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2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John Bond (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (2nd season)
MVP Garrett Wolfe
CaptainA. J. Harris, Ray Smith, Brian Van Acker
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006 →
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Akron xy$   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Miami (OH) x   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Bowling Green x   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ohio   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Toledo x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to Akron. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmat No. 4 Michigan*
 ABCL 17–33110,971
September 104:00 pmat Northwestern*
 ESPNCL 37–3835,114
September 171:00 pm Tennessee Tech*
 CSNCW 42–326,123
September 245:00 pmat Akron
L 42–48 OT15,612
October 57:30 pm Miami(OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
 ESPN2W 38–2720,023
October 153:00 pm Eastern Michigandagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 24–827,641
October 2212:00 pmat Kent State
W 34–33,554
October 291:00 pm Ball State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL ( rivalry)
 ESPN PlusL 17–3118,732
November 512:00 pmat Central Michigan
W 31–2813,812
November 166:30 pmat Toledo
ESPN2W 35–1720,912
November 231:00 pm Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2W 42–718,361
December 16:30 pmvs. Akron*
 ESPNL 30–3112,051
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2012.


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