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NIU's football program was established in the late 19th century, playing its first ever game against DeKalb High School in 1899 and was led by coach John L. Keith to the team's first ever victory. NIU started out in the independent scene from 1899 through 1919 before joining the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference .
The 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by Thomas Hammock in his sixth year as the head coach. The Huskies played home games at Huskie Stadium, located in DeKalb, Illinois. [1]
The stadium is also used by all DeKalb County high school football teams for all home state football playoff games as this is the largest stadium and the only stadium with bleachers on both sides of the field in the DeKalb County School District. The GHSA held football championship games here in 1970, 1972, 1973, 1993, and 1995.
The 2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by fifth-year head coach Thomas Hammock and played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
DeKalb's 22 athletic teams are known as the Barbs.This name comes from the fact that barbed wire was invented in DeKalb.Over the past century DeKalb has been a charter member of six high school athletic conferences: The Northern Illinois Football Conference in 1916, the North Central Illinois Conference in 1929, the Upstate Eight Conference in 1963, the Western Sun Conference in 2006, the ...
DeKalb High School (1966–2010) IHSA Football Playoffs (2013–present, odd years) [ 4 ] Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium is a college football stadium located on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois .
The 2024 UIL Texas high school football playoffs are here, and plenty of Central Texas schools will be vying for a state title. ... DeKalb (9-1) vs Lone Oak (7-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Pattonville’s ...
[2] [3] The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. On November 9, the school announced that Hammock had signed a contract extension through the 2026 season. [4] With their win over Buffalo on November 17, the Huskies clinched the West Division championship and a berth in the MAC Championship Game. [5]