1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Redmond (1st season)
MVPs
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ball State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 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 3Eastern 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 8Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–25[6]
October 15at Ball State
L 6–31[7]
October 22Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–010,262[8]
October 29at Kent State
W 21–18[9]
November 5Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–27[10]
November 19Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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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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