The 2000 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's West Division. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 pm	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL		L 17–35	23,352
September 9	6:30 pm	Illinois State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 52–0	24,682	[1]
September 23	4:00 pm	at No. 20 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 14–31	79,635
September 30	12:00 pm	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)		W 43–14	13,859
October 7	1:00 pm	UCF*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 40–20	18,148
October 14	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 52–35	9,487
October 21	12:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	FSN	L 22–52	27,523
October 28	12:00 pm	Buffalo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN Plus	W 73–10	16,586
November 4	1:00 pm	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 24–38	13,354
November 11	12:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 32–39	4,592
November 18	1:00 pm	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		W 40–6	6,016
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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