1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football Independent 2–9 Jerry Pettibone 2nd Pat Ruel 2nd Tim McGuire 1st Todd Peat Doug Bartlett Todd Peat Huskie Stadium The 1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled a record of 2–9. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. Schedule 1986 AP Central August 30 6:30 pm l Ball State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL rivalry 10–20 11,369 https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-northerns-wishbone-is-s/170671514/ Quad-City Times Northern's wishbone is snapped August 31, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 6 12:00 pm l y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 14–47 56,665 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-niu-gains-respect-and-a/139991495/ Chicago Tribune NIU gains respect, and another loss September 7, 1986 January 31, 2024 Newspapers.com September 13 1:00 pm l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 20–35 63,294 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-uw-cuts-off-husk/170671719/ Wisconsin State Journal UW cuts off Huskies with pass September 14, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 20 1:00 pm l y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA 3–57 66,930 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-iowas-bayless-sp/170671841/ The Sioux City Journal Iowa's Bayless sparkles September 21, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 27 6:30 pm l Western Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 0–10 26,364 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-western-edges-huskie/160437277/ The Daily Chronicle Western edges Huskies September 28, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 4 6:30 pm l y Miami (FL) 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 0–34 33,905 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-canes-cakewalk-pas/170672012/ The Orlando Sentinel 'Canes cakewalk past No. Illinois October 5, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 18 3:30 pm l y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 28–29 19,169 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-toledo-keeps-northern-i/170672147/ The Daily Herald Toledo keeps Northern Illinois winless October 19, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 25 1:00 pm l y Miami (OH) Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 6–20 13,128 https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-miami-flattens-norther/170672271/ Dayton Daily News Miami flattens Northern Illinois, 20–6 October 26, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 1 12:30 pm w y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH 16–8 10,102 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-northern-snaps-bowli/170672433/ The Daily Chronicle Northern snaps Bowling Green's 16-game home win streak November 2, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 8 1:00 pm w Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 21–14 8,556 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-reserve-qb-thwarts-em/170672567/ The Ann Arbor News Reserve QB thwarts EMU November 9, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 15 1:00 pm l y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH 26–34 4,844 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-late-bobcat-rally-ov/170672804/ The Daily Chronicle Late Bobcat rally overcomers hot Huskie first quarter November 16, 1986 April 19, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1986-schedule.html 1986 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results References Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois Huskies football