# 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advance to the MAC Championship Game, where the defeated Ohio to win the program's second MAC title. The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they beat Arkansas State. This was the fourth consecutive season in which Northern Illinois made a trip to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Army* | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | W 49–26 | 17,003 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FCS | L 42–45 | 48,084 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Wisconsin* | Soldier FieldChicago, IL | ESPN3 | L 7–49 | 41,068 |
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Cal Poly* | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | | W 47–30 | 14,321 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | L 41–48 | 16,539 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Kent State | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | | W 40–10 | 14,251 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | CSNC | W 51–22 | 20,277 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Buffalo | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN Plus | W 31–30 | 13,370 |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN2 | W 63–60 | 19,004 |
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN2 | W 45–14 | 13,752 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | ESPNU | W 41–38 | 12,391 |
| November 25 | 10:00 a.m. | Eastern Michigan | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPNU | W 18–12 | 15,111 |
| December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Ohio | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) | ESPN2 | W 23–20 | 13,052 |
| January 8, 2012 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas State* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–20 | 38,734 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 |
| Huskies | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 49 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #8 Badgers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Huskies | 13 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 47 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 41 |
| Chippewas | 17 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 48 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Huskies | 7 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 40 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Huskies | 0 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 51 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Bulls | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 21 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
| Rockets | 14 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 60 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Huskies | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 |

### Ohio (2011 MAC Championship Game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |

### Arkansas State (2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

## Statistics
### Points by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northern Illinois | 93 | 149 | 119 | 114 | 475 |
| Opponents | 94 | 78 | 76 | 136 | 384 |