Mountain West logo. / James Snook-Imagn Images DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern Illinois from sending its football program out West.

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 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.