2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football
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MAC West Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2005 record 7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach Joe Novak
Home stadium Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)
Seasons
« 2004 2006 »
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Akron xy$   5 3         7 6  
Miami x   5 3         7 4  
Bowling Green x   5 3         6 5  
Ohio   3 5         4 7  
Buffalo   1 7         1 10  
Kent State   0 8         1 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 2         7 5  
Toledo x   6 2         9 3  
Western Michigan   5 3         7 4  
Central Michigan   5 3         6 5  
Ball State   4 4         4 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 5         4 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 2:30 PM at #4 Michigan* Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC L 17–33   110,971
September 10 4:00 PM at Northwestern* Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPNC L 37–38   35,114
September 17 1:00 PM Tennessee Tech* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CSNC W 42–3   26,123
September 24 5:00 PM at Akron Rubber BowlAkron, OH L 42–48 OT  15,612
October 5 7:30 PM Miami(OH) Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 W 38–27   20,023
October 15 3:00 PM Eastern Michigandagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 24–8   27,641
October 22 12:00 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH W 34–3   3,554
October 29 1:00 PM Ball State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ L 17–31   18,732
November 5 12:00 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI W 31–28   13,812
November 16 6:30 PM at Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN2 W 35–17   20,912
November 23 1:00 PM Western Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 W 42–7   18,361
December 1 6:30 PM vs. Akron Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN L 30–31   12,051
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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