2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC West Champions
MAC Championship Game, L 30–31 vs. Akron
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
2005 record	7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3		7	–	6
Miami x		5	–	3		7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3		6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5		4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7		1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8		1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2		7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2		9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 PM	at No. 4 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 17–33	110,971
September 10	4:00 PM	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNC	L 37–38	35,114
September 17	1:00 PM	Tennessee Tech*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 42–3	26,123
September 24	5:00 PM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		L 42–48 ^OT	15,612
October 5	7:30 PM	Miami(OH)	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 38–27	20,023
October 15	3:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 24–8	27,641
October 22	12:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		W 34–3	3,554
October 29	1:00 PM	Ball State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–31	18,732
November 5	12:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		W 31–28	13,812
November 16	6:30 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 35–17	20,912
November 23	1:00 PM	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 42–7	18,361
December 1	6:30 PM	vs. Akron	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 30–31	12,051
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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