2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–5 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
MVPJustin McCareins, Buster Sampson
CaptainRyan Diem, Chris Finlen, Justin McCareins, Cameron Saulsby, Kevin Selover
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   5 – 1     5 – 3     8 – 5  
Akron x   5 – 1     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 2     5 – 3     7 – 4  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Bowling Green   1 – 5     2 – 6     2 – 9  
Buffalo   2 – 4     2 – 6     2 – 9  
Kent State   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
Western Michigan xy   4 – 1     7 – 1     9 – 3  
Toledo x   4 – 1     6 – 1     10 – 1  
Northern Illinois   2 – 3     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State   2 – 3     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 3     2 – 5     3 – 8  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmat Northwestern*
L 17–3523,352
September 96:30 pmIllinois State*
W 52–024,682[1]
September 234:00 pmat No. 20 Auburn*
PPVL 14–3179,635
September 3012:00 pmat Ball State
W 43–1413,859
October 71:00 pmUCF*dagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–2018,148
October 146:00 pmat Akron
W 52–359,487
October 2112:00 pmat Western Michigan
FSNL 22–5227,523
October 2812:00 pmBuffalo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN PlusW 73–1016,586
November 41:00 pmToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 24–3813,354
November 1112:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
L 32–394,592
November 181:00 pmCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–66,016
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ Narang, Bobby (September 10, 2000). "Huskies silence I-AA Redbirds". Daily Chronicle. p. B1. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2000 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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