1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
MVPMandel Hester, Mitch Jacoby, Charles Talley
CaptainMandel Hester, Mitch Jacoby
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Army       10 2  
Navy       9 3  
No. 19 Notre Dame       8 3  
East Carolina       8 3  
Louisiana Tech       6 5  
UAB       5 6  
UCF       5 6  
Southwestern Louisiana       5 6  
Northeast Louisiana       5 6  
Arkansas State       4 7  
Northern Illinois       1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled a record of 1–10. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.