Northern Illinois football: A brief history

Northern Illinois: 

Location: DeKalb, Illinois
First Year of Football: 1899
Stadium: Huskie Stadium
Overall Record: 558-469-51
AP Top 25 Finishes:

• 2012: #22

Head Coach: Rod Carey (23-6)
Last five years record: 57-13 (3 MAC Champs, 5 Bowl Berths)
Best FBS Season (since 1980): 12-2 (2012: MAC Champs, 2013: Poinsettia Bowl)
Worst FBS Season (since 1980): 0-11 (1997)
FBS Conference Titles: 4

• 1983 MAC Champs
• 2005 MAC West Division Champions
• 2010 MAC West Division Champions
• 2011 MAC Champs
• 2012 MAC Champs
• 2013 MAC West Division Champions
• 2014 MAC Champs

Records versus opponents with 10+ meetings: 

• Akron: 9-5
• Ball St.: 20-20-2
• Beloit: 3-8
• Bowling Green: 8-11
• Central Michigan: 23-26-1
• Eastern Illinois: 26-10-1
• Eastern Michigan: 29-14-2
• Elmhurst: 16-0-1
• Illinois St.: 25-22-9
• Indiana St.: 5-5
• Kent St.: 19-7
• Mount Morris: 8-2-1
• Nebraska-Omaha: 8-6
• North Central: 7-3-2
• Ohio: 11-9
• Southern Illinois: 28-14-1
• Toledo: 13-29
• Western Illinois: 21-17-1
• Western Michigan: 17-23
• Wheaton: 28-10-3
• Wisconsin: 1-12
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 4-4-2
• Wisconsin-Whitewater: 12-6-1