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Northern Illinois (NIC-9)
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1998 
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                                   Conf.  Overall
                                   W   L   W   L.
R-Belvidere                        7   1   9   2
C-Rockford (Boylan)                6   2   7   3
  Machesney Park (Harlem)          5   3   6   3
  Rockton (Hononegah)              5   3   5   4
  Rockford (Guilford)              4   4   5   4
  Rockford (East)                  4   4   4   5
  Freeport (H.S.)                  3   5   3   6
  Rockford (Jefferson)             2   6   2   7
  Rockford (Auburn)                0   8   0   9
R - conference representative / champion 
C - clinched playoff berth with 7 or more wins 
A - at-large playoff team (6 wins) 
 
 
Head Coach: Mike Hearn 
1997 Record: 8-4 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1616.00
 
   W   33    0    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   W   20   14    5-4   Middleton, WI
   W   34   14    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   W   25   20    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   W   34    6    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   W   19    0    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   W   32    8    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   W   43   20    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   L    9   16    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   W   29   22    6-4   Lansing (T.F. South)
   L    0   10   11-2   Bolingbrook
 
 
Head Coach: Calvin Cummins 
1997 Record: 4-5 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1582.36
 
   L    0    3    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   W   12    3    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   W   32   21    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   L   32   35    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   L    0   24    7-1   Beloit (Memorial), WI
   W   14    0    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   L    8   32    9-2  *Belvidere
   L   14   30    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   L   19   22    4-5  *Rockford (East)
 
 
Head Coach: Brian Benning 
1997 Record: 9-2 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1875.00
 
   W    3    0    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   L    7   21    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   W   34    7    1-8   Madison (Memorial), WI
   L   20   25    9-2  *Belvidere
   W   38    7    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   W   45   22    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   W   36   12    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   W   48   26    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   L   13   17    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
 
 
Head Coach: Billy Sanders 
1997 Record: 5-4 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1559.71
 
   L    0   33    9-2  *Belvidere
   L    3   12    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   L    7   24    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   L    7   44    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   L    7   38    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   L    0   18    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   L   30   42    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   L   16   29    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   L    6   30          Janesville (Craig), WI
 
 
Head Coach: Bill Thumm 
1997 Record: 7-3 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1496.64
 
   W   46    0    0-9   Madison (East), WI
   W   21    7    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   L    7   16    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   W   21    0    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   W   40    6    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   L    0   14    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   W   21    7    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   W   29   16    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   W   16    9    9-2  *Belvidere
   L   14   19    9-2   Batavia
 
 
Head Coach: Perry Giardini 
1997 Record: 0-9 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1756.00
 
   W   21    0    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   W   40   21    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   W   24    7    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   L    0   21    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   L    8   10    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   L   22   45    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   L    6    7          Janesville (Parker), WI
   L   20   43    9-2  *Belvidere
   W   22   19    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
 
 
Head Coach: Rich Infusino 
1997 Record: 2-7 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1816.00
 
   L    0   21    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   W    6    3    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   W   16    7    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   W   44    7    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   L    6   34    9-2  *Belvidere
   W   20    3    2-7   Madison (LaFollette), WI
   L   12   36    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   W   30   14    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   L   46   54    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson) (2 OT)
 
 
Head Coach: Rick Schmitz 
1997 Record: 3-6 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1613.64
 
   L    8   35    5-4  *Rockton (Hononegah)
   L   21   40    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   L   21   32    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   L    6   14          Madison (West), WI
   L    6   40    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   L    0   19    9-2  *Belvidere
   W   42   30    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   L   26   48    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
   W   54   46    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford) (2 OT)
 
 
Head Coach: Steve Stromquist 
1997 Record: 5-4 (Class 5A) 
Football Enrollment: 1667.00
 
   W   35    8    2-7  *Rockford (Jefferson)
   L    3    6    5-4  *Rockford (Guilford)
   L   14   34    9-2  *Belvidere
   W   35   32    3-6  *Freeport (H.S.)
   W   10    8    4-5  *Rockford (East)
   W   18    0    0-9  *Rockford (Auburn)
   L    7   21    7-3  *Rockford (Boylan)
   L   14   38    8-0   Sun Prairie, WI
   W   17   13    6-3  *Machesney Park (Harlem)
 
 
 
 
* Indicates conference game. 
# Indicates game does not count when determining playoff qualifiers. 
 
If you notice an error in the conference standings or the game results, please let us know immediately.  You can e-mail Cheryl Mitchell (cherylm@ihsa.org) or call the IHSA Office at (309) 663-6377. 
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