2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division Champions
MAC Championship Game vs. Bowling Green, L 27–47
Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah State, L 14–21
Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2013 record	12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach	Rod Carey (1st full year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Cole (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Niemann (2nd year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 23,595)

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by first year head coach Rod Carey. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in MAC play to win the West Division Title. They also finished the regular season undefeated (12–0). They represented the West Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to East Division Champion Bowling Green 27–47. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost to Utah State 14–21.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 PM	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 30–27	67,402[1]
September 14	4:00 PM	at Idaho*		Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID		W 45–35	14,071[2]
September 21	6:00 PM	#8 (FCS) Eastern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 43–39	23,595[3]
September 28	11:00 AM	at Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 55–24	54,258[4]
October 5	2:30 PM	at Kent State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TWCS	W 38–24	18,773[5]
October 12	4:00 PM	Akron	#23	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	W 27–20	23,595[6]
October 19	2:00 PM	at Central Michigan	#23	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 38–17	18,796[7]
October 26	2:30 PM	Eastern Michigan	#23	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 59–20	20,185[8]
November 2	11:00 AM	at Massachusetts	#21	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ESPN+	W 63–19	10,061[9]
November 13	7:00 PM	Ball State	#20	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Battle of the Bronze Stalk)	ESPN2	W 48–27	18,290[10]
November 20	7:00 PM	at Toledo	#20	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 35–17	21,974[11]
November 26	6:00 PM	Western Michigan	#18	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 33–14	17,679[12]
December 6	7:00 PM	vs. Bowling Green	#16	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 27–47	21,106[13]
December 26	8:30 PM	vs. Utah State*	#24	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–21	23,408[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	23	23	21	22	20	20	18	16	24	RV
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	23	23	22	20	20	21	21	20	18	23	RV
Harris	Not released							22	21	20	20	18	18	17	15	22	Not released
BCS	Not released								18	17	18	15	16	14	14	23	Not released

