2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first year head coach Dave Doeren. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. NIU finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division Title. The Huskies defeated Ohio in the MAC Championship game to win their first MAC Championship after two previous trips to the Championship game.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.

2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2011 record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (1st season)
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)[1]
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 –2     10 –4  
Temple  5 –3     9 –4  
Kent State  4 –4     5 –7  
Bowling Green  3 –5     5 –7  
Miami  3 –5     4 –8  
Buffalo  2 –6     3 –9  
Akron  0 –8     1 –11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Toledo x  7 –1     9 –4  
Western Michigan  5 –3     7 –6  
Ball State  4 –4     6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4     6 –6  
Central Michigan  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The season marked the Huskies' fourth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive win.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Army*
ESPN3W 49–2617,003[3]
September 106:00 p.m.at Kansas*
FCSL 42–4548,084[4]
September 172:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 Wisconsin*
ESPN3L 7–4941,068[5]
September 242:30 p.m.Cal Poly*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 47–3014,321[6]
October 12:30 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3L 41–4816,539[7]
October 82:30 p.m.Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–1014,251[8]
October 152:30 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 51–2220,277[9]
October 2211:00 a.m.at Buffalo
ESPN+W 31–3013,370[10]
November 16:00 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2W 63–6019,004[11]
November 87:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN2W 45–1413,752[12]
November 157:00 p.m.Ball State
ESPNUW 41–3812,391[13]
November 2510:00 a.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 18–1215,111[14]
December 27:00 p.m.vs. Ohio
ESPN2W 23–2013,052[15]
January 8, 20128:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State
ESPNW 38–2038,734[16]

Points by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 93 149 119 114 475
Opponents 94 78 76 136 384

Regular season

Army
See also: 2011 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 6 0 0 20 26
Huskies 14 21 14 0 49


Kansas
See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42
Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 45


Wisconsin
See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Badgers 14 14 14 7 49
Huskies 7 0 0 0 7


Cal Poly
See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 10 13 30
Huskies 13 21 0 13 47


Central Michigan
See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 6 25 41
Chippewas 17 0 14 17 48


Kent State
See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 20 6 7 40


Western Michigan
See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 6 9 0 7 22
Huskies 0 13 24 14 51


Buffalo
See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31
Bulls 3 7 0 20 30


Toledo
See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 21 7 14 21 63
Rockets 14 10 14 22 60


Bowling Green
See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 10 7 14 45
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14


Ball State
See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 7 7 38
Huskies 0 14 14 13 41


Eastern Michigan
See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 6 12
Huskies 7 5 6 0 18


Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)
See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2011 MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 10 0 0 20
Huskies 0 0 7 16 23


Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)
See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 13 0 0 7 20
Huskies 7 14 7 10 38


References
  1. "2011 Northern Illinois Football Media Supplement" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. "CHAMPS! Huskies win MAC football crown". NIU Today. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312462459
  4. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312532305
  5. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312602459
  6. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312672459
  7. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312742117
  8. "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
  9. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882459
  10. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312952084
  11. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313052649
  12. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313120189
  13. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313192459
  14. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313282459
  15. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313362459
  16. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=320082459
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