1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = Northern Illinois Huskies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–5
| head_coach = Jerry Pettibone
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach = Mike Summers
| oc_year = 3rd
| def_coach = Tim McGuire
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme =
| captain = Kevin Cassidy
| captain2 = Paul Rogan
| captain3 = Claude Royster
| stadium = Huskie Stadium
}}
{{1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The 1990 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Pettibone in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled a record of 6–5. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank = T–17 (I-AA)
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = Dekalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 28–17
| attend = 12,380
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| tv =
| score = 14–60
| attend = 76,043
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv =
| score = 14–23
| attend = 21,154
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 42–35
| attend = 14,102
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 7–24
| attend = 26,798
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 73–18
| attend = 18,067
| source = {{cite news|title=Big West|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 7, 1990|page=C22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10426860/big_west_1990_1007/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 35–0
| attend = 6,631
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 49–7
| attend = 15,987
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-robinson-reaches-10/162861821/|work=The Daily Chronicle|title=Robinson reaches 1,000 yards, Huskies crush MSU|date=October 21, 1990|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Rubber Bowl
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv =
| score = 31–28
| attend = 7,032
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Ficklen Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv =
| score = 20–24
| attend = 20,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72758726/another-td-in-final-minutes-helps/|work=The News and Observer|title=Another TD in final minutes helps Pirates close with a win|date=November 11, 1990|accessdate=March 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| tv =
| score = 20–24
| attend = 16,325
}}
}}
References
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