Roster

2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 3 Daniels, AkeemAkeem Daniels Sr WR 4 Brown, Da'RonDa'Ron Brown  Jr QB 6 Lynch, JordanJordan Lynch  Sr WR 8 Williams, MattMatt Williams  Fr QB 9 McIntosh, MattMatt McIntosh  So WR 10 Lewis, TommyleeTommylee Lewis Jr WR 11 Brescacin, JuwanJuwan Brescacin  So QB 12 Hare, DrewDrew Hare  Fr WR 14 Turner, AregerosAregeros Turner Fr WR 15 Roby, TerranceTerrance Roby Fr WR 19 Eagan, JohnnyJohnny Eagan  Fr QB 19 Renteria, OctavioOctavio Renteria Fr RB 20 Harris Jr., KeithKeith Harris Jr. So RB 23 Huff, JordanJordan Huff Fr RB 25 Bowers, GiorgioGiorgio Bowers  Jr RB 28 Bouagnon, JoelJoel Bouagnon Fr RB 34 Spencer, JamesJames Spencer  Jr TE 35 Wimann, ShaneShane Wimann Fr RB 36 Smith, DracoDraco Smith Fr TE 37 Maxwell, DesroyDesroy Maxwell So RB 38 Morrow, AlexAlex Morrow  Fr TE 40 Stendler, RyanRyan Stendler Fr RB 42 Stingily, CameronCameron Stingily  Jr FB 47 Sterling, RobRob Sterling Jr FB 48 Connors, RickyRicky Connors  Jr OL 55 Ness, AndrewAndrew Ness  So OL 57 Taylor, ScottScott Taylor  Fr C 59 Gegner, MichaelMichael Gegner  Jr OL 61 Conlon, AidanAidan Conlon  So OL 62 Husain, PatrickPatrick Husain  Jr OL 65 Ott, WesWes Ott  Jr OL 66 Battaglia, MattMatt Battaglia  Sr OL 67 Pitt, TylerTyler Pitt  Jr OL 68 Brown, RonRon Brown  Fr OL 70 Ruka, JoshJosh Ruka  Fr OL 71 Myers, LevonLevon Myers  Fr OL 72 Maruska, BenBen Maruska Fr OL 74 Howard, LincolnLincoln Howard  Fr OL 75 Briggs, TateTate Briggs Fr OL 75 Loos, TylerTyler Loos  Jr OL 76 Calhoun, NickNick Calhoun Fr OL 77 Volk, JaredJared Volk  Sr OL 78 Brown, RyanRyan Brown  Jr OL 79 Krempel, MattMatt Krempel  Sr TE 80 Majors, Devonte'Devonte' Majors  So WR 81 Glasper, ClaytonClayton Glasper  Fr WR 82 Beebe, ChadChad Beebe Fr TE 83 Eakes, LukeLuke Eakes  Jr TE 84 Tennenbaum, KevinKevin Tennenbaum  So WR 85 Sebastiano, AngeloAngelo Sebastiano  So WR 86 Brinlee, JacobJacob Brinlee So WR 87 Mitchell, MalikMalik Mitchell Fr TE 88 Semisch, TimTim Semisch  Jr WR 89 Holder, BlakeBlake Holder Fr TE 95 Heckel, JakeJake Heckel Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Durante, DechaneDechane Durante  Jr CB 2 Evans, SeanSean Evans  Sr RB 5 Faustin, JhonyJhony Faustin Sr LB 6 Bass, JamaalJamaal Bass  Jr LB 7 Santacaterina, MichaelMichael Santacaterina  Jr LB 8 Fleming, LadellLadell Fleming  Fr LB 9 Lemon, RasheenRasheen Lemon  So DB 11 Allen, MycialMycial Allen Fr DB 13 Abresch, JacksonJackson Abresch Fr S 15 Ward, JimmieJimmie Ward Sr CB 16 Ivory, CharlesCharles Ivory  Fr CB 17 Hayes, MarckieMarckie Hayes  Jr LB 18 Jones IV, BobbyBobby Jones IV Fr CB 21 Moore, MarlonMarlon Moore So S 24 Ware, DominiqueDominique Ware  Sr LB 27 Winkel, BobbyBobby Winkel  Jr CB 29 Logan, ParisParis Logan  So CB 31 Brooks, AnthonyAnthony Brooks  Fr S 32 McNeal, NateNate McNeal  Sr LB 33 Payton, JamaalJamaal Payton Fr LB 40 Folliard, SeanSean Folliard Fr LB 41 Hazelett, CodyCody Hazelett  Fr DB 42 Corbett, JustinJustin Corbett Fr DB 43 Mayes, BrandonBrandon Mayes Fr DE 44 Ford, PerezPerez Ford So LB 45 Mays, BoomerBoomer Mays  So DE 46 Rainey, GeorgeGeorge Rainey  Sr DE 49 Meehan, JasonJason Meehan Jr DE 50 Smaha, AustinAustin Smaha Fr DT 51 Andrerson, ZachZach Andrerson  Sr LB 52 Sullivan, CodyCody Sullivan Fr DE 53 Baltimore, MatthewMatthew Baltimore  Fr DE 54 Clinton-Earl, CameronCameron Clinton-Earl  So DL 56 Canoy, BrianBrian Canoy Fr DT 57 Henry, CorneliusCornelius Henry  Jr LB 58 Cotton, MikeMike Cotton So DT 69 Thomas, CoreyCorey Thomas  Fr DL 90 Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee Fr DT 91 Wells, AnthonyAnthony Wells  Sr DT 92 Jones, MarioMario Jones  Fr DT 93 Bishop, KenKen Bishop Sr DT 94 Gordon, DonovanDonovan Gordon  Jr DL 96 Ippolito, MichaelMichael Ippolito  Fr DE 97 Windsor, JoeJoe Windsor Sr DT 98 Breedlove, CalCal Breedlove Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 12 Brebant, JoshJosh Brebant Fr P/K 26 Wedel, TylerTyler Wedel Jr LS 66 Ramlet, BobbyBobby Ramlet  Fr LS 84 Mayer, BrianBrian Mayer  Jr K 99 Sims, MatthewMatthew Sims Sr	Head coach Rod Carey (Indiana) Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Cole (Widener) Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Jay Niemann (Iowa State) Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Kelton Copeland (Emporia State) Running Backs Brett Diersen (Huron S.D.) Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator Kevin Kane (Kansas) Linebackers, Special Team Coordinator Tim Polasek (Concordia) Tight Ends, Fullbacks Kelvin Sigler (Alabama) Cornerbacks Joe Tripodi (Northwestern) Offensive Line Thad Ward (Central Florida) Wide Receivers Pat McAvoy (Northern Illinois) Offensive Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line Olaitan Oguntodu (Kansas) Defensive graduate Assistant, Linebackers Matt Lipman (Miami (OH)) Asst. Athletic Director, Director of Football Operations Brad Ohrt (Appalachian State) Director of Sports Performance Zach Opsal (Western Michigan) Graduate Assistant, Videos Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 7/14/12

