1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
MVPs
  • Steve Parker
  • James Patterson
Captains
  • James Patterson
  • Bruce Bray
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State     11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia     10 1 0
No. 12 Houston     9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 2 1
Buffalo     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Villanova     6 3 0
Florida State     6 3 1
Colgate     5 3 1
Air Force     6 4 0
West Texas State     6 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
New Mexico State     5 5 0
Southern Miss     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Army     4 5 1
Virginia Tech     4 5 1
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Marshall     3 7 0
    3 7 0
Tulane     3 7 0
Utah State     3 7 0
Idaho     2 8 0
Navy     1 9 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Doc Urich, the Huskies compiled a record of 3–7. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

This was Northern Illinois' first year at the highest level in college football, having made the transition from NCAA College Division to NCAA University Division after the previous season. The Huskies remained an independent for five more seasons until joining the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 1975.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 137:30 p.m.at North Dakota StateL 0–289,900
September 207:30 p.m.IdahoW 47–3015,912–16,000[1]
September 278:00 p.m.at West Texas StateL 7–2216,200
October 4at MarshallW 18–174,800
October 11Western Kentucky
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 12–1413,517
October 18at DaytonL 24–56
October 251:30 p.m.Ball State
W 17–1317,552
November 81:30 p.m.Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–3511,483
November 151:30 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 22–319,926
November 22at Bowling GreenL 23–387,864

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References

  1. ^ Wilson, Mike (September 21, 1969). "Vandals lose opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  2. ^ "1969 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Northern Illinois)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.