1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Summers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (5th season)
Captains
  • Kevin Cassidy
  • Paul Rogan
  • Claude Royster
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
  –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Pettibone in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled a record of 6–5. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:30 pmNo. T–17 (I-AA) Eastern IllinoisW 28–1712,380[1]
September 81:30 pmat No. 10 NebraskaL 14–6076,043[2]
September 156:30 pmat ToledoL 14–2321,154[3]
September 226:30 pmKansas State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–3514,102[4]
September 2911:30 amat NorthwesternESPNL 7–2426,798[5]
October 61:00 pmNo. 24 Fresno State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 73–1818,067[6]
October 131:00 pmArkansas State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 35–06,631[7]
October 201:00 pmMurray State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–715,987[8]
November 312:00 pmat AkronW 31–287,032[9]
November 1012:30 pmat East CarolinaL 20–2420,100[10]
November 177:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaL 20–2416,325[11]

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References

  1. ^ "NIU's air game downs Eastern". Southern Illinoisan. September 2, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nebraska offense rolls, 60–14". The Grand Island Independent. September 9, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Toledo defeats Northern Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 16, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats suffer first loss on TD run with 40 seconds left". The Olathe Daily News. September 23, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Christian removes NU load". The Times-Mail. September 30, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "See ya, top 25: N. Illinois rips Fresno 73–18". The Sacramento Bee. October 7, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A-State blitzed by N. Illinois". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Robinson reaches 1,000 yards, Huskies crush MSU". The Daily Chronicle. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "N. Illinois passes Akron test". Chicago Tribune. November 4, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Another TD in final minutes helps Pirates close with a win". The News and Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USL's Ragin' Cajuns rally to defeat Northern Illinois". The Leesville Daily Leader. November 18, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".