Northern Illinois Huskies

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	4	0	.000	7th
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	318-346-4 (.479)
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

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	14-22
Sat 9/19	MER	@	GT	11-44
Sat 9/19	UNT	@	TXST	35-49
Sat 9/19	ASU	@	KU	24-17
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/7	JVST	@	KENN	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	NMSU	@	FIU	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	SHSU	@	LIB	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MOSU	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	USA	@	ARST	7:30 PM