2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2008 record6–7 (5-3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)[1]
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x$   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Bowling Green   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ohio   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Akron   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Kent State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Ball State x   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Central Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Toledo   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill.

Schedule[]

  • Average Home Attendance: 18,188 (58.7%)
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Minnesota*
BTNL 27–3144,029
September 66:00 pmat Western Michigan
L 26–2926,262
September 202:00 pmIndiana State*
CSNCW 48–320,936
September 2712:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
ESPN+W 37–017,159
October 46:00 pmat Tennessee*
PPVL 9–1399,539
October 113:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 17–1317,444
October 183:00 pmToledodagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 38–722,092
October 253:00 pmBowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 16–1317,163
November 57:00 pmat Ball State
ESPN2L 14–4514,373
November 127:00 pmCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2L 30–33 OT13,543
November 186:00 pmat Kent State
W 42–142,267
November 256:00 pmNavy*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNCL 0–1617,950
December 288:15 pmat Louisiana Tech*
ESPNL 10–1741,567
Northern Illinois on offense against Tennessee

Coaches and team officials[]

  • Jerry Kill - Head Coach
  • Tracy Claeys[2] - Defensive Coordinator
  • Matt Limegrover[3] - Offensive Coordinator
  • Pat Poore [4]- Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
  • Rob Reeves[5] - Assistant Coach/Running Backs
  • Brian Anderson[6] - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends
  • Harold Etheridge- Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
  • P. J. Fleck[7]- Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Tom Matukewicz[8] - Assistant Coach/Linebackers
  • Jay Sawvel[9] - Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs/Special Teams
  • Jeff Phelps[10] - Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
  • Brad Brachear[11] - Graduate Assistant/Defense
  • Nate Griffin[12] - Graduate Assistant/Video
  • Nick Deuel- Video Coordinator
  • Brandon Staley[13] - Graduate Assistant/Recruiting/Operations
  • Marc Webel[14] - Graduate Assistant/Offense
  • Adam Clark[15] - Director of Football Operations
  • Eric Klein[16] - Sports Performance

References[]

  1. ^ "2008 Northern Illinois Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. p. 2. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/claeys_tracy00.html
  3. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/limegrover_matt00.html
  4. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/poore_pat00.html
  5. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/reeves_rob00.html
  6. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/anderson_brian00.html
  7. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fleck_pj00.html
  8. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/matukewicz_tom00.html
  9. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sawvel_jay00.html
  10. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/phelps_jeff00.html
  11. ^ "Player Bio: Brad Brachear :: Football". Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  12. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/griffin_nate00.html
  13. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/staley_brandon00.html
  14. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/webel_marc01.html
  15. ^ "Player Bio: Adam Clark :: Football". Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  16. ^ http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/klein_eric00.html

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