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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{NCAATeamFootballSeason
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
| Year = 2011
{{Infobox college sports team season
| Team = Northern Illinois Huskies
| year = 2011
| Image = Northern illinois.gif
| team = Northern Illinois Huskies
| ImageSize =
| sport = football
| Conference = Mid-American Conference
| image = Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg
| ShortConference = MAC
| image_size =
| Division = West
| conference = [[Mid-American Conference]]
| CoachRank =
| division = West
| APRank =
| short_conf = MAC
| BCSRank =
| Record = 11–3
| record = 11–3
| ConfRecord = 7–1
| conf_record = 7–1
| HeadCoach = [[Dave Doeren]]
| head_coach = [[Dave Doeren]]
| hc_year = 1st
| OffCoach =
| off_coach = [[Matt Canada]]
| DefCoach =
| oc_year = 1st
| OScheme =
| DScheme =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = [[Jay Niemann]]
| StadiumArena = [[Huskie Stadium]] (30,076)<ref>http://www.collegegridirons.com/mac/HuskieStadium.htm</ref>
| dc_year = 1st
| Champion = GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions<br>MAC Champions<br>MAC West Division Co–Champions
| def_scheme =
| ConfChamp= [[2011 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]] vs. [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| mvp = [[Chandler Harnish]]
| ConfChampResult= {{nowrap|W 23–20}}
| captain = [[Chandler Harnish]], Trevor Olson, [[Sean Progar-Jackson|Sean Progar]], Pat Schiller
| BowlTourney = [[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]] vs. [[2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
| stadium = [[Huskie Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Northern Illinois Football Media Supplement|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/niu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/media-guide-1.pdf|publisher=Northern Illinois University|access-date=August 18, 2012|archive-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419104539/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/niu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/media-guide-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| BowlTourneyResult = {{nowrap|W 38–20}}
| champion = MAC champion<br />MAC West Division co-champion<br />GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
| uniform =
| conf_champ = [[2011 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]]
| conf_champ_result = W 23–20 vs. [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| bowl = [[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]]
| bowl_result = W 38–20 vs. [[2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
}}
}}
{{2011 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
{{2011 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The '''2011 [[Northern Illinois Huskies football]] team''' were the champions of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC), for the 2011 [[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season|football season]], winning the MAC championship game for the first time ever. Representing [[Northern Illinois University]], the Huskies compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS). The Huskies compete in the West Division of the MAC; 2011 marked their second consecutive division title. The [[head coach]] for the 2011 season was [[Dave Doeren]]; 2011 was the first year that Doeren, the former defensive coordinator for the [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin Badgers]], served as head coach for the Huskies. Doeren's team compiled a solid 11–3 record in the 2011 season, including victories in the [[2011 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]] and the [[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]] in January.
The '''2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team''' represented [[Northern Illinois University]] as a member of the West Division of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) during the [[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. Led by first-year head coach [[Dave Doeren]], the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with [[2011 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advance to the [[2011 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]], where the defeated [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]] to win the program's second MAC title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.niutoday.info/2011/12/02/champs-huskies-win-mac-football-crown/|title=Champs! Huskies win MAC football crown|website=NIU Today|access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> The Huskies were invited to the [[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]], where they beat [[2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]. This was the fourth consecutive season in which Northern Illinois made a trip to a [[bowl game]]. The team played home games at [[Huskie Stadium]] in [[DeKalb, Illinois]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB Schedule Start
{{CFB schedule
| time = yes
| rank = no
| ranklink =
| rankyear = 2011
| rankyear = 2011
| tv = yes
| poll = AP
| attend = yes
| timezone = Central

