1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 1–10 (0–6 MAC) |
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MVP | Don Palochko, Vince Smith, Tim Dacy |
Captain | Tim Dacy, Tim Miller, Don Palochko, Vince Smith |
Home stadium | Huskie Stadium (capacity: 20,257) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Wichita State* | L 0–21 | 27,311 | [1] | |
September 28 | Western Michigan | L 6–37 | |||
September 25 | at Long Beach State* | L 0–37 | 7,747 | [2] | |
October 9 | at Indiana State* | L 10–28 | |||
October 16 | Illinois State* |
| W 7–3 | ||
October 23 | at Southern Illinois* | L 0–54 | |||
October 30 | Ball State |
| L 7–33 | ||
November 6 | at Toledo | L 2–17 | |||
November 13 | Central Michigan |
| L 9–31 | ||
November 20 | at Ohio | L 15–63 | |||
November 25 | at Kent State | L 0–42 | |||
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References
- "Northern bows on late surge". The Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "94-Yard Pass Play Helps Northridge to 3rd in Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1976 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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