2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion

MAC Championship Game, W 23–20 vs. Ohio

GoDaddy.com Bowl, W 38–20 vs. Arkansas State

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West
Record| 11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Dave Doeren (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Matt Canada (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Jay Niemann (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
MVP| Chandler Harnish
Captain| Chandler Harnish, Trevor Olson, Sean Progar, Pat Schiller
Home stadium| Huskie Stadium[1]

Seasons

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2012 ->

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

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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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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| 6:00 p.m.| Army*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPN3| W 49–26| 17,003| [3]
September 10| 6:00 p.m.| at Kansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| FCS| L 42–45| 48,084| [4]
September 17| 2:30 p.m.| vs. No. 7 Wisconsin*|

* Soldier Field
* Chicago, IL

| ESPN3| L 7–49| 41,068| [5]
September 24| 2:30 p.m.| Cal Poly*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| | W 47–30| 14,321| [6]
October 1| 2:30 p.m.| at Central Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN3| L 41–48| 16,539| [7]
October 8| 2:30 p.m.| Kent State|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| | W 40–10| 14,251| [8]
October 15| 2:30 p.m.| Western Michigan|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| CSNC| W 51–22| 20,277| [9]
October 22| 11:00 a.m.| at Buffalo|

* University at Buffalo Stadium
* Amherst, NY

| ESPN Plus| W 31–30| 13,370| [10]
November 1| 6:00 p.m.| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| ESPN2| W 63–60| 19,004| [11]
November 8| 7:00 p.m.| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| ESPN2| W 45–14| 13,752| [12]
November 15| 7:00 p.m.| Ball State|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

| ESPNU| W 41–38| 12,391| [13]
November 25| 10:00 a.m.| Eastern Michigan|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPNU| W 18–12| 15,111| [14]
December 2| 7:00 p.m.| vs. Ohio|

* Ford Field
* Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)

| ESPN2| W 23–20| 13,052| [15]
January 8, 2012| 8:00 p.m.| vs. Arkansas State*|

* Ladd–Peebles Stadium
* Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl)

| ESPN| W 38–20| 38,734| [16]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* 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

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Black Knights  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 20 | 26
Huskies | 14  | 21  | 14  | 0 | 49

### Kansas

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See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 7  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 42
Jayhawks | 7  | 14  | 14  | 10 | 45

### Wisconsin

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See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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#8 Badgers | 14  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 49
Huskies  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7

### Cal Poly

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See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Mustangs  | 0  | 7  | 10  | 13 | 30
Huskies | 13  | 21  | 0  | 13 | 47

### Central Michigan

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See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 0  | 10  | 6  | 25 | 41
Chippewas | 17  | 0  | 14  | 17 | 48

### Kent State

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See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Golden Flashes  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 10
Huskies | 7  | 20  | 6  | 7 | 40

### Western Michigan

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See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Broncos  | 6  | 9  | 0  | 7 | 22
Huskies | 0  | 13  | 24  | 14 | 51

### Buffalo

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See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Huskies | 3  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 31
Bulls  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 20 | 30

### Toledo

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See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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* "Huskie Fight Song"
* Huskie Band

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National championship seasons in bold

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Mid-American Conference football champions

* Cincinnati (1947)
* Miami (OH) (1948)
* Cincinnati (1949)
* Miami (OH) (1950)
* Cincinnati (1951)
* Cincinnati (1952)
* Ohio (1953)
* Miami (OH) (1954)
* Miami (OH) (1955)
* Bowling Green (1956)
* Miami (OH) (1957)
* Miami (OH) (1958)
* Bowling Green (1959)
* Ohio (1960)
* Bowling Green (1961)
* Bowling Green (1962)
* Ohio (1963)
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* Bowling Green & Miami (OH) (1965)
* Miami (OH) & Western Michigan (1966)
* Ohio & Toledo (1967)
* Ohio (1968)
* Toledo (1969)
* Toledo (1970)
* Toledo (1971)
* Kent State (1972)
* Miami (OH) (1973)
* Miami (OH) (1974)
* Miami (OH) (1975)
* Ball State (1976)
* Miami (OH) (1977)
* Ball State (1978)
* Central Michigan (1979)
* Central Michigan (1980)
* Toledo (1981)
* Bowling Green (1982)
* Northern Illinois (1983)
* Toledo (1984)
* Bowling Green (1985)
* Miami (OH) (1986)
* Eastern Michigan (1987)
* Western Michigan (1988)
* Ball State (1989)
* Central Michigan & Toledo (1990)
* Bowling Green (1991)
* Bowling Green (1992)
* Ball State (1993)
* Central Michigan (1994)
* Toledo (1995)
* Ball State (1996)
* Marshall (1997)
* Marshall (1998)
* Marshall (1999)
* Marshall (2000)
* Toledo (2001)
* Marshall (2002)
* Miami (OH) (2003)
* Toledo (2004)
* Akron (2005)
* Central Michigan (2006)
* Central Michigan (2007)
* Buffalo (2008)
* Central Michigan (2009)
* Miami (OH) (2010)
* Northern Illinois (2011)
* Northern Illinois (2012)
* Bowling Green (2013)
* Northern Illinois (2014)
* Bowling Green (2015)
* Western Michigan (2016)
* Toledo (2017)
* Northern Illinois (2018)
* Miami (OH) (2019)
* Ball State (2020)
* Northern Illinois (2021)
* Toledo (2022)
* Miami (OH) (2023)
* Ohio (2024)

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