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1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Redmond (5th season)
MVPDave Petzke, Frank Lewandoski
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Eastern MichiganL 2–25
September 10at Louisville*L 0–38
September 17at Wisconsin*L 3–1464,475
September 24at Western MichiganL 21–49
October 1at Illinois State*L 7–16
October 8Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–25
October 15at Ball StateL 6–31
October 22Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–010,262
October 29at Kent StateW 21–18
November 5Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–27
November 19Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–6
  • *Non-conference game

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