2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Joe Novak in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–10 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (4th season)
MVP	Justin Anderson, Larry English
Captain	Britt Davis, Larry English, Tim McCarthy, Dan Nicholson
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Div							Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) xy		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 Division
Central Michigan xy$		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.

Novak retired after the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	2:30 pm	vs. Iowa*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	ESPNU	L 3–16	61,500
September 8	6:30 pm	No. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 31–34	24,182	[1]
September 15	11:00 am	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 19–21	20,012
September 22	4:00 pm	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPNGP	W 42–35	12,461
September 29	11:00 am	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 10–35	18,465
October 6	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 15–16	21,065
October 13	3:00 pm	Western Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 13–17	23,057
October 20	11:00 am	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 3–44	81,883
October 27	6:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 21–70	18,545
November 10	3:00 pm	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 27–20	13,831
November 17	2:30 pm	Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 24–35	34,517
November 24	3:00 pm	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	CSNC	L 21–27	8,237
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. Mullin, John (September 9, 2007). "Salukis great at beat the clock". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:6. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.