1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference	Independent
1969 record	3–7
Head coach	Doc Urich (1st year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#2 Penn State		–		11	–	0	–	0
#17 West Virginia		–		10	–	1	–	0
#12 Houston		–		9	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo		–		6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Colgate		–		5	–	3	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
West Texas A&M		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	0
Army		–		4	–	5	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		4	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		2	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		1	–	9	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1969 college football season. This was the Huskies' first year at the highest level in college football, making the transition from College Division to University Division at the end of the previous season. The Huskies competed among the Independents of the league during this season, and the next 5 seasons afterwards before joining the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first year head coach Doc Urich, and played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 13	at North Dakota State	Dacotah Field • Fargo, North Dakota	L 0-28
September 20	Idaho	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 47-30
September 27	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX	L 7-22
October 4	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 18-17
October 11	Western Kentucky	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 12-14
October 18	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH	L 24-56
October 25	Ball State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 17-13
November 8	Toledo	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 21-35
November 15	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 22-31
November 22	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 23-38
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1969.html

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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