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 6âÂÂ6 and 5âÂÂ3 in conference play They played Arkansas State in the Camellia Bowl, who they beat 21âÂÂ19. The Northern Illinois Huskies football team drew an average home attendance of 9,456 in 2023.
On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Northern Illinois was picked to finish third in the West Division.