}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| w/l = w
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| date = September 3
| nonconf = yes
| w/l = w
| time = 6:00 PM
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[2011 Army Black Knights football team|Army]]
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Army Black Knights football team|Army]]
| site_stadium = [[Huskie Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Huskie Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb, IL]]
| tv = [[ESPN3]]
| tv = [[ESPN3]]
| gamename =
| score = 49–26
| score = 49–26
| attend = 17,003
| attend = 17,003<ref>http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312462459</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312462459|title=Army vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 3, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| date = September 10
| nonconf = yes
| w/l = l
| time = 6:00 PM
| nonconf = y
| away = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]]
| site_cityst = [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]]
| tv = [[Fox College Sports|FCS]]
| tv = [[Fox College Sports|FCS]]
| gamename =
| score = 42–45
| score = 42–45
| attend = 48,084
| attend = 48,084<ref>http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312532305</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312532305|title=Northern Illinois vs. Kansas - Box Score - September 10, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = l
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| date = September 17
| nonconf = yes
| w/l = l
| time = 2:30 PM
| nonconf = y
| away =
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opprank = 7
| opprank = 8
| opponent = [[2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| site_stadium = [[Soldier Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Soldier Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]]
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| gamename =
| score = 7–49
| score = 7–49
| attend = 41,068
| attend = 41,068<ref>http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312602459</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312602459|title=Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 17, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| date = September 24
| nonconf = yes
| w/l = w
| time = 2:30 PM
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team|Cal Poly]]
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team|Cal Poly]]
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| tv =
| gamename =
| score = 47–30
| score = 47–30
| attend = 14,321
| attend = 14,321<ref>http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312672459</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312672459|title=Cal Poly vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 24, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| date = October 1
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| w/l = l
| time = 2:30 PM
| away = y
| opponent = [[2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]]
| site_stadium = [[Kelly/Shorts Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Kelly/Shorts Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant, MI]]
| site_cityst = [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant, MI]]
| tv = ESPN3
| tv = ESPN3
| gamename =
| score = 41–48
| score = 41–48
| attend = 16,539
| attend = 16,539<ref>http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312742117</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312742117|title=Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - October 1, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| date = October 8
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State]]
| time = 2:30 PM
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State]]
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| tv =
| gamename =
| score = 40–10
| score = 40–10
| attend = 14,251
| attend = 14,251<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312812459|title=Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score|publisher=ESPN.com|date=October 8, 2011}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312812459|title=Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=October 8, 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| date = October 15
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| time = 2:30 PM
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]]
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]]
| homecoming = yes
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = [[Comcast SportsNet Chicago|CSNC]]
| tv = [[Comcast SportsNet Chicago|CSNC]]
| gamename =
| score = 51–22
| score = 51–22
| attend = 20,277
| attend = 20,277<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882459</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312882459|title = Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - October 15, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| date = October 22
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| time = 11:00 AM
| opponent = [[2011 Buffalo Bulls football team|Buffalo]]
| away = yes
| site_stadium = [[University at Buffalo Stadium]]
| neutral =
| site_cityst = [[Amherst, New York|Amherst, NY]]
| rank = no
| tv = [[ESPN Events|ESPN Plus]]
| opponent = [[2011 Buffalo Bulls football team|Buffalo]]
| score = 31–30
| site_stadium = [[UB Stadium]]
| attend = 13,370
| site_cityst = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312952084|title = Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
| tv = [[ESPN Plus|ESPN+]]
| gamename =
| score = 31–30
| attend = 13,370<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312952084</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| date = November 1
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| time = 6:00 PM
| away = y
| opponent = [[2011 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]
| site_stadium = [[Glass Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Glass Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo, OH]]
| site_cityst = [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo, OH]]
| tv = [[ESPN2]]
| tv = [[ESPN2]]
| gamename =
| score = 63–60
| score = 63–60
| attend = 19,004
| attend = 19,004<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313052649</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313052649|title = Northern Illinois vs. Toledo - Box Score - November 1, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| date = November 8
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| time = 7:00 PM
| away = y
| opponent = [[2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team|Bowling Green]]
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team|Bowling Green]]
| site_stadium = [[Doyt Perry Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Doyt Perry Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green, OH]]
| site_cityst = [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green, OH]]
| tv = [[ESPN2]]
| tv = ESPN2
| gamename =
| score = 45–14
| score = 45–14
| attend = 13,752
| attend = 13,752<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313120189</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313120189|title = Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - November 8, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| date = November 15
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[2011 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]
| time = 7:00 PM
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = [[ESPNU]]
| gamename = [[Bronze Stalk Trophy]]
| tv = [[ESPNU College Football|ESPNU]]
| gamename = [[Bronze Stalk Trophy|Battle for the Bronze Stalk]]
| score = 41–38
| score = 41–38
| attend = 12,391
| attend = 12,391<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313192459</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313192459|title = Ball State vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 15, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| time = 10:00 a.m.
| date = November 25
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team|Eastern Michigan]]
| time = 7:00 PM
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team|Eastern Michigan]]
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = [[ESPNU]]
| tv = ESPNU
| gamename =
| score = 18–12
| score = 18–12
| attend = 15,111
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313282459|title=Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 25, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
| attend = 15,111
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = w
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| date = December 2
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| time = 7:00 PM
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| site_stadium = [[Ford Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Ford Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit, MI]]
| site_cityst = [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]
| gamename = [[2011 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]]
| tv = ESPN2
| tv = ESPN2
| gamename = [[2011 MAC Championship Game|MAC Championship Game]]
| score = 23–20
| score = 23–20
| attend = 13,052
| attend = 13,052<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313362459</ref>
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313362459|title = Ohio vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - December 2, 2011 - ESPN}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
| date = January 8, 2012
| date = January 8, 2012
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| w/l = w
| time = 8:00 PM
| nonconf = y
| away =
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
| neutral = y
| site_stadium = [[Ladd–Peebles Stadium]]
| rank = no
| site_cityst = [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, AL]]
| opponent = [[2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
| gamename = [[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Ladd-Peebles Stadium]]
| tv = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| site_cityst = [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, AL]]
| score = 38–20
| tv = [[ESPN]]
| attend = 38,734
| gamename = [[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]]
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=320082459|title = Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - January 8, 2012 - ESPN}}</ref>
| score = 38–20
| attend = 38,734<ref>http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=320082459</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|poll=[[Coaches Poll]] released prior to game|timezone=[[Eastern Time]]}}

