2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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The 2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois was invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they lost to TCU. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
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2006 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Poinsettia Bowl, L 7–37 vs. TCU
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (3rd season)
MVPGarrett Wolfe
Captains
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
 2005
2007 
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2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio x 71  95 
Kent State 53  66 
Akron 35  57 
Bowling Green 35  48 
Miami (OH) 26  210 
Buffalo 17  210 
West Division
Central Michigan x$ 71  104 
Western Michigan 62  85 
Northern Illinois 53  76 
Ball State 53  57 
Toledo 35  57 
Eastern Michigan 17  111 
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 pmat No. 1 Ohio State*ABCL 12–35103,896
September 92:05 pmOhioCSNCL 23–3519,341
September 166:35 pmBuffalo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 31–1321,117
September 224:00 pmIndiana State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 48–1419,720
September 305:30 pmat Ball StateCSNCW 40–2810,128
October 87:00 pmat Miami (OH)ESPNW 28–2512,197
October 141:00 pmat Western MichiganESPN PlusL 14–1619,275
October 212:05 pmTemple*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 43–2127,039
October 286:00 pmat Iowa*ESPNUL 14–2470,585
November 76:30 pmToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2L 13–1719,267
November 177:05 pmCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 31–1018,139
November 2411:00 amat Eastern MichiganCSNCW 27–08,937
December 197:00 pmvs. No. 25 TCU*ESPN2L 7–3729,709
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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