1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 30,998)
Seasons
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1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 36:30 pmAkron
W 7–67,033
September 106:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–1013,572
September 171:00 pmat Wisconsin*
W 19–1746,869
September 247:00 pmat Minnesota*
L 20–3140,007
October 11:00 pmSW Missouri State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–314,127
October 86:30 pmat Toledo*
L 20–3317,038
October 154:00 pmat Southwestern Louisiana
L 0–4527,300
October 221:30 pmat Southern Illinois*
W 10–913,000[1]
October 291:00 pmBall State*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 17–1815,049
November 51:00 pmNo. 2 (I-AA) Western Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 16–67,556[2]
November 121:00 pmWestern Michigan*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 15–72,329
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

  1. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 23, 1988). "Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wesselhoff, Bill (November 6, 1988). "Huskies spoil Western Illinois' undefeated season". The Daily Chronicle. p. 15. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1988 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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