1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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The 1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Pat Culpepper in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Headcoach
MVPs
  • Frank Lewandoski
  • Mike Pinckney
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1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPs
  • Frank Lewandoski
  • Mike Pinckney
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
 1978
1980 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $8011001
Toledo711731
Western Michigan540650
Ball State440650
Ohio440650
Northern Illinois331551
Miami (OH)340650
Bowling Green350470
Eastern Michigan161281
Kent State1801100
  • $ Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East Tennessee State*W 21–1417,202[1]
September 22at Western MichiganL 17–45[2]
September 29Long Beach State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 3–912,550[3]
October 6at Eastern MichiganT 0–0[4]
October 13at Central MichiganL 11–3120,327[5]
October 20at Illinois State*W 33–72,921[6]
October 27Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 11–2123,740[7]
November 3Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 25–015,365[8]
November 10Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–10[9]
November 17at Ball StateL 0–425,581[10]
November 24Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–272,709[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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