (West)L International
2010 Jerry Kill / Tom Matukewicz 11–38–01st (West)W Humanitarian
Jerry Kill:23–1618–6
Tom Matukewicz:1–0
Dave Doeren (Mid-American Conference)(2011–2012)
2011 Dave Doeren11–37–1T–1st (West)W GoDaddy
2012 Dave Doeren / Rod Carey 12–28–01st (West)L Orange †2422
Dave Doeren:23–415–1
Rod Carey(Mid-American Conference)(2012–2018)
2013 Rod Carey12–28–01st (West)L Poinsettia
2014 Rod Carey11–37–1T–1st (West)L Boca Raton
2015 Rod Carey8–66–2T–1st (West)L Poinsettia
2016 Rod Carey5–75–33rd (West)
2017 Rod Carey8–56–2T–2nd (West)L Quick Lane
2018 Rod Carey8–66–21st (West)L Boca Raton
Rod Carey:52–3038–10
Thomas Hammock (Mid-American Conference)(2019–present)
2019 Thomas Hammock5–74–4T–3rd (West)
2020 Thomas Hammock0–60–66th (West)
2021 Thomas Hammock9–56–2T–1st (West)L Cure
2022 Thomas Hammock3–92–66th (West)
2023 Thomas Hammock7–65–32nd (West)W Camellia
2024 Thomas Hammock8–54–4T–6thW Famous Idaho Potato
2025 Thomas Hammock0–00–0
Thomas Hammock:32–3821–25
Total:619–532–51 (.536)
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Football 2024 Guide (PDF)" (PDF). NIU Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
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