1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
  • Jerry Pettibone (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (1st season)
MVPTodd Peat
CaptainDoug Bartlett, Todd Peat
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech       9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
Tulsa       7 4 0
Florida State       7 4 1
Army       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Rutgers       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Syracuse       5 6 0
South Carolina       3 6 2
Tulane       4 7 0
West Virginia       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Wichita State       3 8 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Northern Illinois       2 9 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 306:30 pmBall State*L 10–2011,500
September 612:00 pmat West VirginiaL 14–4756,665[1]
September 131:00 pmat Wisconsin*L 20–3563,294
September 201:00 pmat Iowa*L 3–5766,930
September 276:30 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–1026,364
October 46:30 pmat No. 1 Miami (FL)L 0–3433,905
October 183:30 pmat Toledo*L 28–2919,169
October 251:00 pmMiami (OH)*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–2013,128
November 112:30 pmat Bowling Green*W 16–810,102
November 81:00 pmEastern Michigan*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–148,556
November 151:00 pmat Ohio*L 26–344,844
  • *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. ^ "NIU gains respect, and another loss". Chicago Tribune. September 7, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1986 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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