Northern Illinois Huskies football

Northern Illinois Huskies
2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
First season	1899
Athletic director	Sean Frazier
Head coach	Thomas Hammock 5th season, 17–28 (.378)
Stadium	Huskie Stadium (capacity: 23,595 Record: 28,221)
Field	Brigham Field
Year built	1965
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	DeKalb, Illinois
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	Mid-American
Division	West
Past conferences	Independent (1899–1919) IIAC (1920–24) Independent (1925–1927) IIAC (1928–1965) Independent (1966–1972) Mid-American (1973–1985) Independent (1986–1992) Big West (1993–1995) Independent (1996)
All-time record	562–480–51 (.538)
Bowl record	5–10 (.333)
Claimed national titles	1 (1963)
Conference titles	12 (1938, 1944, 1951, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021)
Division titles	12 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021)
Rivalries	Ball State, Bronze Stalk Trophy Miami (OH), Mallory Cup
Consensus All-Americans	2
Colors	Cardinal and black[1]
Fight song	"Huskie Fight Song"[2]
Mascot	Victor E. Huskie[3]
Marching band	The Pride of the Midwest[4]
Website	NIUHuskies.com

The Northern Illinois Huskies football team are a college football program representing Northern Illinois University (NIU) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. NIU football plays its home games at Huskie Stadium on the campus of the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

The Huskies compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a member of the West Division, where they have won six championships in 1983, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2021. They have played in twelve post-season bowl games since 2004, most notably the 2013 Orange Bowl.