Northern Illinois Huskies

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	1	0	.000	6th
2025	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	9	0	.250	12th
2024	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	5	0	.583	6th	Won Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2023	Northern Illinois Huskies	6	6	0	.500	5th	Won Camellia Bowl
2022	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	9	0	.250	11th
2021	Northern Illinois Huskies	9	4	0	.692	2nd	Lost Cure Bowl
2020	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	6	0	.000	11th
2019	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	7	0	.417	10th
2018	Northern Illinois Huskies	8	5	0	.615	3rd	Lost Boca Raton Bowl
2017	Northern Illinois Huskies	8	4	0	.667	4th	Lost Quick Lane Bowl
2016	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	7	0	.417	7th
2015	Northern Illinois Huskies	8	5	0	.615	6th	Lost Poinsettia Bowl
2014	Northern Illinois Huskies	11	2	0	.846	1st	Lost Boca Raton Bowl
2013	Northern Illinois Huskies	12	1	0	.923	1st	Lost Poinsettia Bowl
2012	Northern Illinois Huskies	12	1	0	.923	1st	Lost Orange Bowl
2011	Northern Illinois Huskies	10	3	0	.769	1st	Won GoDaddy.com Bowl
2010	Northern Illinois Huskies	10	3	0	.769		Won Humanitarian Bowl
2009	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	5	0	.583		Lost International Bowl
2008	Northern Illinois Huskies	6	6	0	.500		Lost Independence Bowl
2007	Northern Illinois Huskies	2	10	0	.167
2006	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	5	0	.583		Lost Poinsettia Bowl
2005	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	5	0	.583
2004	Northern Illinois Huskies	8	3	0	.727		Won Silicon Valley Bowl
2003	Northern Illinois Huskies	10	2	0	.833
2002	Northern Illinois Huskies	8	4	0	.667
2001	Northern Illinois Huskies	6	5	0	.545
2000	Northern Illinois Huskies	6	5	0	.545
1999	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	6	0	.455
1998	Northern Illinois Huskies	2	9	0	.182
1997	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	11	0	.000
1996	Northern Illinois Huskies	1	10	0	.091
1995	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	8	0	.273
1994	Northern Illinois Huskies	4	7	0	.364
1993	Northern Illinois Huskies	4	7	0	.364
1992	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	6	0	.455
1991	Northern Illinois Huskies	2	9	0	.182
1990	Northern Illinois Huskies	6	5	0	.545
1989	Northern Illinois Huskies	9	2	0	.818
1988	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	4	0	.636
1987	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	5	1	.500
1986	Northern Illinois Huskies	2	9	0	.182
1985	Northern Illinois Huskies	4	7	0	.364
1984	Northern Illinois Huskies	4	6	1	.409
1983	Northern Illinois Huskies	9	2	0	.818	1st	Won California Bowl
1982	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	5	0	.500
1981	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	8	0	.273
1980	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	4	0	.636
1979	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	5	1	.500
1978	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	6	0	.455
1977	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	8	0	.273
1976	Northern Illinois Huskies	1	10	0	.091
1975	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	8	0	.273
1974	Northern Illinois Huskies	4	7	0	.364
1973	Northern Illinois Huskies	6	5	0	.545
1972	Northern Illinois Huskies	7	4	0	.636
1971	Northern Illinois Huskies	5	5	1	.500
1970	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	7	0	.300
1969	Northern Illinois Huskies	3	7	0	.300
1968	Northern Illinois Huskies	2	8	0	.200
1967	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	4	0	.000
1966	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	61 (1966 to present)
Conference	Mountain West
Regular Season	318-343-4 (.481)
Postseason	6-11 (.353)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

8,054

Chandler Harnish

RUSH YDS

5,052

Garrett Wolfe

REC YDS

2,991

Justin McCareins

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

635

Maiava

550

Weaver

525

Hedden

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

231

Kromah

227

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

234

Toney

222

Mosley

196

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

7

Heintschel

6

Boley

5

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

3

Robinson

3

Anderson

Rec TD Leaders

4

Williams

3

Mosley

3

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

285.0

Hoover

281.3

Baker

272.0

Becht

Sack Leaders

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Gilliam

3.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

71.0

70.0

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

681.0

671.0

660.0

648.0

Rush Yards Rankings

569.0

506.0

465.0

431.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

432.0

430.0

428.0

Sack Leaders

9.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	PCT
1	Alabama	1	1.000
2	Arkansas	1	1.000
3	Auburn	1	1.000
4	Florida	1	1.000
5	Georgia	1	1.000
6	Kentucky	1	1.000
7	LSU	1	1.000
8	Mississippi State	1	1.000
9	Missouri	1	1.000
10	Oklahoma	1	1.000
11	Ole Miss	1	1.000
12	South Carolina	1	1.000
13	Tennessee	1	1.000
14	Texas	1	1.000
15	Texas A&M	1	1.000
16	Vanderbilt	1	1.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	1	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	1	0	1.000
3	Georgia Southern	1	0	1.000
4	Louisiana Tech	1	0	1.000
5	Georgia State	1	0	1.000
6	South Alabama	1	0	1.000
7	James Madison	1	0	1.000
8	Southern Miss	1	0	1.000
9	Old Dominion	1	0	1.000
10	Troy	1	0	1.000
11	Coastal Carolina	0	1	.000
12	Arkansas State	0	1	.000
13	Marshall	0	1	.000
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	1	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	0	1.000
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas	1	0	1.000
9	Kansas State	1	0	1.000
10	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
11	UCF	1	0	1.000
12	Utah	1	0	1.000
13	West Virginia	1	0	1.000
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	1	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	0	1.000
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	0	1.000
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	1	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	1	0	1.000
2	SMU	1	0	1.000
3	Virginia	1	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	1	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	1	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	1	0	1.000
10	Boston College	0	1	.000
11	California	0	1	.000
12	Clemson	0	1	.000
13	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
14	Louisville	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	0	1	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Rutgers	0	1	.000
18	Wisconsin	0	1	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	0	1	.000
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	1	.000

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	UNC	@	TCU	15-10
Sat 8/29	SJSU	@	USC	26-42
Sat 8/29	NCST	@	UVA	8-34
Sat 8/29	JVST	@	NDSU	7-33
Sat 8/29	SAC	@	EMU	17-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/10	FAMU	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 9/11	VILL	@	LOU	7:00 PM
Fri 9/11	NORF	@	UVA	7:00 PM
Fri 9/11	RICH	@	NCST	7:00 PM
Fri 9/11	RUTG	@	BC	7:30 PM