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Northern Illinois Huskies schedule

NCAA · Mountain West · 2026

Schedule

2026 · 12 games · times ET
Bye weeks →Times & broadcasts subject to change
WK 019/5
AT
Iowa
BTN · FINAL
L 0–40
WK 029/12
VS
Illinois State
MW+ · FINAL
L 24–28
WK 039/19
AT
Arizona
TNT · FINAL
L 17–42
WK 049/26
AT
Georgia State
ESPN+ · FINAL
L 14–35
WK 05Open DateNext: Air Force · Oct 10
WK 0610/10
VS
Air ForceMountain West
CBSSN · FINAL
L 7–28
WK 0710/17
AT
WyomingMountain West
The CW Network · FINAL
L 23–41
WK 0810/24
VS
Hawai'iMountain West
MW+ · FINAL
L 21–56
WK 0910/31
AT
UNLVMountain West
10:30 PM ET · CBSSN
→
WK 1011/7
AT
San José StateMountain West
4:00 PM ET · MW+
→
WK 1111/14
VS
NevadaMountain West
TBD · MW+
→
WK 1211/21
AT
North Dakota StateMountain West
4:00 PM ET · The CW Network
→
WK 1311/28
VS
UTEPMountain West
TBD · MW+
→
Program & Venue
Program
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois University
Conference Mountain WestFootball began 1899Location DeKalb, Illinois
Home
Huskie Stadium
23,595Listed capacity
Location DeKalb, Illinois
Coaching staff
Head coach
Offensive coordinator
Identity
Mascot Victor E. Huskie
Cardinal Primary
Cardinal Secondary