2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 7–6 5–3 Joe Novak 11th John Bond 3rd Denny Doornbos 3rd Garrett Wolfe Doug Free Dustin Utschig Ken West Garrett Wolfe Huskie Stadium Poinsettia Bowl L 7–37 vs. TCU The 2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois was invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they lost to TCU. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. Schedule 2006 AP Central September 2 2:30 pm l y y Ohio State 1 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 12–35 103,896 September 9 2:05 pm l Ohio Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC 23–35 19,341 September 16 6:35 pm w Buffalo Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC 31–13 21,117 September 22 4:00 pm w y 2006 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC 48–14 19,720 September 30 5:30 pm w y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN rivalry CSNC 40–28 10,128 October 8 7:00 pm w y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH ESPN 28–25 12,197 October 14 1:00 pm l y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN Plus 14–16 19,275 October 21 2:05 pm w y Temple Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC 43–21 27,039 October 28 6:00 pm l y y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPNU 14–24 70,585 November 7 6:30 pm l Toledo Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN2 13–17 19,267 November 17 7:05 pm w Central Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPNU 31–10 18,139 November 24 11:00 am w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI CSNC 27–0 8,937 December 19 7:00 pm l y y TCU 25 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Poinsettia Bowl ESPN2 7–37 29,709 Team Game-by-Game Statistics http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics September 30, 2012 References Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois Huskies football