Stadium Guide
Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, IL • 23,595 capacity • home of Northern Illinois • opened 1965
- Capacity
- 23,595
- Games Hosted
- 317
- Surface + Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Opened
- 1965
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
First season in use
Stadium overview
Stadium profile
Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Huskie Stadium.
- Primary Team
- Northern Illinois
- Conference
- Mountain West
- City / State
- DeKalb, IL
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 61 years
- Games Hosted
- 317
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 24, 1966
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 28, 2026
Home-field snapshot
Northern Illinois at Huskie Stadium
Record
183-127-2
317 games
Win Rate
59%
Tracked games at this stadium
Average Margin
+5.6
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous
- Location
- DeKalb, IL
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 61 years
- Linked Teams
- Northern Illinois
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 24, 1966
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 28, 2026
- Coordinates
- 41.9340, -88.7778
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked stadium dataset only
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Location
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL, 60115
- Coordinates
- 41.9340, -88.7778
Context
Stadium rankings
Rankings are scoped to the tracked stadium dataset.
Numbers
Attendance and scoring
Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.
Attendance Record
61,500
Iowa at Northern Illinois • Sep 1, 2007
Average Attendance
11,807
128 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
26
Northern Illinois at this stadium
Average Points Allowed
20.4
Northern Illinois at this stadium
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Ball State at Northern Illinois
W 21-7
Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Iowa at Northern Illinois
L 3-16
61,500 announced attendance.
Postseason
Troy at Northern Illinois
W 34-21
Postseason matchup at this stadium.
Biggest Margin
Massachusetts at Northern Illinois
W 63-0
63 point margin.
High-Scoring
Ball State at Northern Illinois
W 59-41
100 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Boston College at Northern Illinois
L 20-23
Game excitement score 10 in the current dataset.
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Archive
Games at Huskie Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2026 Regular • Week 13 | Northern Illinois | UTEP Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 14, 2026 Regular • Week 11 | Northern Illinois | Nevada Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 24, 2026 Regular • Week 8 | Northern Illinois | Hawai'i Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 10, 2026 Regular • Week 6 | Northern Illinois | Air Force Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | Northern Illinois | Illinois State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 28, 2025 Regular • Week 14 | Northern Illinois | Kent State Campus | L 31-35 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 19, 2025 Regular • Week 13 | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan Campus | L 19-35 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 Regular • Week 9 | Northern Illinois | Ball State Campus | W 21-7 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 4, 2025 Regular • Week 6 | Northern Illinois | Miami (OH) Campus | L 14-25 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 Regular • Week 5 | Northern Illinois | San Diego State Campus | L 3-6 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Northern Illinois | Holy Cross Campus | W 19-17 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 30, 2024 Regular • Week 14 | Northern Illinois | Central Michigan Campus | W 24-16 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 14, 2024 Regular • Week 12 | Northern Illinois | Akron Campus | W 29-16 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 Regular • Week 8 | Northern Illinois | Toledo Campus | L 6-13 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 5, 2024 Regular • Week 6 | Northern Illinois | Massachusetts Campus | W 34-20 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 Regular • Week 4 | Northern Illinois | Buffalo Campus | L 20-23 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Aug 31, 2024 Regular • Week 1 | Northern Illinois | Western Illinois Campus | W 54-15 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 15, 2023 Regular • Week 12 | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan Campus | W 24-0 | 2023 Regular | 6,417 |
| Nov 8, 2023 Regular • Week 11 | Northern Illinois | Ball State Campus | L 17-20 | 2023 Regular | 6,282 |
| Oct 21, 2023 Regular • Week 8 | Northern Illinois | Eastern Michigan Campus | W 20-13 | 2023 Regular | 9,458 |
Context
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Guide
Stadium guide
Huskie Stadium is a college football stadium in DeKalb, IL. Northern Illinois is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 23,595. The stadium opened in 1965. #187 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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