1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1977 record	3–8 (2–5 MAC)
Head coach	Pat Culpepper (2nd year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Ball State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kent State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Toledo	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1977 college football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: Division I, also known as the University Division. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 3	Eastern Michigan		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 2–25
September 10	at Louisville*		Fairgrounds Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 0–38
September 17	at Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 3–14
September 24	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 21–49
October 1	at Illinois State*		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	L 7–16
October 8	Central Michigan		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 21–25
October 15	at Ball State		Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	L 6–31
October 22	Southern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 28–0
October 29	at Kent State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	W 21–18
November 5	Toledo		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 9–27
November 19	Ohio		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 20–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.