===Scores by quarter===
{|
|- align="left"
|{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road='''Northern Illinois'''
|R1= 93
|R2= 149
|R3= 119
|R4= 114
|Home=Opponents
|H1= 94
|H2= 78
|H3= 76
|H4= 136
}}
}}
|}


==Regular season==
==Game summaries==
===Army ===
===Army===
{{See also|2011 Army Black Knights football team}}
{{See also|2011 Army Black Knights football team}}
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}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 0–1
| 1992
| Army, 21–14
|}

{{-}}


===Kansas===
===Kansas===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 1–0
| 1983
| NIU, 37–34
|}

{{-}}


===Wisconsin===
===Wisconsin===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 1–11
| 2009
| WISC, 28–20
|}

{{-}}


===Cal Poly===
===Cal Poly===
{{See also2| [[2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team]]}}
{{see also|2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team}}
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{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road= Mustangs
|Road= Mustangs
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 0–0
| First Meeting
| &nbsp;
|}

{{-}}


===Central Michigan===
===Central Michigan===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 13–12
| 2010
| NIU, 33–7
|}

{{-}}


===Kent State===
===Kent State===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 15–3
| 2008
| NIU, 42–14
|}

{{-}}


===Western Michigan===
===Western Michigan===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 13–22
| 2010
| NIU, 28–21
|}

{{-}}


===Buffalo===
===Buffalo===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 6–1
| 2010
| NIU, 45–14
|}

{{-}}


===Toledo===
===Toledo===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 9–28
| 2010
| NIU, 65–30
|}

{{-}}


===Bowling Green===
===Bowling Green===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 6–9
| 2008
| NIU, 16–13
|}

{{-}}


===Ball State===
===Ball State===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 14–19–1
| 2010
| NIU, 59–21
|}

{{-}}


===Eastern Michigan===
===Eastern Michigan===
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 17–5–2
| 2010
| NIU, 71–3
|}

{{-}}


===Ohio–MAC Championship Game===
===Ohio ([[2011 MAC Championship Game]])===
{{See also|2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|2011 MAC Championship Game}}
{{See also|2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|2011 MAC Championship Game}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Overall Record
! Last Meeting
! Result
|-
| 9–9
| 2009
| Ohio, 38–31
|}

