2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 6–5 4–3 Joe Novak 6th Dan Roushar 4th Darrell Hill Nick Duffy Trent Clemen Darrell Hill Chris Finlen Alan Rood Larry Williams Huskie Stadium MAC West Division co-champion The 2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Ball State and Toledo. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. Schedule 2001 AP Central August 30 6:30 pm w y South Florida Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 20–17 14,426 September 8 11:00 am l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 12–17 45,674 September 22 6:30 pm w y Sam Houston State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 41–16 12,463 https://www.newspapers.com/article/northwest-herald-finlen-leads-niu-over-s/177058329/ Northwest Herald Finlen leads NIU over Sam Houston September 23, 2001 July 20, 2025 Newspapers.com September 29 6:00 pm l y Toledo 25 Glass Bowl Toledo OH 20–41 36,502 October 6 1:00 pm l Marshall Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPNGP 15–37 17,367 October 13 1:00 pm l y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH 34–44 2,973 October 20 1:00 pm w Western Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 20–12 18,150 October 27 12:00 pm w y Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI FSN 33–24 10,643 N. Illinois 33, Cent. Michigan 24 The Herald-Palladium October 28, 2001 4D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99371828/n-illinois-33-cent-michigan-24/ Newspapers.com November 3 2:00 pm w Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL FSN 40–17 13,421 November 17 1:00 pm w Ball State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL rivalry 33–29 11,795 November 24 12:00 pm l y y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 35–38 14,100http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/niu-m-footbl-2001.html Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119092327/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/niu-m-footbl-2001.html 2012-11-19 dead References Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois Huskies football