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 Thomas Hammock Head Coach First Year: 2019 |
School: NIU Nickname: Huskies Current Conference: Mid-American Former Conference(s): IIAC, Big West Location: DeKalb, Illinois First year of football: 1899 |
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Name: Brigham Field at Huskie Year built: 1965 Capacity: 24,000 Playing Surface: FieldTurf |
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NIU CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR | CHAMPION(S) | CONFERENCE |
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| 2021 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 1983 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
NIU YEAR BY YEAR SCHEDULES AND SCORES
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NIU BOWL RECORD
| SCHOOL | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | TOTAL | WIN% |
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| NIU | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0.286 |
NIU BOWL HISTORY
| BOWL | DATE | WINNER | POINTS | LOSER | POINTS |
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| Cure Bowl | 17-Dec-2021 | Coastal Carolina | 47 | Northern Illinois | 41 |
| Boca Raton | 18-Dec-2018 | Alabama-Birmingham | 37 | Northern Illinois | 13 |
| Quick Lane | 26-Dec-2017 | Duke | 36 | Northern Illinois | 14 |
| Poinsettia | 23-Dec-2015 | Boise State | 55 | Northern Illinois | 7 |
| Boca Raton | 23-Dec-2014 | Marshall | 52 | Northern Illinois | 23 |
| Poinsettia | 26-Dec-2013 | Utah State | 21 | Northern Illinois | 14 |
| Orange | 01-Jan-2013 | Florida State | 31 | Northern Illinois | 10 |
| Godaddy.com | 08-Jan-2012 | Northern Illinois | 38 | Arkansas State | 20 |
| Famous Idaho Potato | 18-Dec-2010 | Northern Illinois | 40 | Fresno State | 17 |
| International | 02-Jan-2010 | South Florida | 27 | Northern Illinois | 3 |
| Independence | 28-Dec-2008 | Louisiana Tech | 17 | Northern Illinois | 10 |
| Poinsettia | 19-Dec-2006 | TCU | 37 | Northern Illinois | 7 |
| Silicon Valley | 30-Dec-2004 | Northern Illinois | 34 | Troy | 21 |
| California | 17-Dec-1983 | Northern Illinois | 20 | Cal State Fullerton | 13 |
NIU AP FINISHES
NIU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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NIU HEAD COACHES
| Year(s) | Coach | Years | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Win % | School |
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| 1969-1970 | Doc Urich | 2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0.300 | Northern Illinois |
| 1971-1975 | Jerry Ippoliti | 5 | 55 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 0.464 | Northern Illinois |
| 1976-1979 | Pat Culpepper | 4 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0.330 | Northern Illinois |
| 1980-1983 | Bill Mallory | 4 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0.568 | Northern Illinois |
| 1984-1984 | Lee Corso | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.409 | Northern Illinois |
| 1985-1990 | Jerry Pettibone | 6 | 66 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.508 | Northern Illinois |
| 1991-1995 | Charlie Sadler | 5 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0.327 | Northern Illinois |
| 1996-2007 | Joe Novak | 12 | 139 | 63 | 76 | 0 | 0.453 | Northern Illinois |
| 2008-2010 | Jerry Kill | 3 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0.590 | Northern Illinois |
| 2010-2010 | Tom Matukewicz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Northern Illinois |
| 2011-2012 | Dave Doeren | 2 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0.852 | Northern Illinois |
| 2012-2018 | Rod Carey | 7 | 82 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 0.634 | Northern Illinois |
| 2019-2019 | Thomas Hammock | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | Northern Illinois |
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