2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Rod Carey in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, winning the MAC's West Division title. Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they defeated East Division champion Buffalo to win the program's fifth MAC championship. The Huskies were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they lost to UAB. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Huskies predicted to finish as champions of the West Division.

• Date: September 1, 2018
• Game start: 2:40 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:11
• Game attendance: 67,510
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 5-10 MPH SSW, Overcast
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (Play-by-Play), Chuck Long (Analyst)

• Date: September 8, 2018
• Game attendance: 16,762
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Bill Roth (Play-by-Play), Mike Golic Jr. (Analyst)

• Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
• Game attendance: 12,354

• Date: September 22, 2018
• Game attendance: 65,633

• Location: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
• Game attendance: 14,779

• Location: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
• Game attendance: 7,159

• Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
• Game attendance: 12,138

• Date: October 27, 2018
• Game attendance: 51,084

• Date: November 1, 2018
• Location: Info Cision Stadium, Akron, Ohio
• Game start: 7:02 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:31
• Game attendance: 16,401
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: 3 MPH ENE, Intermittent Showers
• Referee: Amanda S.-Cook

• Date: November 7, 2018
• Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
• Game start: 7:05 pm
• Elapsed time: 3:15
• Game attendance: 5,887
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Wind: 6 MPH NNW, Intermittent Showers
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• Television network: ESPN2

• Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 4,878
• Television network: ESPNU

• Location: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Game start: 6:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 18,278
• Television network: ESPNU

• Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
• Game start: 6:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 10,255
• Television network: ESPN2

• Date: December 18, 2018
• Location: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
• Game start: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 22,614
• Television network: ESPN