1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	8–2
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Peck (2nd season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity 20,257)
Seasons

The 1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 1966 college football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach Howard Fletcher.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Butler (IN)*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 34–6
September 24	Kent State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 28–13
October 1	Central Michigan*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 20–13
October 8	at Ball State*	Muncie, IN	W 38–24
October 15	Bradley (IL)*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 49–18
October 22	at Hillsdale (MI)*	Hillsdale, MI	W 14–7
October 29	Akron*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 31–18
November 5	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 8–27
November 12	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 44–6
November 19	Wisconsin-Milwaukee*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 48–8
*Non-conference game