1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach	Pat Culpepper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Redmond (5th season)
MVP	Dave Petzke, Frank Lewandoski
Captain	All seniors
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium

1977 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Ball State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kent State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Toledo	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 2–25
September 10	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–38
September 17	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 3–14	64,475
September 24	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 21–49
October 1	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 7–16
October 8	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 21–25
October 15	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	L 6–31
October 22	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 28–0	10,262
October 29	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 21–18
November 5	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 9–27
November 19	Ohio	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 20–6
*Non-conference game