1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
| 1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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IIAC champion | |
Mineral Water Bowl, L 20–37 vs. North Dakota | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 1965 record | 9–1 (4–0 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Peck (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Glidden Field (Capacity 5,500) Huskie Stadium (capacity 20,257) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies played in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). They were led by tenth-year head coach Howard Fletcher. The Huskies started the year playing their first three home games at the retiring Glidden Field, and officially opened their newly constructed Huskie Stadium on November 6 vs. Illinois State.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | Wisconsin–Whitewater* | W 28–14 | |
| September 25 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| W 28–13 |
| October 2 | at Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI | W 19–14 |
| October 9 | Truman State (MO)* |
| W 22–20 |
| October 16 | at Bradley (IL)* | Peoria, IL | W 27–7 |
| October 23 | at Wisconsin-Milwaukee* |
| W 38–12 |
| October 30 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | W 20–11 |
| November 6 | Illinois State |
| W 48–6 |
| November 13 | Western Illinois |
| W 40–13 |
| November 27 | vs. North Dakota* |
| L 20–37 |
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References[]
- ^ "KORCEK'S CORNER: Tearing down the west grandstand unrealistic". Daily Chronicle. February 20, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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