1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Mandel Hester
  • Mitch Jacoby
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
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.