2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20;
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant;

Northern Illinois Huskies football
2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC champion; MAC West Division co-champion; GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, W 23–20 vs. Ohio
GoDaddy.com Bowl, W 38–20 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West
2011 record	11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)[1]

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first year head coach Dave Doeren. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. NIU finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division Title. The Huskies defeated Ohio in the MAC Championship game to win their first MAC Championship after two previous trips to the Championship game.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.

The season marked the Huskies' fourth consecutive trip to a bowl game and their second consecutive win.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Army*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 49–26	17,003[3]
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FCS	L 42–45	48,084[4]
September 17	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Wisconsin*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	ESPN3	L 7–49	41,068[5]
September 24	2:30 p.m.	Cal Poly*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 47–30	14,321[6]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 41–48	16,539[7]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 40–10	14,251[8]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 51–22	20,277[9]
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	W 31–30	13,370[10]
November 1	6:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 63–60	19,004[11]
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	W 45–14	13,752[12]
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk)	ESPNU	W 41–38	12,391[13]
November 25	10:00 a.m.	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	W 18–12	15,111[14]
December 2	7:00 p.m.	vs. Ohio	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 23–20	13,052[15]
January 8, 2012	8:00 p.m.	vs. Arkansas State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–20	38,734[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Points by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Illinois	93	149	119	114	475
Opponents	94	78	76	136	384

Regular season

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	6	0	0	20	26
Huskies	14	21	14	0	49

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–1	1992	Army, 21–14

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	14	7	42
Jayhawks	7	14	14	10	45

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–0	1983	NIU, 37–34

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Badgers	14	14	14	7	49
Huskies	7	0	0	0	7

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–11	2009	WISC, 28–20

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	10	13	30
Huskies	13	21	0	13	47

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–0	First Meeting

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	6	25	41
Chippewas	17	0	14	17	48

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
13–12	2010	NIU, 33–7

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	0	0	7	10
Huskies	7	20	6	7	40

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
15–3	2008	NIU, 42–14

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	6	9	0	7	22
Huskies	0	13	24	14	51

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
13–22	2010	NIU, 28–21

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	14	14	0	31
Bulls	3	7	0	20	30

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
6–1	2010	NIU, 45–14

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	21	7	14	21	63
Rockets	14	10	14	22	60

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
9–28	2010	NIU, 65–30

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	10	7	14	45
Falcons	7	7	0	0	14

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
6–9	2008	NIU, 16–13

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	10	7	7	38
Huskies	0	14	14	13	41

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
14–19–1	2010	NIU, 59–21

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	3	6	12
Huskies	7	5	6	0	18

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
17–5–2	2010	NIU, 71–3

Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	10	10	0	0	20
Huskies	0	0	7	16	23

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
9–9	2009	Ohio, 38–31

Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	13	0	0	7	20
Huskies	7	14	7	10	38

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
6–1	1996	NIU, 31–30

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References

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[1] "2011 Northern Illinois Football Media Supplement" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Retrieved August 18, 2012.

[2] "CHAMPS! Huskies win MAC football crown". NIU Today. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[3] ttp://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312462459

[4] ttp://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312532305

[5] ttp://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312602459

[6] ttp://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312672459

[7] ttp://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312742117

[8] "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.

[9] ttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882459

[10] ttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312952084

[11] ttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313052649

[12] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313120189

[13] ttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313192459

[14] ttp://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313282459

[15] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313362459

[16] ttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=320082459

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