2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Northern Illinois, the Toledo Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPMichael Turner, Larry Williams
CaptainEric Didesch, P. J. Fleck, Thomas Hammock, Vince Thompson, Tim Vincent, Larry Williams
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$  7 1   11 2  
UCF  6 2   7 5  
Miami (OH)  5 3   7 5  
Ohio  4 4   4 8  
Akron  3 5   4 8  
Kent State  1 7   3 9  
Buffalo  0 8   1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy  7 1   9 5  
Northern Illinois x  7 1   8 4  
Bowling Green  6 2   9 3  
Ball State  4 4   6 6  
Western Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Central Michigan  2 6   4 8  
Eastern Michigan  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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