1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
  • Jerry Pettibone (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (5th season)
CaptainKevin Cassidy, Paul Rogan, Claude Royster
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Pettibone in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled a record of 6–5. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:30 pmNo. T–17 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois*W 28–1712,380
September 81:30 pmat No. 10 Nebraska*
L 14–6076,043
September 156:30 pmat Toledo*L 14–2321,154
September 226:30 pmKansas State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–3514,102
September 2911:30 amat Northwestern*
ESPNL 7–2426,798
October 61:00 pmNo. 24 Fresno State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 73–1818,067[1]
October 131:00 pmArkansas State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–06,631
October 201:00 pmMurray State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–715,987
November 312:00 pmat AkronW 31–287,032
November 1012:30 pmat East CarolinaL 20–2420,100[2]
November 177:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaL 20–2416,325
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1990. p. C22. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Another TD in final minutes helps Pirates close with a win". The News and Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1990 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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