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2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football

MAC West co-champion

MAC Championship Game, L 30–31 vs. Akron

ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (2nd season)
MVPGarrett Wolfe
CaptainA. J. Harris, Ray Smith, Brian Van Acker
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    East Division
    Akron xy$   5 3     7 6  
    Miami (OH)x   5 3     7 4  
    Bowling Greenx   5 3     6 5  
    Ohio   3 5     4 7  
    Buffalo   1 7     1 10  
    Kent State   0 8     1 10  
    West Division
    Northern Illinoisxy   6 2     7 5  
    Toledox   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 StadiuminDeKalb, Illinois.

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 32:30 pmat No. 4Michigan*
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • ABCL 17–33110,971
    September 104:00 pmatNorthwestern*
  • Evanston, IL
  • ESPNCL 37–3835,114
    September 171:00 pmTennessee Tech*
  • DeKalb, IL
  • CSNCW 42–326,123
    September 245:00 pmatAkron
  • Akron, OH
  • L 42–48 OT15,612
    October 57:30 pmMiami(OH)
    • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
  • ESPN2W 38–2720,023
    October 153:00 pmEastern Michigandagger
    • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
  • CSNCW 24–827,641
    October 2212:00 pmatKent State
  • Kent, OH
  • W 34–33,554
    October 291:00 pmBall State
    • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL (rivalry)
  • ESPN PlusL 17–3118,732
    November 512:00 pmatCentral Michigan
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
  • W 31–2813,812
    November 166:30 pmatToledo
  • Toledo, OH
  • ESPN2W 35–1720,912
    November 231:00 pmWestern Michigan
    • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
  • ESPN2W 42–718,361
    December 16:30 pmvs. Akron*
  • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)
  • ESPNL 30–3112,051
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • [1]

    References

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


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