1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Doc Urich, the Huskies compiled a record of 3–7. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
MVPSteve Parker, James Patterson
CaptainJames Patterson, Bruce Bray
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia    10 1 0
No. 12 Houston    9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    8 2 1
Buffalo    6 3 0
Rutgers    6 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Florida State    6 3 1
Colgate    5 3 1
Air Force    6 4 0
West Texas State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Southern Miss    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Army    4 5 1
VPI    4 5 1
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marshall    3 7 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Tulane    3 7 0
Utah State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 8 0
Navy    1 9 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

This was Northern Illinois' first year at the highest level in college football, having made the transition from NCAA College Division to NCAA University Division after the previous season. The Huskies remained an independent for five more seasons until joining the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 1975.

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