The 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were led by head coach Joe Novak , who would retire at the end of the season.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 2:30 PM vs. Iowa * ESPNU L 3–1661,500
September 8 6:30 PM Southern Illinois * CSNC L 31–3424,182
September 15 11:00 AM Eastern Michigan ESPN+ L 19–2120,012
September 22 4:00 PM at Idaho * ESPNGP W 42–3512,461
September 29 11:00 AM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ L 10–3518,465
October 6 12:00 PM at Temple L 15–1621,065
October 13 3:00 PM Western Michigan CSNC L 13–1723,057
October 20 11:00 AM at Wisconsin * BTN L 3–4481,883
October 27 6:00 PM at Toledo L 21–7018,545
November 10 3:00 PM Kent State CSNC W 27–2013,831
November 17 2:30 PM Navy * CSTV L 24–3534,517
November 24 3:00 PM Ball State CSNC L 21–278,237
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Div
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
W
L
East
Miami x y
4
–
2
5
–
2
6
–
7
Bowling Green x
4
–
2
6
–
2
8
–
5
Buffalo x
4
–
2
5
–
3
5
–
7
Ohio
3
–
3
4
–
4
6
–
6
Temple
3
–
3
4
–
4
4
–
8
Akron
2
–
4
3
–
5
4
–
8
Kent State
1
–
5
1
–
7
3
–
9
West
Central Michigan x y †
4
–
1
6
–
1
8
–
6
Ball State x
4
–
1
5
–
2
7
–
6
Eastern Michigan
3
–
2
3
–
4
4
–
8
Western Michigan
2
–
3
3
–
4
5
–
7
Toledo
2
–
3
3
–
5
5
–
7
Northern Illinois
0
–
5
1
–
6
2
–
10
Championship : Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll
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