1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (3rd season)
MVPs
  • Mike Hollingshed
  • Bob Montel
  • Marshall Taylor
Captains
  • Mike Hollingshed
  • Bob Montel
  • Marshall Taylor
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
  –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled a record of 7–4. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 36:30 pmAkron
W 7–67,033[1]
September 106:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–1013,572[2]
September 171:00 pmat Wisconsin*
W 19–1746,869[3]
September 247:00 pmat Minnesota*
L 20–3140,007[4]
October 11:00 pmSouthwest Missouri State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–314,127[5]
October 86:30 pmat Toledo*
L 20–3317,038[6]
October 154:00 pmat Southwestern Louisiana
L 0–4527,300[7]
October 221:30 pmat Southern Illinois*
W 10–913,000[8]
October 291:00 pmBall State*
L 17–1815,049[9]
November 51:00 pmNo. 2 Western Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–67,556[10]
November 121:00 pmWestern Michigan*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 15–72,329[11]

[12]

References

  1. ^ "In a game of errors, NIU salvages bone". Chicago Tribune. September 4, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NIU's defense hangs onto 14–10 win over MTSU". The Daily Chronicle. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Close not enough for hapless Badgers". Wausau Daily Herald. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gophers rally for 31–20 win". St. Cloud Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern's goal-line stand turns off SW Missouri". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hot-handed quarterback flys Toledo over Northern". The Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mitchell helps Cajuns ease pain". Abbeville Meridional. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 23, 1988). "Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cards win on field goal in final seconds". The Muncie Star. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Wesselhoff, Bill (November 6, 1988). "Huskies spoil Western Illinois' undefeated season". The Daily Chronicle. p. 15. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "N. Illinois grounds WMU". The Muskegon Chronicle. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1988 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.