1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
MVPDuane Hawthorne, Deon Mitchell
CaptainPerry Amoo, Orlando Bowen, Deon Mitchell
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  7 –1   12 –1  
Miami (OH) x  7 –1   10 –1  
Bowling Green  5 –3   5 –6  
Ohio  5 –3   5 –6  
Akron  3 –6   4 –7  
Kent State  0 –8   0 –11  
West Division
Toledo x  6 –2   7 –5  
Western Michigan  5 –3   7 –4  
Central Michigan  5 –3   6 –5  
Eastern Michigan  3 –6   3 –8  
Northern Illinois  2 –6   2 –9  
Ball State  1 –7   1 –10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat Western Michigan
L 23–3735,107
September 1211:30 amat No. 5 Kansas State*
FSNL 7–7341,967
September 196:30 pmEastern Illinois*
L 10–2420,184
October 31:00 pmat Ball State
L 13–1816,829
October 105:00 pmat UCF*
L 17–3830,415
October 1711:00 amCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 16–615,012
October 245:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
W 26–148,423
October 3111:00 amToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNL 3–1614,931
November 711:30 amMiami (OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–4115,867
November 1412:00 pmat Ohio
L 12–2816,172
November 2112:30 pmBowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 23–3411,380
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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