Division West Division Offensive coordinator Bob Cole (2nd year) | 2014 record 11–3 (7–1 MAC) Defensive coordinator Jay Niemann (3rd year) | |
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Conference Mid-American Conference Head coach Rod Carey (2nd full year) | ||
The 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies' regular season loss to Central Michigan snapped a 26-game home winning streak dating back to the 2009 season. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win a share of the MAC West Division Title with Toledo. Due to their head-to-head win over Toledo, the Huskies represented the West Division in the MAC Championship Game where they defeated Bowling Green to be crowned MAC Champions. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Conference USA Champion Marshall.
The season marked the Huskies' seventh consecutive trip to a bowl game and their third consecutive bowl game loss.