Game Summaries

Iowa

Northern Illinois at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 10 7 3 10 30 Hawkeyes 7 17 0 3 27 Date: August 31 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:42pm CST Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 67,402 Game weather: Temp: 85 • Wind: NE 7 • Weather: Sunny Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (BTN): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Chuck Long (analyst) and Danan Hughes (analyst) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 7:33 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 47-yard field goal Northern Illinois 3–0 1 3:47 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 40-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) Northern Illinois 10–0 1 0:27 Iowa Christian Kirksey 52-yard fumble recovery (Mike Meyer kick) Northern Illinois 10–7 2 8:24 Iowa Mike Meyer 28-yard field goal Tied 10–10 2 6:32 Iowa CJ Fiedorowicz 11-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 17–10 2 3:49 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 21-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) Tied 17–17 2 0:53 Iowa Jake Rudock 6-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 24–17 3 1:13 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 25-yard field goal Iowa 24–20 4 6:42 Iowa Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal Iowa 27–20 4 5:05 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 33-yard pass from Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims kick) Tied 27–27 4 0:04 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 36-yard field goal Northern Illinois 30–27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2012	Iowa, 18–17

Jordan Lynch threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns for the Huskies, who scored 10 points in the final 5:05 to record their first win over the Hawkeyes.

Northern Illinois safety Jimmie Ward intercepted Iowa's Jake Rudock with 1:17 left. He brought it to the Hawkeyes 30-yard line, setting up the game-winning kick from Sims.

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Idaho

Northern Illinois at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 14 14 10 45 Vandals 14 14 0 7 35 Date: September 14 Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game attendance: 14,071 Game weather: Dome Referee: Charles Lewis Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:22 Idaho James Baker 1 Yd Run (Austin Rehkow Kick) Idaho 7–0 1 8:15 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 5 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Tied 7–7 1 3:45 Idaho Richard Montgomery 27 Yd Pass From Chad Chalich (Austin Rehkow Kick) Idaho 14–7 2 14:51 Idaho James Baker 37 Yd Pass From Chad Chalich (Austin Rehkow Kick) Idaho 21–7 2 13:36 Northern Illinois Keith Harris Jr. 15 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Idaho 21–14 2 9:35 Idaho Joshua McCain 34 Yd Run (Austin Rehkow Kick) Idaho 28–14 2 6:06 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Idaho 28–21 3 9:54 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 3 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Tied 28–28 3 6:12 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 61 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–28 4 14:19 Idaho James Baker 1 Yd Run (Austin Rehkow Kick) Tied 35–35 4 10:49 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 51 Yd Northern Illinois 38–35 4 7:25 Northern Illinois Luke Eakes 13 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 45–35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2009	Idaho 34–31

Jordan Lynch threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, as the team came away with their second win of the season.

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Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total #8 (FCS) Panthers 20 0 6 13 39 • Huskies 6 17 10 10 43 Date: September 21 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Game attendance: 23,595 Referee: Mark Kluczynski, Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:21 Eastern Illinois Erik Lora 14 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Eastern Illinois 6–0 1 12:08 Eastern Illinois Adam Drake 43 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) Eastern Illinois 13–0 1 7:36 Eastern Illinois Keiondre Gober 13 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) Eastern Illinois 20–0 1 5:17 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 5 Yd Run (Pat Failed) Eastern Illinois 20–6 2 14:08 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 5 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Eastern Illinois 20–13 2 9:18 Northern Illinois Luke Eakes 3 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Tied 20–20 2 0:05 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 18 Yd Northern Illinois 23–20 3 10:17 Northern Illinois Keith Harris Jr. 9 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 30–20 3 7:45 Eastern Illinois Erik Lora 33 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) Northern Illinois 26–20 3 2:50 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 33 Yd Northern Illinois 33–26 4 14:55 Eastern Illinois Adam Drake 15 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Cameron Berra Kick) Tied 33–33 4 11:24 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 37 Yd Northern Illinois 36–33 4 9:53 Eastern Illinois Erik Lora 10 Yd Pass From Jimmy Garoppolo (Pat Failed) Eastern Illinois 39–36 4 8:25 Northern Illinois Keith Harris Jr. 8 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 43–39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–10–1	1998	Eastern Illinois, 24–10

Jordan Lynch accounted for 424 yards of offense in the air and on the ground as Northern Illinois overcame six touchdown passes by Jimmy Garoppolo.

