2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach|

* Thomas Hammock (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Eric Eidsness (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Derrick Jackson (1st season)
MVP| Mykelti Williams
Captain| Jordan Steckler, Mykelti Williams, Jack Heflin, Daniel Crawford
Home stadium| Huskie Stadium

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Miami (OH) x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Ohio |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Buffalo |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Kent State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Bowling Green |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Akron |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 12  |
West Division
Central Michigan x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Western Michigan |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Ball State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Northern Illinois |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Toledo |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Thomas Hammock the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC"s West Division. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

## Offseason[edit]

### Coaching changes[edit]

On January 11, 2019, head coach Rod Carey accepted the head coach position at Temple.[1] On January 18, the school hired NIU alum and Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Thomas Hammock as the new head coach.[2] Hammock was a star running back for the Huskies from 1999 to 2002.

On January 25, Hammock announced the hiring of Eric Eidsness, the offensive coordinator for South Dakota State, to the same position.[3] On February 11, Derrick Jackson was announced as the new defensive coordinator.[4] Jackson had spent the previous two seasons as cornerbacks coach and defensive recruiting coordinator at Purdue.

## Preseason[edit]

### MAC media poll[edit]

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Huskies predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[5]

| West Division

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Toledo | 127 (15)
2 | Western Michigan | 112 (5)
3 | Northern Illinois | 103 (3)
4 | Eastern Michigan | 83
5 | Ball State | 43
6 | Central Michigan | 36 (1)
| MAC Championship Game

Rank  | Team  | Votes
1 | Ohio | 13
2 | Toledo | 7
3 | Western Michigan | 2
4 | Northern Illinois | 1
Central Michigan | 1

## Schedule[edit]

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

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August 31| 6:00 p.m.| No. 15 (FCS) Illinois State*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPN+| W 24–10| 14,568
September 7| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 13 Utah*|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| P12N| L 17–35| 45,919
September 14| 7:00 p.m.| at Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| FS1| L 8–44| 89,593
September 28| 11:00 a.m.| at Vanderbilt*|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| SECN| L 18–24| 24,519
October 5| 2:30 p.m.| Ball State|

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

| ESPN3| L 20–27| 10,365
October 12| 2:30 p.m.| at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| ESPN+| W 39–36| 18,019
October 19| 2:30 p.m.| at Miami (OH)|

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH

| ESPN+| L 24–27| 11,710
October 26| 2:30 p.m.| Akron|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPN3| W 49–0| 9,027
November 2| 11:00 a.m.| at Central Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| CBSSN| L 10–48| 10,438
November 13| 7:00 p.m.| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| ESPN2| W 31–28| 15,610
November 19| 6:30 p.m.| Eastern Michigan|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPN2| L 17–45| 5,062
November 26| 6:00 p.m.| Western Michigan|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPNU| W 17–14| 3,568

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries[edit]

### Illinois State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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No. 15 (FCS) Redbirds  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10
Huskies | 3  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 24

See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

### At Utah[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 17
No. 13 Utes | 0  | 21  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2019 Utah Utes football team

### At Nebraska[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 0  | 5  | 3  | 0 | 8
Cornhuskers | 10  | 20  | 7  | 7 | 44

See also: 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

### At Vanderbilt[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 8 | 18
Commodores | 14  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 24

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

### Ball State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Cardinals | 0  | 3  | 14  | 10 | 27
Huskies  | 14  | 3  | 0  | 3 | 20

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

### At Ohio[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies | 10  | 0  | 12  | 17 | 39
Bobcats  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 15 | 36

See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

### At Miami (OH)[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 24
RedHawks | 0  | 7  | 14  | 6 | 27

See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team

### Akron[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Zips  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Huskies | 7  | 14  | 14  | 14 | 49

See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team

### At Central Michigan[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 10
Chippewas | 21  | 17  | 0  | 10 | 48

See also: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

### At Toledo[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Huskies | 7  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 31
Rockets  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 21 | 28

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

### Eastern Michigan[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Eagles | 7  | 7  | 24  | 7 | 45
Huskies  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 17

See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

### Western Michigan[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Broncos  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14
Huskies | 3  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gelston, Dan (January 11, 2019). "Temple hires Rod Carey from N. Illinois as coach". AP NEWS. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
2. ^ "NIU hires Ravens' Hammock as head coach". ESPN.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
3. ^ "NIU football: Hammock names three new assistant coaches". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, IL. January 25, 2019.
4. ^ Carmin, Mike (February 11, 2019). "Northern Illinois hires Purdue assistant Derrick Jackson as defensive coordinator". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Lafayette, IN.
5. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
6. ^ "2019 Northern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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