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2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (4th season)
MVPJustin Anderson, Larry English
CaptainBritt Davis, Larry English, Tim McCarthy, Dan Nicholson
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons← 20062008 →
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy   4 – 2     5 – 2     6 – 7  
Bowling Green x   4 – 2     6 – 2     8 – 5  
Buffalo x   4 – 2     5 – 3     5 – 7  
Ohio   3 – 3     4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 8  
Akron   2 – 4     3 – 5     4 – 8  
Kent State   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Central Michigan xy$   4 – 1     6 – 1     8 – 6  
Ball State x   4 – 1     5 – 2     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 2     3 – 4     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     3 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   2 – 3     3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Illinois   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Joe Novak in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Novak retired after the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12:30 pmvs. Iowa*ESPNUL 3–1661,500
September 86:30 pmNo. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois*CSNCL 31–3424,182
September 1511:00 amEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN+L 19–2120,012
September 224:00 pmat Idaho*ESPNGPW 42–3512,461
September 2911:00 amat Central MichiganESPN+L 10–3518,465
October 612:00 pmat TempleL 15–1621,065
October 133:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCL 13–1723,057
October 2011:00 amat Wisconsin*BTNL 3–4481,883
October 276:00 pmat ToledoL 21–7018,545
November 103:00 pmKent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 27–2013,831
November 172:30 pmNavy*CSTVL 24–3534,517
November 243:00 pmBall StateCSNCL 21–278,237
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. Mullin, John (September 9, 2007). "Salukis great at beat the clock". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:6. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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