2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC West co-champion

MAC Championship Game, L 30–31 vs. Akron

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach|

* Joe Novak (10th season)

Offensive coordinator| John Bond (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Denny Doornbos (2nd season)
MVP| Garrett Wolfe
Captains|

* A. J. Harris
* Ray Smith
* Brian Van Acker

Home stadium| Huskie Stadium

Seasons

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2006 ->

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Akron xy$  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Miami (OH) 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

The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to Akron. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

## Schedule

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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 (rivalry)

| ESPN Plus| 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 released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

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Northern Illinois Huskies football

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* Glidden Field (1903–1948, 1951–1965)
* Dekalb Township High School football field (1949–1950)
* Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

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* Bowl games
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* Huskie Band

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