1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1985 record 47 (44 MAC)
Head coach Jerry Pettibone (1st year)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 30,998)
1985 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 9 0 0     11 1 0
Miami 7 1 1     8 2 1
Central Michigan 6 3 0     7 3 0
Western Michigan 4 4 1     4 6 1
Northern Illinois 4 4 0     4 7 0
Ball State 3 6 0     4 7 0
Eastern Michigan 3 6 0     4 7 0
Toledo 3 6 0     4 7 0
Kent State 2 6 0     3 8 0
Ohio 2 7 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. They were led by first year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 Western Michigan Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL W 17–0   21,362
September 14 at Wisconsin* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 17–38   69,131
September 21 at No. 4 Iowa* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 20–48   66,014
September 28 at Northwestern* Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL L 16–38    
October 5 at Ball State Ball State StadiumMuncie, IN L 0–29    
October 19 Toledodagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 16–3   26,420
October 26 at Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH L 15–32    
November 2 Bowling Green Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 14–34   22,600
November 9 at Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI W 3–0    
November 16 Ohio Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 35–7    
November 23 at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI L 21–30    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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