1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Roushar (1st season)
MVPs
Captains
  • Perry Amoo
  • Orlando Bowen
  • Deon Mitchell
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Miami (OH) x   7 – 1     10 – 1  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Ohio   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Kent State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
West Division
Toledo x   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Ball State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. On October 17, the Huskies ended the longest active losing streak at the time, beating Central Michigan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat Western Michigan
L 23–3735,107
September 1211:30 amat No. 5 Kansas State*
FSNL 7–7341,967
September 196:30 pmEastern Illinois*
L 10–2420,184
October 31:00 pmat Ball State
L 13–1816,829
October 105:00 pmat UCF*
L 17–3830,415
October 1711:00 amCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 16–615,012
October 245:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
W 26–148,423
October 3111:00 amToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNL 3–1614,931
November 711:30 amMiami (OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–4115,867
November 1412:00 pmat Ohio
L 12–2816,172
November 2112:30 pmBowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 23–3411,380
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "1998 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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