2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill.
| 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
|---|---|
 | |
Independence Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Louisiana Tech | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| West | |
| 2008 record | 6–7 (5-3 MAC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Kill |
| Home stadium | Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)[1] |
| 2008 Mid-American Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo x$ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State x | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
- Average Home Attendance: 18,188 (58.7%)
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 6:00 PM | at Minnesota* | BTN | L 27–31 | 44,029 | |
| September 6 | 6:00 PM | at Western Michigan | L 26–29 | 26,262 | ||
| September 20 | 2:00 PM | Indiana State* | CSNC | W 48–3 | 20,936 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 PM | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ | W 37–0 | 17,159 | |
| October 4 | 6:00 PM | at Tennessee* | PPV | L 9–13 | 99,539 | |
| October 11 | 3:00 PM | Miami (OH) |
| CSNC | W 17–13 | 17,444 |
| October 18 | 3:00 PM | Toledo |
| CSNC | W 38–7 | 22,092 |
| October 25 | 3:00 PM | Bowling Green |
| CSNC | W 16–13 | 17,163 |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Ball State | ESPN2 | L 14–45 | 14,373 | |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | Central Michigan |
| ESPN2 | L 30–33 OT | 13,543 |
| November 18 | 6:00 PM | at Kent State | W 42–14 | 2,267 | ||
| November 25 | 6:00 PM | Navy* |
| ESPNC | L 0–16 | 17,950 |
| December 28 | 8:15 PM | at Louisiana Tech* | ESPN | L 10–17 | 41,567 | |
| ||||||
Northern Illinois on offense against Tennessee
Coaches and team officials
- Jerry Kill - Head Coach
- Tracy Claeys[2] - Defensive Coordinator
- Matt Limegrover[3] - Offensive Coordinator
- Pat Poore [4]- Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
- Rob Reeves[5] - Assistant Coach/Running Backs
- Brian Anderson[6] - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends
- Harold Etheridge- Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
- P. J. Fleck [7]- Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
- Tom Matukewicz[8] - Assistant Coach/Linebackers
- Jay Sawvel[9] - Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs/Special Teams
- Jeff Phelps[10] - Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
- Brad Brachear[11] - Graduate Assistant/Defense
- Nate Griffin[12] - Graduate Assistant/Video
- Nick Deuel- Video Coordinator
- Brandon Staley[13] - Graduate Assistant/Recruiting/Operations
- Marc Webel[14] - Graduate Assistant/Offense
- Adam Clark[15] - Director of Football Operations
- Eric Klein[16] - Sports Performance
gollark: Oh, I see, dnscrypt-proxy failed because the time is wrong and now there is an endless cycle of apioforms.
gollark: I mean, when it functions.
gollark: No, chronyd is better.
gollark: `chronyd` is seemingly powerless to stop this?
gollark: Apparently said system now believes it's 1970.
References
- "2008 Northern Illinois Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. p. 2. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/claeys_tracy00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/limegrover_matt00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/poore_pat00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/reeves_rob00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/anderson_brian00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fleck_pj00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/matukewicz_tom00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sawvel_jay00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/phelps_jeff00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/brachear_brad01.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/griffin_nate00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/staley_brandon00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/webel_marc01.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/clark_adam00.html
- http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/klein_eric00.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.