2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team information
American college football season
2003Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Division
West Division
Record
10–2 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Joe Novak (8th season)
MVP
Michael Turner, Vinson Reynolds
Captain
Randee Drew, Nick Duffy, P. J. Fleck, Akil Grant, Michael Turner
Home stadium
Huskie Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$
8
–
0
13
–
1
Marshall
6
–
2
8
–
4
Akron
5
–
3
7
–
5
Kent State
4
–
4
5
–
7
UCF
2
–
6
3
–
9
Ohio
1
–
7
2
–
10
Buffalo
1
–
7
1
–
11
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x
7
–
1
11
–
3
Northern Illinois
6
–
2
10
–
2
Toledo
6
–
2
8
–
4
Western Michigan
4
–
4
5
–
7
Ball State
3
–
5
4
–
8
Eastern Michigan
2
–
6
3
–
9
Central Michigan
1
–
7
3
–
9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MAC's West Division. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Northern Illinois was not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
and 21 Related for: 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team information
The NorthernIllinoisHuskiesfootballteam are a college football program representing NorthernIllinois University (NIU) in the Football Bowl Subdivision...
The NorthernIllinoisHuskies baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of NorthernIllinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United...
The 2002 NorthernIllinoisHuskiesfootballteam represented NorthernIllinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference...
The 2004 NorthernIllinoisHuskiesfootballteam represented NorthernIllinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference...
The NorthernIllinoisHuskiesfootball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the NorthernIllinoisHuskiesfootball program in various...
universities in Illinois that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's, Division I. The athletic teams are known as the Huskies and compete...
The NorthernIllinoisHuskies softball (officially NIU Huskies softball) team is the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I college...
stadium played host to its first official NIU football game on November 6, when the Huskies defeated the Illinois State Redbirds, 48–6. Through 1968, the playing...
The NorthernIllinoisHuskies wrestling team represents NorthernIllinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. NIU wrestling started competing in 1931...
Washington Huskiesfootballteam represented the University of Washington during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Chris Petersen led the team in...
March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . "Huskies Face Ichabods Tonight". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. September 23, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved...
indoor and outdoor shot put as a senior. At NorthernIllinois University, Diem played for the Huskiesfootballteam for four seasons from 1997 to 2000 and...
Huskies were ranked as high as #12 in the AP Poll, #14 in the Coaches' Poll, and #10 in the BCS rankings. In the 2004 season, Novak led the Huskies to...
Hammock (born July 7, 1981) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at NorthernIllinois University (NIU), a position he has held since...
"Rod Carey – Football Coach". "2012 NorthernIllinoisHuskies Stats". "Rod Carey replaces Dave Doeren". 3 December 2012. "NorthernIllinois coach Rod Carey...
Kassel Huskies Sportmanagement GmbH. So within DEL, Kassel officially became known as the Kassel Huskies, named after the Siberian husky. The Huskies made...
2012 ACC Championship. The NorthernIllinoisHuskies became the first MAC team to earn a BCS berth by being the 15th ranked team in the nation. A school...
of NorthernIllinois University people includes notable alumni, non-graduates, faculty and staff, chief executives, and affiliates of the Northern Illinois...
place), including a 17–40 postseason loss to the 2010 NorthernIllinoisHuskiesfootballteamHuskies in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl. When Nebraska met Washington...
Global Information