1982 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1982 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (3rd season)
MVP	Max Gill
Captain	Larry Alleyne, Rich Barrent, Max Gill, Jim Keogh, Larry Tharp
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium

1982 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	7	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	2	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Ohio	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 3–9
September 18	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 23–15
September 25	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–31
October 2	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	L 7–14
October 16	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 18–20
October 23	Eastern Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 10–0
October 30	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 3–27
November 6	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 36–0
November 13	Miami (OH)	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 12–7
November 20	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 19–13
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "1982 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".