2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference West
2007 record	2–10 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div							Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami xy		4	–	2					5	–	2					6	–	7
Bowling Green x		4	–	2					6	–	2					8	–	5
Buffalo x		4	–	2					5	–	3					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	3					4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		2	–	4					3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Central Michigan xy$		4	–	1					6	–	1					8	–	6
Ball State x		4	–	1					5	–	2					7	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	2					3	–	4					4	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	3					3	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		2	–	3					3	–	5					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2007 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 head coach Joe Novak, who would retire at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 PM	vs. Iowa*	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	ESPNU	L 3–16	61,500
September 8	6:30 PM	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 31–34	24,182
September 15	11:00 AM	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 19–21	20,012
September 22	4:00 PM	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPNGP	W 42–35	12,461
September 29	11:00 AM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 10–35	18,465
October 6	12:00 PM	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 15–16	21,065
October 13	3:00 PM	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 13–17	23,057
October 20	11:00 AM	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	L 3–44	81,883
October 27	6:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 21–70	18,545
November 10	3:00 PM	Kent State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 27–20	13,831
November 17	2:30 PM	Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 24–35	34,517
November 24	3:00 PM	Ball State	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 21–27	8,237
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.