Huskie Stadium, DeKalb
Huskie Stadium: noon Saturdays score 87, 7:30 pm Saturdays 82
Home of Northern Illinois · Mountain West · capacity 23,595 · Turf
- 84all Saturdays, Mixed
- 139thof 167 stadiums
84 is Mixed, and most stadiums score higher.
How the rank works
All 167 stadiums with eight seasons of regular-season Saturdays are ranked by their weather score across every kickoff time, highest first; 1st is the most pleasant. A season can swing a score by 2 to 3 points, so allowing for year-to-year noise (about two chances in three) it ranks between 115th and 151st.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 87, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 84, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 82, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Huskie Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 97 and a noon or 3:30 pm Saturday 90.
- noon: 90, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October at Huskie Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 93 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 86.
- noon: 93, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 86, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Huskie Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 80 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 68.
- noon: 80, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 74, Rough
- 7:30 pm: 68, Rough
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, 106 regular-season Saturdays at each kickoff time, 2018 to 2025.
All Saturdays
Best kickoff time: noon (87). Roughest kickoff time: 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm (84 and 82).
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (97). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (90 and 90).
October
Best kickoff time: noon (93). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (86).
November
Best kickoff time: noon (80). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (68).
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
What goes with it
Share of Saturdays here that feel this way over the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff.
All Saturdays
Feel under 32°F
September
Feel 85°F or hotter
October
Feel under 32°F
November
Feel under 32°F
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Across all Saturdays, Huskie Stadium scores higher than 3 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums
All Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 94, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 90, Comfortable
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 88, Mixed
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 87, Mixed
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 85, Mixed
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 84, Mixed
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 81, Mixed
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 81, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 79, Mixed
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Huskie Stadium scores 84, higher than 3, lower than 5 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 79 to 94.
Noon Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 92, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 92, Comfortable
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 90, Comfortable
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 90, Comfortable
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 87, Mixed
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 84, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 83, Mixed
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 69, Rough
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 69, Rough
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Huskie Stadium scores 87, higher than 4, lower than 4 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 69 to 92.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 93, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 87, Mixed
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 86, Mixed
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 85, Mixed
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 84, Mixed
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 82, Mixed
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 80, Mixed
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 80, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 79, Mixed
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Huskie Stadium scores 84, higher than 4, lower than 4 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 79 to 93.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- CEFCU Stadium (San José State): 98, Comfortable
- Aloha Stadium (Hawai'i): 95, Comfortable
- Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawai'i): 95, Comfortable
- Sun Bowl (UTEP): 94, Comfortable
- University Stadium (New Mexico): 92, Comfortable
- Mackay Stadium (Nevada): 90, Comfortable
- Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois): 82, Mixed
- Falcon Stadium (Air Force): 79, Mixed
- War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming): 74, Rough
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Huskie Stadium scores 82, higher than 2, lower than 6 of the other 8 Mountain West stadiums. Scores run 74 to 98.
One dot per stadium, not per school: 9 stadiums for 8 Mountain West schools: some schools play home games at more than one stadium. Every Mountain West stadium by month.
More about Huskie Stadium
- The roughest game played hereCentral Michigan at Northern Illinois, Nov. 30, 2024: feels like 11°F, weather score 53 (Rough). Cold took off the most points.
- This weekHawai'i at Northern Illinois, Saturday, Oct. 24, 3:30 pm ET.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| September | 90 | 90 | 97 |
| October | 93 | 90 | 86 |
| November | 80 | 74 | 68 |
| Saturdays counted | 106 | 106 | 106 |
How this is measured
The score covers the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff, averaged over every regular-season Saturday from late August to early December, 2018 to 2025, using the nearest airport’s readings, not the stands. Shade, delays and smoke are not in it. Scores within about 2 points are effectively tied. It describes what these Saturdays were like. It is not a forecast and it says nothing about home advantage.
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.