2020 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2020 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Thomas Hammock and played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. They competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

2020 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2020 record0–6 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Jackson (2nd season)
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 23,595)
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy  5 0     6 1  
Kent State  3 1     3 1  
Ohio  2 1     2 1  
Miami (OH)  2 1     2 1  
Akron  1 5     1 5  
Bowling Green  0 5     0 5  
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$  5 1     7 1  
Western Michigan  4 2     4 2  
Toledo  4 2     4 2  
Central Michigan  3 3     3 3  
Eastern Michigan  2 4     2 4  
Northern Illinois  0 6     0 6  
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule

Northern Illinois had games scheduled against Iowa, Maryland, and Rhode Island, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 47:00 p.m.BuffaloESPN2L 30–49449
November 118:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUL 10–40419
November 186:00 p.m.at Ball StateESPNewsL 25–310
November 2811:00 a.m.at Western MichiganESPN+L 27–300
December 511:00 a.m.at Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN3L 24–410
December 1211:00 a.m.at Eastern MichiganESPN3L 33–41300

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    References

    1. Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
    2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
    3. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    4. "2020 Northern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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