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 season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)
Seasons

Template:1977 Mid-American Conference football standings The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. 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	Site	Result
September 3	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	L 2–25
September 10	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	L 0–38
September 17	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	L 3–14
September 24	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan	L 21–49
October 1	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, Illinois	L 7–16
October 8	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	L 21–25
October 15	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana	L 6–31
October 22	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 28–0
October 29	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio	W 21–18
November 5	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	L 9–27
November 19	Ohio	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 20–6
*Non-conference game