From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Mid-American Conference West 11–3 (7–1 MAC) Dave Doeren (1st season) Matt Canada (1st season) Multiple Jay Niemann (1st season) 4–3 Chandler Harnish Chandler Harnish Trevor Olson Sean Progar Pat Schiller Huskie Stadium
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. 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 .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 3 6:00 p.m. Army* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL ESPN3 W 49–26 17,003 September 10 6:00 p.m. at Kansas* Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS FCS L 42–45 48,084 September 17 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 7 Wisconsin* Soldier FieldChicago, IL ESPN3 L 7–49 41,068 September 24 2:30 p.m. Cal Poly* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL W 47–30 14,321 October 1 2:30 p.m. at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 41–48 16,539 October 8 2:30 p.m. Kent State Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL W 40–10 14,251 October 15 2:30 p.m. Western Michigan Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CSNC W 51–22 20,277 October 22 11:00 a.m. at Buffalo University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY ESPN Plus W 31–30 13,370 November 1 6:00 p.m. at Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN2 W 63–60 19,004 November 8 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN2 W 45–14 13,752 November 15 7:00 p.m. Ball State Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) ESPNU W 41–38 12,391 November 25 10:00 a.m. Eastern Michigan Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL ESPNU W 18–12 15,111 December 2 7:00 p.m. vs. Ohio Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 W 23–20 13,052 January 8, 2012 8:00 p.m. vs. Arkansas State* Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl) ESPN W 38–20 38,734 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 6 0 0 20 26 Huskies 14 21 14 0 49
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42 Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 45
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Badgers 14 14 14 7 49 Huskies 7 0 0 0 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 10 13 30 Huskies 13 21 0 13 47
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 6 25 41 Chippewas 17 0 14 17 48
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 0 7 10 Huskies 7 20 6 7 40
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 6 9 0 7 22 Huskies 0 13 24 14 51
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31 Bulls 3 7 0 20 30
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 21 7 14 21 63 Rockets 14 10 14 22 60
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 10 7 14 45 Falcons 7 7 0 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 7 7 38 Huskies 0 14 14 13 41
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 6 12 Huskies 7 5 6 0 18
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 10 0 0 20 Huskies 0 0 7 16 23
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 13 0 0 7 20 Huskies 7 14 7 10 38
1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 93 149 119 114 475 Opponents 94 78 76 136 384
Want to explore this topic further?
Ask Mako anything about 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Free with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up free
Content sourced from
Wikipedia , available under
CC BY-SA 4.0 .
This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.