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2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Ball State and Toledo. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

2001 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–5 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Roushar (4th as OC; 5th overall season)
MVPDarrell Hill, Nick Duffy
CaptainTrent Clemen, Darrell Hill, Chris Finlen, Alan Rood, Larry Williams
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 2  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     6 – 2     7 – 5  
Bowling Green   4 – 2     5 – 3     8 – 3  
Kent State   3 – 3     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Akron   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 8  
Ohio   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 – 1     5 – 2     10 – 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 – 1     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State x   4 – 1     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     4 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     3 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – 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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:30 pmSouth Florida*
W 20–1714,426
September 811:00 amat Illinois*
ESPN PlusL 12–1745,674
September 226:30 pmSam Houston State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 41–1612,463
September 296:00 pmat No. 25 Toledo
L 20–4136,502
October 61:00 pmMarshall
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNGPL 15–3717,367
October 131:00 pmat Kent State
L 34–442,973
October 201:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–1218,150
October 2712:00 pmat Central Michigan
FSNW 33–2410,643[1]
November 32:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 40–1713,421
November 171:00 pmBall State
W 33–2911,795
November 2412:00 pmat Wake Forest*
L 35–3814,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "N. Illinois 33, Cent. Michigan 24". The Herald-Palladium. October 28, 2001. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.


 

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