1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 0–11 0–8 Joe Novak 2nd Deon Mitchell Steve Smith Kent Booth Jamie Macdonald Steve Smith Huskie Stadium The 1997 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. Schedule 1997 AP Central August 28 6:30 pm l y Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI SCC 10–44 19,495 September 6 6:30 pm l y Kansas State 21 Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 7–47 26,873 September 13 3:00 pm l Western Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 13–21 8,003 September 20 6:00 pm l y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 14–41 51,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-nc-state-hands-niu-ano/152099838/ Chicago Tribune N.C. State hands NIU another loss September 21, 1997 July 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 1:00 pm l y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green OH 10–35 17,148 October 11 3:00 pm l y y Vanderbilt Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 7–17 17,567 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-northern-fumbles-its-big/152134143/ Chicago Tribune Northern fumbles its big chance October 12, 1997 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 1:00 pm l y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 14–41 22,183 October 25 3:00 pm l Ball State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL rivalry SCC 14–21 10,031 November 1 1:00 pm l Ohio Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 30–35 10,215 November 8 1:00 pm l Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 10–38 5,866 November 15 12:00 pm l y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 0–42 6,508 1997 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1997-schedule.html Sports-Reference December 5, 2013 References Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Northern Illinois Huskies football