1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach
MVPDave Petzke, Frank Lewandoski
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(capacity: 20,257)
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 010 1 0
Central Michigan 7 1 010 1 0
Ball State 5 1 09 2 0
Bowling Green 4 3 05 7 0
Eastern Michigan 4 3 08 3 0
Kent State 5 4 06 5 0
Western Michigan 3 5 04 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 5 03 8 0
Toledo 2 7 02 9 0
Ohio 0 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Eastern MichiganL 2–25
September 10at Louisville*L 0–38
September 17at Wisconsin*L 3–1464,475
September 24at Western MichiganL 21–49
October 1at Illinois State*L 7–16
October 8Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–25
October 15at Ball StateL 6–31
October 22Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–010,262
October 29at Kent StateW 21–18
November 5Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–27
November 19Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6
  • *Non-conference game

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