1992 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1992 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Charlie Sadler, the Huskies compiled a record of 5–6. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1992 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Charlie Sadler (2nd season)
Captain	Brad Capes, Rob Wagner, Larry Wynn
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	1
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisville			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati			–					3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 14–30	50,015
September 12	6:30 pm	Illinois State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 26–19	13,302
September 19		at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 31–0
September 26	1:05 pm	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 17–18	50,688
October 3	6:30 pm	Middle Tennessee State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 13–21	12,632
October 10	1:00 pm	Southern Miss	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	SCC	W 23–10	14,246	[1]
October 24	1:00 pm	Liberty*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 27–21	12,105	[2]
October 31		at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 7–13	14,125
November 7		at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 23–15
November 14		at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 14–21	32,391
November 21	1:00 pm	Toledo*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	SCC	L 8–25	5,220
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. "NIU back knows winning". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Northern Illinois wards off scrappy Liberty 27–21". The Daily Chronicle. October 25, 1992. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1992 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".