1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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The 1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled a record of 8–2. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorBill Peck (2nd season)
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1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Peck (2nd season)
MVPDan Meyer
Captains
  • Dan Meyer
  • Joseph Bertone
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
 1965
1967 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Norbert  711
Parsons  920
Drake  820
Northern Illinois  820
Indiana (PA)  720
Santa Clara  720
Cortland  620
Northeastern  620
Akron  630
Northern Michigan  631
Samford  631
Carnegie Tech  530
Eastern Michigan  531
Ashland  532
Northern Arizona  640
UC Santa Barbara  640
Wheaton (IL)  540
Boston University  550
Cal Poly Pomona  550
Chattanooga  550
Colorado College  440
Wabash  441
Milwaukee  451
Southern Illinois  451
UC Riverside  450
Tampa  450
Rose Poly  341
Hawaii  460
Portland State  460
Lake Forest  250
Wayne State (MI)  260
Mississippi Valley State  270
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17ButlerW 34–614,872[1]
September 24Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–2613,129–18,000[2]
October 1Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–138,343–8,500[3][4]
October 8at Ball StateMuncie, IN (rivalry)W 38–247,550–7,853[5][6]
October 15Bradley
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–1814,040[7]
October 22at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 14–73,400[8]
October 29Akron
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 31–1818,921[9]
November 5at Illinois StateL 8–274,587[10]
November 12at Western IllinoisW 44–69,500[11]
November 19Milwaukee
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 48–86,637[12]
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