1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1979 record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Pat Culpepper (4th year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	8	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Toledo	7	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Western Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ohio	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Miami	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. 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 15	East Tennessee State*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 21–14
September 22	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 17–45
September 29	Long Beach State*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 3–9
October 6	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0
October 13	at Central Michigan		Perry Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	L 11–31
October 20	at Illinois State*		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	W 33–7
October 27	Southern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 11–21
November 3	Kent State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 25–0
November 10	Toledo		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 28–10
November 17	at Ball State		Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	L 0–42
November 24	Ohio		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	W 28–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.