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1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Roushar (1st as OC; 2nd overall season)
MVPDuane Hawthorne, Deon Mitchell
CaptainPerry Amoo, Orlando Bowen, Deon Mitchell
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Miami (OH) x   7 – 1     10 – 1  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Ohio   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Kent State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
West Division
Toledo x   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Ball State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat Western Michigan
L 23–3735,107
September 1211:30 amat No. 5 Kansas State*
FSNL 7–7341,967
September 196:30 pmEastern Illinois*
L 10–2420,184
October 31:00 pmat Ball State
L 13–1816,829
October 105:00 pmat UCF*
L 17–3830,415
October 1711:00 amCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 16–615,012
October 245:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
W 26–148,423
October 3111:00 amToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNL 3–1614,931
November 711:30 amMiami (OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–4115,867
November 1412:00 pmat Ohio
L 12–2816,172
November 2112:30 pmBowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 23–3411,380
  • *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. ^ "1998 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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