2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2000
| team = Northern Illinois Huskies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Joe Novak
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Dan Roushar
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Justin McCareins
| mvp2 = Buster Sampson
| captain = Ryan Diem
| captain2 = Chris Finle
| captain3 = Justin McCareins
| captain4 = Cameron Saulsby
| captain5 = Kevin Selover
| stadium = Huskie Stadium
}}
{{2000 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2000
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Ryan Field
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 17–35
| attend = 23,352
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank = 5 (I-AA)
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 52–0
| attend = 24,682
| source = {{cite news |last1=Narang |first1=Bobby |title=Huskies silence I-AA Redbirds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93237047/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=January 22, 2022 |work=Daily Chronicle |date=September 10, 2000 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = PPV
| score = 14–31
| attend = 79,635
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dothan-eagle-tiger-romp-auburn-make/157482743/|work=The Dothan Eagle|title=Tiger romp; Auburn makes it look easy with 31–14 win over Northern Illinois|date=September 24, 2000|accessdate=October 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 43–14
| attend = 13,859
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = UCF
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 40–20
| attend = 18,148
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Rubber Bowl
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv =
| score = 52–35
| attend = 9,487
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = FSN
| score = 22–52
| attend = 27,523
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 73–10
| attend = 16,586
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 24–38
| attend = 13,354
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| tv =
| score = 32–39
| attend = 4,592
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 40–6
| attend = 6,016
}}
}}
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