1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
| 1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football | |
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MAC champion California Bowl champion | |
California Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Cal State Fullerton | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (8–1 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Joe Novak (4th season) |
| MVP | Tim Tyrrell |
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| Home stadium | Huskie Stadium |
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| Northern Illinois $ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bill Mallory in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, winning he MAC title. Northern Illinois was invited to the California Bowl, where they beat played Cal State Fullerton. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
The Huskies won their conference championship since 1965, since the 1965 team won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) title during the final years of the conference's existence. The Huskies' trip to the California Bowl was also their first bowl game since 1965 and first bowl win since the 1963 team won the Mineral Water Bowl and was ranked atop the AP small college football rankings.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Kansas* | W 37–34 | 26,000 | [1] | |
| September 10 | at Wisconsin* | L 9–37 | 56,941 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at Kent State | W 38–7 | 8,321 | [3] | |
| October 1 | at Ball State | W 27–14 | 15,075 | [4] | |
| October 8 | Western Michigan | W 27–3 | 26,250 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at Eastern Michigan | W 34–15 | 8,010 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Bowling Green |
| W 24–23 | 18,500 | [7] |
| October 29 | at Miami (OH) | W 17–0 | 27,866 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Central Michigan | L 14–30 | 19,274 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Toledo |
| W 26–10 | 27,700 | [10] |
| November 19 | Ohio |
| W 41–17 | 21,500 | [11] |
| December 17 | vs. Cal State Fullerton* | W 20–13 | 20,464 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "N. Illinois stuns KU by 37–34". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers trample Northern Illinois". The Marion Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weak Kent State stumbles to 16th straight loss 38–7". St. Petersburg Times. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois runner shreds Ball State, 27–14". The South Bend Tribune. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Home is sweet for Northern". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richardson, Huskies clip E. Mich". The Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois rallies past Bowling Green 24–23". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense paves way for red-hot NIU". The Daily Chronicle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Illinois feels CMU's fury". The Flint Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies cut down Toledo". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NIU is California-bound". Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Weyler (December 18, 1983). "Northern Illinois gambles and beats Fullerton, 20–13". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-6. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1983 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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