| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 11–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Doeren |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Matt Canada |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Jay Niemann |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Chandler Harnish |
| Captain: | Chandler Harnish, Trevor Olson, Sean Progar, Pat Schiller |
| Stadium: | Huskie Stadium[1] |
| Champion: | MAC champion MAC West Division co-champion GoDaddy.com Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | MAC Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | W 23–20 vs. Ohio |
| Bowl: | GoDaddy.com Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 38–20 vs. Arkansas State |
The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Toledo, Northern Illinois advance to the MAC Championship Game, where the defeated Ohio to win the program's second MAC title.[2] The Huskies were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl, where they beat Arkansas State. This was the fourth consecutive season in which Northern Illinois made a trip to a bowl game. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
See also: 2011 Army Black Knights football team.
See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
See also: 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team.
See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2011 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team.
See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team.
See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.
See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team and 2011 MAC Championship Game.
See also: 2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team and 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl.