2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to Akron. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Headcoach
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2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (2nd season)
MVPGarrett Wolfe
Captains
  • A. J. Harris
  • Ray Smith
  • Brian Van Acker
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
 2004
2006 
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2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy$ 53  76 
Miami (OH) x 53  74 
Bowling Green x 53  65 
Ohio 35  47 
Buffalo 17  110 
Kent State 08  110 
West Division
Northern Illinois xy 62  75 
Toledo x 62  93 
Western Michigan 53  74 
Central Michigan 53  65 
Ball State 44  47 
Eastern Michigan 35  47 
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmat No. 4 Michigan*ABCL 17–33110,971
September 104:00 pmat Northwestern*ESPNCL 37–3835,114
September 171:00 pmTennessee Tech*CSNCW 42–326,123
September 245:00 pmat AkronL 42–48 OT15,612
October 57:30 pmMiami(OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2W 38–2720,023
October 153:00 pmEastern Michigandagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 24–827,641
October 2212:00 pmat Kent StateW 34–33,554
October 291:00 pmBall State
ESPN PlusL 17–3118,732
November 512:00 pmat Central MichiganW 31–2813,812
November 166:30 pmat ToledoESPN2W 35–1720,912
November 231:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2W 42–718,361
December 16:30 pmvs. Akron*ESPNL 30–3112,051
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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