1991 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1991 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Charlie Sadler, the Huskies compiled a record of 2–9. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1991 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainAdam Dach, Nick Jones, Mike Westrick
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 79:00 pmat Fresno State*L 7–5534,112[1]
September 146:30 pmArkansas StateW 22–2114,583
September 216:30 pmat Kansas State*L 17–3427,229
September 281:00 pmat No. 9 Iowa*L 7–5870,220
October 56:30 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 3–379,519[2]
October 121:00 pmWestern Michigan* 
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
SCCL 10–2215,725
October 1912:00 pmat No. 6 Florida*L 10–4183,708[3]
October 2612:00 pmat AkronL 7–175,301
November 21:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
SCCL 12–1311,093
November 161:00 pmIllinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 27–246,943
November 233:30 pmat Toledo*L 21–4211,752
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References edit

  1. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 8, 1991. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Bulldogs end Huskie home streak at 14". The Daily Chronicle. October 6, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Florida struggles, but whips NIU". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1991 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".