1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Peck (2nd season)
MVPDan Meyer
CaptainDan Meyer, Joseph Bertone
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     7 1 1
Parsons     9 2 0
Drake     8 2 0
Northern Illinois     8 2 0
Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
Santa Clara     7 2 0
Cortland     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Akron     6 3 0
Northern Michigan     6 3 1
Samford     6 3 1
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Eastern Michigan     5 3 1
Ashland     5 3 2
Northern Arizona     6 4 0
UC Santa Barbara     6 4 0
Boston University     5 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Colorado College     4 4 0
Wabash     4 4 1
Milwaukee     4 5 1
Southern Illinois     4 5 1
UC Riverside     4 5 0
Tampa     4 5 0
Rose Poly     3 4 1
Hawaii     4 6 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Mississippi Valley State     3 6 0
Lake Forest     2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     2 6 0

The 1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled a record of 8–2. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.