2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team information
American college football season
2002Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Division
West Division
Record
8–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Joe Novak (7th season)
MVP
Michael Turner, Larry Williams
Captain
Eric Didesch, P. J. Fleck, Thomas Hammock, Vince Thompson, Tim Vincent, Larry Williams
Home stadium
Huskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$
7
–
1
11
–
2
UCF
6
–
2
7
–
5
Miami (OH)
5
–
3
7
–
5
Ohio
4
–
4
4
–
8
Akron
3
–
5
4
–
8
Kent State
1
–
7
3
–
9
Buffalo
0
–
8
1
–
11
West Division
Toledo xy
7
–
1
9
–
5
Northern Illinois x
7
–
1
8
–
4
Bowling Green
6
–
2
9
–
3
Ball State
4
–
4
6
–
6
Western Michigan
3
–
5
4
–
8
Central Michigan
2
–
6
4
–
8
Eastern Michigan
1
–
7
3
–
9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Northern Illinois, the Toledo Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
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