Northern Illinois has been a member of the MAC since 1997. In that time, the Huskies have won five conference titles, including three from 2011-14, with their most recent coming in 2021.

Northern Illinois has played 39 seasons in the MAC over two stints from 1975 to 1985 and since 1997. It was in the Big West Conference in football from 1993 to 1995 and operated as an independent ...

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member. The school has officially accepted an invite from the conference and its board of trustees is set to vote on the ...

Northern Illinois hopes to move all of its sports teams except football, women’s gymnastics and men’s wrestling to the Horizon League in 2026.

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains ...

Northern Illinois, based in DeKalb, about an hour outside Chicago, was previously a member of the Horizon League from 1994-97, when the league was known as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

Northern Illinois has been a member of the MAC from 1975-86 and 1997-2025. The Huskies played football in the Big West from 1992-95, overlapping with Nevada during that period.

Northern Illinois has played 39 seasons in the MAC over two stints from 1975 to 1985 and since 1997. It was in the Big West Conference in football from 1993 to 1995 and operated as an independent ...