2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advance to the MAC Championship Game, where the defeated Ohio to win the program's second MAC title.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they beat Arkansas State. This was the fourth consecutive season in which Northern Illinois made a trip to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Headcoach
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2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPChandler Harnish
Captains
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium[1]
Seasons
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2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy 6–2  10–4 
Temple 5–3  9–4 
Kent State 4–4  5–7 
Bowling Green 3–5  5–7 
Miami (OH) 3–5  4–8 
Buffalo 2–6  3–9 
Akron 0–8  1–11 
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$ 7–1  11–3 
Toledo x 7–1  9–4 
Western Michigan 5–3  7–6 
Ball State 4–4  6–6 
Eastern Michigan 4–4  6–6 
Central Michigan 2–6  3–9 
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 p.m.Army*
ESPN3W 49–2617,003[3]
September 106:00 p.m.at Kansas*
FCSL 42–4548,084[4]
September 172:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Wisconsin*
ESPN3L 7–4941,068[5]
September 242:30 p.m.Cal Poly*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 47–3014,321[6]
October 12:30 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3L 41–4816,539[7]
October 82:30 p.m.Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–1014,251[8]
October 152:30 p.m.Western Michigandagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 51–2220,277[9]
October 2211:00 a.m.at Buffalo
ESPN PlusW 31–3013,370[10]
November 16:00 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2W 63–6019,004[11]
November 87:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN2W 45–1413,752[12]
November 157:00 p.m.Ball State
ESPNUW 41–3812,391[13]
November 2510:00 a.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 18–1215,111[14]
December 27:00 p.m.vs. Ohio
ESPN2W 23–2013,052[15]
January 8, 20128:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*
ESPNW 38–2038,734[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Game summaries

Army

See also: 2011 Army Black Knights football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 6 0 0 20 26
Huskies 14 21 14 0 49
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Kansas

See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42
Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 45
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Wisconsin

See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Badgers 14 14 14 7 49
Huskies 7 0 0 0 7
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Cal Poly

See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 10 13 30
Huskies 13 21 0 13 47
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Central Michigan

See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 6 25 41
Chippewas 17 0 14 17 48
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Kent State

See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 20 6 7 40
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Western Michigan

See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 6 9 0 7 22
Huskies 0 13 24 14 51
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Buffalo

See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31
Bulls 3 7 0 20 30
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Toledo

See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 21 7 14 21 63
Rockets 14 10 14 22 60
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Bowling Green

See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 10 7 14 45
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14
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Ball State

See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 7 7 38
Huskies 0 14 14 13 41
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Eastern Michigan

See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 6 12
Huskies 7 5 6 0 18
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Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)

See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2011 MAC Championship Game
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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 10 0 0 20
Huskies 0 0 7 16 23
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Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)

See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 13 0 0 7 20
Huskies 7 14 7 10 38
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Statistics

Points by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 93 149 119 114 475
Opponents 94 78 76 136 384
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