American college football season
The 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by first-year head coach Thomas Hammock the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC"s West Division. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois .
Offseason [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] On January 11, 2019, head coach Rod Carey accepted the head coach position at Temple .[1] On January 18, the school hired NIU alum and Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Thomas Hammock as the new head coach.[2] Hammock was a star running back for the Huskies from 1999 to 2002.
On January 25, Hammock announced the hiring of Eric Eidsness , the offensive coordinator for South Dakota State , to the same position.[3] On February 11, Derrick Jackson was announced as the new defensive coordinator .[4] Jackson had spent the previous two seasons as cornerbacks coach and defensive recruiting coordinator at Purdue .
Preseason [ edit ] MAC media poll [ edit ] The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Huskies predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[5]
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Toledo 127 (15) 2 Western Michigan 112 (5) 3 Northern Illinois 103 (3) 4 Eastern Michigan 83 5 Ball State 43 6 Central Michigan 36 (1)
MAC Championship Game Rank Team Votes 1 Ohio 13 2 Toledo 7 3 Western Michigan 2 4 Northern Illinois 1 Central Michigan 1
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. No. 15 (FCS ) Illinois State * ESPN+ W 24–1014,568 September 7 12:00 p.m. at No. 13 Utah * P12N L 17–3545,919 September 14 7:00 p.m. at Nebraska * FS1 L 8–4489,593 September 28 11:00 a.m. at Vanderbilt * SECN L 18–2424,519 October 5 2:30 p.m. Ball State ESPN3 L 20–2710,365 October 12 2:30 p.m. at Ohio ESPN+ W 39–3618,019 October 19 2:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 24–2711,710 October 26 2:30 p.m. Akron ESPN3 W 49–09,027 November 2 11:00 a.m. at Central Michigan CBSSN L 10–4810,438 7:00 p.m. at Toledo ESPN2 W 31–2815,610 6:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan ESPN2 L 17–455,062 6:00 p.m. Western Michigan ESPNU W 17–143,568
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Game summaries [ edit ] Illinois State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 (FCS) Redbirds 0 3 0 7 10 Huskies 3 0 7 14 24
At Utah [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 10 0 0 17 No. 13 Utes 0 21 7 7 35
At Nebraska [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 5 3 0 8 Cornhuskers 10 20 7 7 44
At Vanderbilt [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 10 8 18 Commodores 14 0 7 3 24
Ball State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 14 10 27 Huskies 14 3 0 3 20
At Ohio [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 10 0 12 17 39 Bobcats 7 14 0 15 36
At Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 7 7 7 24 RedHawks 0 7 14 6 27
1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 0 0 0 0 Huskies 7 14 14 14 49
At Central Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 7 0 0 10 Chippewas 21 17 0 10 48
At Toledo [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 7 14 3 31 Rockets 7 0 0 21 28
Eastern Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 7 24 7 45 Huskies 0 7 3 7 17
Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 7 7 14 Huskies 3 7 0 7 17
References [ edit ] ^ Gelston, Dan (January 11, 2019). "Temple hires Rod Carey from N. Illinois as coach" . AP NEWS . Retrieved August 21, 2019 . ^ "NIU hires Ravens' Hammock as head coach" . ESPN.com . January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2019 . ^ "NIU football: Hammock names three new assistant coaches" . Daily Chronicle . DeKalb, IL. January 25, 2019. ^ Carmin, Mike (February 11, 2019). "Northern Illinois hires Purdue assistant Derrick Jackson as defensive coordinator" . Lafayette Journal & Courier . Lafayette, IN. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll" . getsomemaction.com . Retrieved August 2, 2019 . ^ "2019 Northern Illinois Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
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