2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division champion
Humanitarian Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–3 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (3rd season)
MVPChandler Harnish
CaptainJake Coffman, Landon Cox, Ricky Crider, Chandler Harnish, Alex Kube, Trevor Olson, Jason Schepler, Tracy Wilson
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   7 1     10 4  
Ohio   6 2     8 5  
Temple   5 3     8 4  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Bowling Green   1 7     2 10  
Buffalo   1 7     2 10  
Akron   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0     11 3  
Toledo   7 1     8 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     6 6  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MAC's West Division title. The team advanced to the MAC Championship, where they lost the Miami RedHawks. Northern Illinois was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl, where they defeated Fresno State. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill during the regular season and for the MAC title game before KIll resigned to become the head football coach at the University of Minnesota. Tom Matukewicz was appointed interim head coach for the bowl game.[2] The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

The season was the third consecutive in which Northern Illinois played in a bowl game. The team's victory in the Humanitarian Bowl was first bowl game win for the Huskies since the 2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic.

  1. ^ "2010 Northern Illinois Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tom Matukewicz named NIU football interim head coach | NIU Today". Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.