2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football
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MAC West Division Co-Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2002 record 8–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Joe Novak
Home stadium Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#24 Marshall x$   7 1         11 2  
UCF   6 2         7 5  
Miami   5 3         7 5  
Ohio   4 4         4 8  
Akron   3 5         4 8  
Kent State   1 7         3 9  
Buffalo   0 8         1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   7 1         9 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 1         8 4  
Bowling Green   6 2         9 3  
Ball State   4 4         6 6  
Western Michigan   3 5         4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6         4 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 6:30 PM Wake Forest* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL FSN W 42–41 OT  19,653
September 7 6:00 PM at South Florida* Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL L 6–37   23,559
September 14 11:00 AM at #22 Wisconsin* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN+ L 21–24   77,460
September 21 6:30 PM Western Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL L 26–29   23,598
September 28 1:00 PM Kent State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 13–6   16,302
October 12 1:00 PM at Ball State Ball State StadiumMuncie, IN W 41–29   14,499
October 19 1:00 PM at Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH W 48–41   15,234
October 19 1:00 PM Central Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 49–0   20,186
October 26 12:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI W 24–20   15,049
November 9 1:30 PM #20 Bowling Green Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL FSN W 26–17   25,822
November 16 12:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI W 49–21   5,567
November 23 11:00 AM Toledo Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL FSN L 30–33   20,154
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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