1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
1999 record	5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak (4th season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)
Seasons

Template:1999 Mid-American Conference football standings The 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 PM	Western Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		L 21–27	17,930
September 11	3:00 PM	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	WJYS	L 31–34	28,514
September 18	5:15 PM	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ESPN+	L 0–24	63,478
September 25	6:30 PM	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		L 21–24	19,213
October 2	6:00 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, New York		W 45–21	12,915
October 9	2:00 PM	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 37–17	18,482
October 16	12:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan		W 31–27	21,047
October 23	12:00 PM	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	W 50–7	11,690
October 30	3:00 PM	at No. 13 Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia	FSN	L 9–41	30,081
November 13	12:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		L 14–44	14,910
November 20	2:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 30–23	9,445
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time