1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1980 record	7–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (1st season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)
Seasons

1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan †	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ball State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ohio	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Michigan]]	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. The Huskies played under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by new head coach Bill Mallory, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at Long Beach State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 16–9
September 13	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 17–18
September 20	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 6–35
September 27	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 22–21
October 4	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 20–17
October 11	Illinois State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 18–28
October 18	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 21–0
October 25	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 17–14
November 1	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 35–14
November 8	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–13
November 22	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 38–6
*Non-conference game