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1981 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–7 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (2nd season)
MVPLarry Alleyne
CaptainMike Chelovich, John Gibbons, Pat O'Shea
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ball State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Long Beach State*L 7–1721,819
September 19at Central MichiganL 10–17
September 26Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–715,387
October 3at Ball StateL 0–2316,879
October 10Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–3121,053
October 17Bowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–1713,558
October 24at Eastern MichiganW 30–7
October 31Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 12–23
November 7Ohio
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–14
November 14at Miami (OH)L 3–30
November 21Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 0–31
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Long Beach St. 17, N. Illinois 7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  2. "Goal line stand stops N. Illinois". Chicago Tribune. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Law, Huskies pummel Redbirds". The Daily Chronicle. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ball State blanks MAC for No. Illinois, 23–0". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kent State cages Huskies". The Dispatch. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Falcons 17, Huskies 10". The Muncie Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Northern Illinois 30, Eastern Michigan 7". The Times Herald. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "WMU 'army' destroys Huskies". The Daily Chronicle. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Northern Illinois topples Ohio, 38–14". The Pantagraph. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Peterson, Jones lead Miami". Palladium-Item. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Toledo wins MAC by defeating N. Illinois". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1981 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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