. . "8853"^^ . . . . . . . . "f"@en . ""@en . . "Michael Turner, Larry Williams"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1113084366"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Northern Illinois Huskies"@en . . . . . . . "*Joe Novak"@en . . . . "West Division"@en . . . "8"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "7"^^ . . . . . . . . "MAC"@en . "7"^^ . . . "football"@en . . "The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8\u20134 with a mark of 7\u20131 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Northern Illinois, the Toledo Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois."@en . . "Eric Didesch, P. J. Fleck, Thomas Hammock, Vince Thompson, Tim Vincent, Larry Williams"@en . . . . "MAC West Division co-champion"@en . . "2002"^^ . "37442810"^^ . . . . "2002-10-02"^^ . . . . . . . "The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8\u20134 with a mark of 7\u20131 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Northern Illinois, the Toledo Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois."@en . . . "2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team"@en . .