1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Pat Culpepper in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1979 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
  • Pat Culpepper (4th season)
MVPFrank Lewandoski, Mike Pinckney
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $ 8 0 110 0 1
Toledo 7 1 17 3 1
Western Michigan 5 4 06 5 0
Ball State 4 4 06 5 0
Ohio 4 4 06 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 15 5 1
Miami (OH) 3 4 06 5 0
Bowling Green 3 5 04 7 0
Eastern Michigan 1 6 12 8 1
Kent State 1 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
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