1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. The Huskies played under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by new head coach Bill Mallory, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1980 record7–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coachBill Mallory (1st season)
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan $ 7 2 0  9 2 0
Western Michigan 6 3 0  7 4 0
Northern Illinois 4 3 0  7 4 0
Miami 4 3 0  5 6 0
Ball State 5 4 0  6 5 0
Ohio 5 4 0  6 5 0
Bowling Green 4 4 0  4 7 0
Toledo 3 6 0  4 7 0
Kent State 3 6 0  3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 7 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Long Beach State*W 16–9
September 13Ball StateL 17–18
September 20Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–35
September 27at OhioW 22–21
October 4at Southern Illinois*W 20–17
October 11Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 18–28
October 18Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–0
October 25at Wichita State*W 17–14
November 1at Kent StateW 35–14
November 8at ToledoL 6–13
November 22Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–6
  • *Non-conference game

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