2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football
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Conference Mid-American Conference West
2009 record 7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach Jerry Kill
Home stadium Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)[1]
Seasons
« 2008 2010 »
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Temple x   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2         7 – 6  
Kent State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Buffalo   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Akron   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Miami   1 – 7         1 – 11  
West Division
#23 Central Michigan x$   8 – 0         12 – 2  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Western Michigan   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Ball State   2 – 6         2 – 10  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 8         0 – 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jerry Kill (2nd Season) and played their home games in Huskie Stadium. The Huskies finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play and lost in the International Bowl 27–3 against South Florida.

  • The Huskies lead the MAC in Rushing Yards per game at 195.2 Yards Per Game.
  • The Huskies lead the MAC in Total Defense just giving up 329.9 Yards Per Game.
  • The Huskies lead the MAC in Red Zone Offense, converting 93.6% of the time

Schedule

  • Average Home Attendance:14,889 (48.0%)

The schedule is as follows:[2]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 6:00 PM at Wisconsin* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN L 20–28   80,532[3]
September 12 6:30 PM Western Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 41–7   21,427[4]
September 19 11:00 AM at Purdue* Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 28–21   53,240[5]
September 26 2:30 PM Idaho* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC L 31–34   16,320[6]
October 3 2:30 PM Western Michigandagger Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CSNC W 38–3   17,608[7]
October 17 6:00 PM at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 19–20   17,012[8]
October 24 12:00 PM at Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 27–22   9,884[9]
October 31 11:00 AM Akron Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ W 27–10   10,148[10]
November 5 6:30 PM Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU W 50–6   10,527[11]
November 12 5:00 PM Ball State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU W 26–20   13,305[12]
November 21 1:00 PM at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH L 31–38   14,756[13]
November 27 12:00 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU L 31–45   15,113[14]
January 2 12:00 PM vs. South Florida* Rogers Centre • Toronto, ON (International Bowl) ESPN2 L 3–27   22,185[15]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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