{{-}}


===Arkansas State – GoDaddy.com Bowl===
===Arkansas State ([[2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl]])===
{{See also|2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl}}
{{See also|2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
{{Linescore Amfootball|
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}}
}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"

|-
==Statistics==
! Overall Record
===Points by quarter===
! Last Meeting
{|
! Result
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|{{Linescore Amfootball|
| 6–1
|Road='''Northern Illinois'''
| 1996
|R1= 93
| NIU, 31–30
|R2= 149
|R3= 119
|R4= 114
|Home=Opponents
|H1= 94
|H2= 78
|H3= 76
|H4= 136
}}
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 16 July 2024

2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Niemann (1st season)
MVPChandler Harnish
CaptainChandler Harnish, Trevor Olson, Sean Progar, Pat Schiller
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Temple   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Miami (OH)   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Buffalo   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advance to the MAC Championship Game, where the defeated Ohio to win the program's second MAC title.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they beat Arkansas State. This was the fourth consecutive season in which Northern Illinois made a trip to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 p.m.Army*
ESPN3W 49–2617,003[3]
September 106:00 p.m.at Kansas*
FCSL 42–4548,084[4]
September 172:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Wisconsin*
ESPN3L 7–4941,068[5]
September 242:30 p.m.Cal Poly*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 47–3014,321[6]
October 12:30 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3L 41–4816,539[7]
October 82:30 p.m.Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–1014,251[8]
October 152:30 p.m.Western Michigandagger
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CSNCW 51–2220,277[9]
October 2211:00 a.m.at Buffalo
ESPN PlusW 31–3013,370[10]
November 16:00 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2W 63–6019,004[11]
November 87:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN2W 45–1413,752[12]
November 157:00 p.m.Ball State
ESPNUW 41–3812,391[13]
November 2510:00 a.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUW 18–1215,111[14]
December 27:00 p.m.vs. Ohio
ESPN2W 23–2013,052[15]
January 8, 20128:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*
ESPNW 38–2038,734[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Army

[edit]
See also: 2011 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 6 0 0 20 26
Huskies 14 21 14 0 49

Kansas

[edit]
See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42
Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 45

Wisconsin

[edit]
See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Badgers 14 14 14 7 49
Huskies 7 0 0 0 7

Cal Poly

[edit]
See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 10 13 30
Huskies 13 21 0 13 47

Central Michigan

[edit]
See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 6 25 41
Chippewas 17 0 14 17 48

Kent State

[edit]
See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 20 6 7 40

Western Michigan

[edit]
See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 6 9 0 7 22
Huskies 0 13 24 14 51

Buffalo

[edit]
See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 14 0 31
Bulls 3 7 0 20 30

Toledo

[edit]
See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 21 7 14 21 63
Rockets 14 10 14 22 60

Bowling Green

[edit]
See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 10 7 14 45
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14

Ball State

[edit]
See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 7 7 38
Huskies 0 14 14 13 41

Eastern Michigan

[edit]
See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 6 12
Huskies 7 5 6 0 18

Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)

[edit]
See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2011 MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 10 10 0 0 20
Huskies 0 0 7 16 23

Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)

[edit]
See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 13 0 0 7 20
Huskies 7 14 7 10 38

Statistics

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Points by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 93 149 119 114 475
Opponents 94 78 76 136 384

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Northern Illinois Football Media Supplement" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Champs! Huskies win MAC football crown". NIU Today. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Army vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 3, 2011 - ESPN".
  4. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Kansas - Box Score - September 10, 2011 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 17, 2011 - ESPN".
  6. ^ "Cal Poly vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - September 24, 2011 - ESPN".
  7. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - October 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  8. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - October 15, 2011 - ESPN".
  10. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN".
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Toledo - Box Score - November 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  12. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - November 8, 2011 - ESPN".
  13. ^ "Ball State vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 15, 2011 - ESPN".
  14. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 25, 2011 - ESPN".
  15. ^ "Ohio vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - December 2, 2011 - ESPN".
  16. ^ "Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - January 8, 2012 - ESPN".


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