2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
American college football season
The 2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | at Northwestern* | | | L 17–35 | 23,352 | |
September 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 (I-AA) Illinois State* | | | W 52–0 | 24,682 | [1] |
September 23 | 4:00 pm | at No. 20 Auburn* | | PPV | L 14–31 | 79,635 | |
September 30 | 12:00 pm | at Ball State | | | W 43–14 | 13,859 | |
October 7 | 1:00 pm | UCF*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | W 40–20 | 18,148 | |
October 14 | 6:00 pm | at Akron | | | W 52–35 | 9,487 | |
October 21 | 12:00 pm | at Western Michigan | | FSN | L 22–52 | 27,523 | |
October 28 | 12:00 pm | Buffalo | | ESPN Plus | W 73–10 | 16,586 | |
November 4 | 1:00 pm | Toledo | | | L 24–38 | 13,354 | |
November 11 | 12:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | | | L 32–39 | 4,592 | |
November 18 | 1:00 pm | Central Michigan | | | W 40–6 | 6,016 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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