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2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (1st season)
MVPChandler Harnish
CaptainChandler Harnish, Trevor Olson, Sean Progar, Pat Schiller
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Temple   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Miami (OH)   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Buffalo   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advance to the MAC Championship Game, where the defeated Ohio to win the program's second MAC title.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they beat Arkansas State. This was the fourth consecutive season in which Northern Illinois made a trip to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 p.m.Army*
ESPN3W 49–2617,003[3]
September 106:00 p.m.at Kansas*
FCSL 42–4548,084[4]
September 172:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Wisconsin*
ESPN3L 7–4941,068[5]
September 242:30 p.m.Cal Poly*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 47–3014,321[6]
October 12:30 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3L 41–4816,539[7]
October 82:30 p.m.Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–1014,251[8]
October 152:30 p.m.Western Michigandagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 51–2220,277[9]
October 2211:00 a.m.at Buffalo
ESPN PlusW 31–3013,370[10]
November 16:00 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2W 63–6019,004[11]
November 87:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN2W 45–1413,752[12]
November 157:00 p.m.Ball State
ESPNUW 41–3812,391[13]
November 2510:00 a.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 18–1215,111[14]
December 27:00 p.m.vs. Ohio
ESPN2W 23–2013,052[15]
January 8, 20128:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*
ESPNW 38–2038,734[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Army

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See also: 2011 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 6 0 0 20 26
Huskies 14 21 14 0 49

Kansas

[edit]
See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42
Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 45

Wisconsin

[edit]
See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Badgers 14 14 14 7 49
Huskies 7 0 0 0 7

Cal Poly

[edit]
See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 10 13 30
Huskies 13 21 0 13 47

Central Michigan

[edit]
See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 6 25 41
Chippewas 17 0 14 17 48

Kent State

[edit]
See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 20 6 7 40

Western Michigan

[edit]
See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 6 9 0 7 22
Huskies 0 13 24 14 51

Buffalo

[edit]
See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31
Bulls 3 7 0 20 30

Toledo

[edit]
See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 21 7 14 21 63
Rockets 14 10 14 22 60

Bowling Green

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See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 10 7 14 45
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14

Ball State

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See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 7 7 38
Huskies 0 14 14 13 41

Eastern Michigan

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See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 6 12
Huskies 7 5 6 0 18

Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)

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See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2011 MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 10 0 0 20
Huskies 0 0 7 16 23

Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)

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See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 13 0 0 7 20
Huskies 7 14 7 10 38

Statistics

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Points by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 93 149 119 114 475
Opponents 94 78 76 136 384

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Northern Illinois Football Media Supplement" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Champs! Huskies win MAC football crown". NIU Today. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Army vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 3, 2011 - ESPN".
  4. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Kansas - Box Score - September 10, 2011 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 17, 2011 - ESPN".
  6. ^ "Cal Poly vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 24, 2011 - ESPN".
  7. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - October 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  8. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - October 15, 2011 - ESPN".
  10. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN".
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Toledo - Box Score - November 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  12. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - November 8, 2011 - ESPN".
  13. ^ "Ball State vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 15, 2011 - ESPN".
  14. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 25, 2011 - ESPN".
  15. ^ "Ohio vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - December 2, 2011 - ESPN".
  16. ^ "Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - January 8, 2012 - ESPN".


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