1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Pat Culpepper (4th season)

MVP| Frank Lewandoski, Mike Pinckney
Captain| All seniors
Home stadium| Huskie Stadium

Seasons

<- 1978

1980 ->

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
Toledo | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Western Michigan | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ball State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ohio | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northern Illinois | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Miami (OH) | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Bowling Green | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Eastern Michigan | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
Kent State | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Pat Culpepper in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

## Schedule

[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

September 15| East Tennessee State*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 21–14| 17,202| [1]
September 22| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| L 17–45| | [2]
September 29| Long Beach State*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| L 3–9| 12,550| [3]
October 6| at Eastern Michigan|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| T 0–0| | [4]
October 13| at Central Michigan|

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 11–31| 20,327| [5]
October 20| at Illinois State*|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| W 33–7| 2,921| [6]
October 27| Southern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| L 11–21| 23,740| [7]
November 3| Kent State|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 25–0| 15,365| [8]
November 10| Toledo|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 28–10| | [9]
November 17| at Ball State|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN (rivalry)

| L 0–42| 5,581| [10]
November 24| Ohio|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 28–27| 2,709| [11]

* *Non-conference game

[12]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "NIU topples E. Tenn. St". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Quarterback's four TDs pace Western Michigan". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Long Beach nips NIU". The Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Huskies finish in tie". The Dispatch. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "CMU's defense stops Huskies, 31–11". The Lansing State Journal. October 14, 1979. pp. C1, C7 - via Newspapers.coma.
6. ^ Schrock, Cliff (October 21, 1979). "Northern Illinois runs past Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Southern wins 21–11 as Quinn sets record". Herald and Review. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Northern tops Kent by 25–0". The Rock Island Argus. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "NIU puts Toledo out of picture". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Ball State coasts in impressive 42–0 victory over Huskies". The Kokomo Tribune. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Northern Illinois 28–27". Daily Press. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1979 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".

* v
* t
* e

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues|

* Glidden Field (1903–1948, 1951–1965)
* Dekalb Township High School football field (1949–1950)
* 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
* 1917–1919
* 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
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties