1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1976 record	1–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach	Pat Culpepper (1st year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

The 1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1976 college football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: Division I, also known as the University Division. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by first year head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	8	–	3	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Kent State	8	–	4	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio	7	–	4	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	7	–	4	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	4	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	6	–	5	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	8	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Toledo	3	–	8	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan	2	–	9	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	1	–	10	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 11		at Wichita State*		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS		L 0-21
September 28		Western Michigan		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 6-37
September 25		at Long Beach State*		Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, CA		L 0-37
October 9		at Indiana State*		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		L 10-28
October 16		Illinois State*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 7-3
October 23		at Southern Illinois*		McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL		L 0-54
October 30		Ball State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 7-33
November 6		at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 2-17
November 13		Central Michigan		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 9-31
November 20		at Ohio		Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		L 15-63
November 25		at Kent State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		L 0-42
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.