2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Poinsettia Bowl, L 377 vs. TCU
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2006 record76 (53 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)
2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio x  7 1     9 5  
Kent State  5 3     6 6  
Akron  3 5     5 7  
Bowling Green  3 5     4 8  
Miami  2 6     2 10  
Buffalo  1 7     2 10  
West Division
Central Michigan x$  7 1     10 4  
Western Michigan  6 2     8 5  
Northern Illinois  5 3     7 6  
Ball State  5 3     5 7  
Toledo  3 5     5 7  
Eastern Michigan  1 7     1 11  
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 pmat No. 1 Ohio State*ABCL 12–35103,896[1]
September 92:05 pmOhioCSNCL 23–3519,341[1]
September 166:35 pmBuffalo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 31–1321,117[1]
September 224:00 pmIndiana State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 48–1419,720[1]
September 305:30 pmat Ball StateCSNCW 40–2810,128[1]
October 87:00 pmat Miami (OH)ESPNW 28–2512,197[1]
October 141:00 pmat Western MichiganESPN+L 14–1619,275[1]
October 212:05 pmTemple*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 43–2127,039[1]
October 286:00 pmat Iowa*ESPNUL 14–2470,585[1]
November 76:30 pmToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2L 13–1719,267[1]
November 177:05 pmCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 31–1018,139[1]
November 2411:00 amat Eastern MichiganCSNCW 27–08,937[1]
December 197:00 pmvs. No. 25 TCU*ESPN2L 7–3729,709[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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