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1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Redmond (4th season)
MVPDon Palochko, Vince Smith, Tim Dacy
CaptainTim Dacy, Tim Miller, Don Palochko, Vince Smith
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 4 1 0 8 3 0
Kent State 6 2 0 8 4 0
Ohio 6 2 0 7 4 0
Western Michigan 6 3 0 7 4 0
Central Michigan 4 3 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 4 3 0 6 5 0
Miami (OH) 2 4 0 3 8 0
Toledo 2 6 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0 2 9 0
Northern Illinois 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Pat Culpepper, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Wichita State*L 0–2127,311[1]
September 28Western MichiganL 6–37
September 25at Long Beach State*L 0–377,747[2]
October 9at Indiana State*L 10–28
October 16Illinois State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 7–3
October 23at Southern Illinois*L 0–54
October 30Ball State
L 7–33
November 6at ToledoL 2–17
November 13Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 9–31
November 20at OhioL 15–63
November 25at Kent StateL 0–42
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern bows on late surge". The Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "94-Yard Pass Play Helps Northridge to 3rd in Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "1976 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".