2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Camellia Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Jackson (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Benedetto (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$  7 1   11 3  
Ohio  6 2   10 3  
Bowling Green  5 3   7 6  
Buffalo  3 5   3 9  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
Kent State  0 8   1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy  8 0   11 3  
Northern Illinois  5 3   7 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   6 7  
Central Michigan  3 5   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Western Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by fifth-year head coach Thomas Hammock and played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. They finished the regular season 6–6 and 5–3 in conference play They played Arkansas State in the Camellia Bowl, who they beat 21–19. The Northern Illinois Huskies football team drew an average home attendance of 9,456 in 2023.