2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
American college football season
The 2004 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win Northern Illinois, Toledo Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Northern Illinois was invited to the Silicon Valley Football Classic, where they beat Troy. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 5:00 pm | at No. 22 Maryland* | | | L 20–23 | 51,830 | |
September 11 | 3:00 pm | Southern Illinois* | | CSNC | W 23–22 | 28,071 | [1] |
September 18 | 11:30 am | at Iowa State* | | FSN | L 41–48 | 39,902 | |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | Bowling Green | | ESPN2 | W 34–17 | 25,819 | |
October 2 | 3:00 pm | Akron | | CSNC | W 49–19 | 26,266 | |
October 9 | 5:00 pm | at UCF | | | W 30–28 | 16,555 | |
October 16 | 3:00 pm | Central Michigan | | CSNC | W 42–10 | 27,385 | |
October 23 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | | ESPN Plus | W 59–38 | 14,461 | |
October 30 | 3:00 pm | at Ball State | | CSNC | W 38–31 OT | 10,149 | |
November 9 | 6:30 pm | Toledo | | ESPN2 | L 17–31 | 27,719 | |
November 20 | 12:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | | CSNC | W 34–16 | 4,251 | |
December 30 | 10:00 pm | vs. Troy* | | ESPN2 | W 34–21 | 21,456 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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