2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing second in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois was invited to the International Bowl, where they lost to South Florida . The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (2nd season)
MVPChad Spann, Jake Coffman
CaptainEddie Adamski, Brandon Bice, David Bryant, Jake Coffman, Landon Cox, Cory Hanson, Chandler Harnish, Jason Onyebuagu
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 1   9 5  
Temple x  7 1   9 4  
Bowling Green  6 2   7 6  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
Buffalo  3 5   5 7  
Akron  2 6   3 9  
Miami (OH)  1 7   1 11  
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$  8 0   12 2  
Northern Illinois  5 3   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Toledo  3 5   5 7  
Ball State  2 6   2 10  
Eastern Michigan  0 8   0 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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