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1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1980 record7–4 (4–3 MAC)
Head coachBill Mallory (1st season)
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
v · d · e 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Long Beach State*
W 16–9
September 13Ball StateL 17–18
September 20Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–35
September 27at Ohio
W 22–21
October 4at Southern Illinois*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 20–17
October 11Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 18–28
October 18Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 21–0
October 25at Wichita State*
W 17–14
November 1at Kent State
W 35–14
November 8at ToledoL 6–13
November 22Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–6
  • *Non-conference game

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