Northern Illinois Huskies football
| Northern Illinois Huskies football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1899; 127 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Sean Frazier | ||
| Head coach | Rob Harley (Interim) 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois | ||
| Stadium | Huskie Stadium (capacity: 28,211) | ||
| Field | Brigham Field | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Mountain West | ||
| Colors | Cardinal and black | ||
| All-time record | 622–541–51 (.533) | ||
| Bowl record | 6–10 (.375) | ||
| National championships | |||
| Claimed | Div. II: 1963 | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| IIAC: 1938, 1944 IIAC: 1951, 1963, 1964, 1965 MAC: 1983, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| MAC West: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 2 | ||
| Rivalries | Ball State (rivalry) | ||
| Fight song | "Huskie Fight Song" | ||
| Mascot | Victor E. Huskie | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of the Midwest | ||
| Website | NIUHuskies.com | ||
The Northern Illinois Huskies football team are a college football program representing Northern Illinois University (NIU) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. NIU football plays its home games at Huskie Stadium on the campus of the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.
The Huskies completed the most recent of their two stints in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the 2025 season, having first played in the conference from 1975 to 1985 before returning in 1997. They won six MAC championships – in 1983, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2021. NIU has played in 12 postseason bowl games since 2004, most notably the 2013 Orange Bowl.
The Huskies have agreed to move to the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member in 2026.