Like nearly every other
stadium in the MAC conference, Huskie Stadium has the same basic
seating capacity and layout. A new stadium for the Northern Illinois
football program was needed to replace the 5,500 seat Glidden Field.
Construction on a new stadium for the Huskies began in January 1964
and was completed the following year. The facility was completed
later that fall and the Huskies made their debut at the stadium on
November 6, 1965 against rival Illinois State.
The stadium had a
seating capacity of 20,000 mostly made up of the main grandstand on
the west side of the field. It originally had a natural grass playing
surface but that changed in 1969 when Astroturf was installed. Since
its opening in 1965, the stadium has had several names and nicknames, but
that changed in 1974 when the university officially gave the facility
the name, Huskie Stadium.
The first addition to the stadium came
before the 1992 season when the seating capacity was increased to
30,000. Prior to the 1995 season additional seating was added on the
east side of Huskie Stadium. In recent years, Fieldturf replaced the
Astroturf, a new video/scoreboard has been installed, and the north
endzone berm was constructed allowing fans to watch the game on this
grassy area.
-9/4 - at Iowa State
-9/11 - NORTH DAKOTA
-9/18 - at Illinois
-9/25 - at Minnesota
-10/2 - at Akron
-10/9 - TEMPLE
-10/16 - BUFFALO
-10/23 - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
-10/30 - WESTERN MICHIGAN
-11/9 - TOLEDO
-11/20 - at Ball State
-11/26 - at Eastern Michigan
Famous Players: Ryan Diem, Michael
Turner School Traditions: School Colors of Red and Black, School
Mascot, Victor E. Huskie
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND HUSKIE
STADIUM
The first addition to the stadium came
before the 1992 season when the seating capacity was increased to
30,000. Prior to the 1995 season additional seating was added on the
east side of Huskie Stadium. In recent years, Fieldturf replaced the
Astroturf, a new video/scoreboard has been installed, and the north
endzone berm was constructed allowing fans to watch the game on this
grassy area.
