1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: the newly formed Division I-A. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1978 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1978 record5–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ball State $ 8 0 0  10 1 0
Central Michigan 8 1 0  9 2 0
Miami 5 2 0  8 2 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0  7 4 0
Bowling Green 3 5 0  4 7 0
Ohio 3 5 0  3 8 0
Northern Illinois 2 4 0  5 6 0
Kent State 2 6 0  4 7 0
Toledo 2 7 0  2 9 0
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16Western MichiganL 30–44
September 23at Northeast Louisiana*L 10–27
September 30Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–21
October 7at Long Beach State*L 19–24
October 14Western Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 24–20
October 21at Central MichiganL 7–34
October 28at Southern Illinois*W 14–13
November 4Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 27–21
November 11at ToledoL 16–35
November 18Ball State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–31
November 25at OhioW 23–14
  • *Non-conference game

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