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Purdue

Northern Illinois at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 10 17 21 7 55 Boilermakers 7 3 7 7 24 Date: September 28 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 11:05am CST Game attendance: 54,258 Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:46 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 44 Yd Northern Illinois 3–0 1 6:13 Purdue Akeem Hunt 44 Yd Pass From Rob Henry (Paul Griggs Kick) Purdue 7–3 1 4:10 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 15 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 10–7 2 13:39 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 31 Yd Northern Illinois 13–7 2 10:32 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 4 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 20–7 2 5:04 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 17 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 27–7 2 0:03 Purdue Paul Griggs 47 Yd Northern Illinois 27–10 3 14:46 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 34–10 3 9:23 Northern Illinois Jimmie Ward 62 Yd Interception Return (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 41–10 3 7:04 Purdue Cameron Posey 16 Yd Pass From Danny Etling (Paul Griggs Kick) Northern Illinois 41–17 3 2:37 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 7 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 48–17 4 8:14 Northern Illinois Tim Semisch 18 Yd Pass From Matt McIntosh (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 55–17 4 5:27 Purdue Justin Sinz 1 Yd Pass From Danny Etling (Paul Griggs Kick) Northern Illinois 55–24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	Northern Illinois, 28–21

Jordan Lynch threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns, and Northern Illinois scored on a kickoff return and an interception return to rout Purdue 55-24. It's the first time a Mid-American Conference team has beaten two Big Ten foes during the same regular season, and the Huskies made it look easy, tying the MAC record for victory margin over a Big Ten school. Toledo beat Minnesota by 31 in 2001.

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Kent State

Northern Illinois at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 14 7 10 38 Golden Flashes 7 10 7 0 24 Date: October 5 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Game attendance: 18,773 Television network: TWCS Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:37 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 17 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 10:25 Kent State Dri Archer 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Anthony Melchiori Kick) Tied 7–7 2 6:16 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 53 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–7 2 5:19 Kent State Dri Archer 66 Yd Pass From Colin Reardon (Anthony Melchiori Kick) Tied 14–14 2 2:37 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–14 2 0:20 Kent State Anthony Melchiori 24 Yd Northern Illinois 21–17 3 11:27 Kent State Tyshon Goode 28 Yd Pass From Colin Reardon (Anthony Melchiori Kick) Kent State 24–21 3 7:27 Northern Illinois James Spencer 22 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–24 4 13:08 Northern Illinois James Spencer 11 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–24 4 7:28 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 31 Yd Northern Illinois 38–24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–7	2012	Northern Illinois, 44–37

Cameron Stingily ran for a career-high 266 yards and two scores as Northern Illinois remained undefeated with a 38-24 win over Kent State.

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Akron

Akron at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Zips 14 0 0 6 20 • #23 Huskies 17 0 7 3 27 Date: October 12 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Game attendance: 23,595 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:04 Akron Jawon Chisholm 1 Yd Run (Robert Stein Kick) Akron 7–0 1 10:01 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 18 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Tied 7–7 1 7:33 Northern Illinois Tyler Wedel 42 Yd Northern Illinois 10–7 1 4:52 Northern Illinois Desroy Maxwell 25 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 17–7 1 1:12 Akron Jawon Chisholm 1 Yd Run (Robert Stein Kick) Northern Illinois 17–14 3 11:37 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 9 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 24–14 4 11:19 Northern Illinois Tyler Wedel 21 Yd Northern Illinois 27–14 4 5:27 Akron Tyrell Goodman 11 Yd Pass From Kyle Pohl (Pat Blocked) Northern Illinois 27–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2012	Northern Illinois, 37–7

The Huskies used their defense and kicking game to beat Akron 27-20 on Saturday night after the offense went 1 for 15 on third-down conversions.

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Central Michigan

Northern Illinois at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • #23 Huskies 7 7 10 14 38 Chippewas 14 0 0 3 17 Date: October 19 Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI Game attendance: 18,796 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 6:05 Central Michigan Titus Davis 9 Yd Pass From Cooper Rush (Ron Coluzzi Kick) Central Michigan 7–0 1 2:05 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 9 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Tyler Wedel Kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:13 Central Michigan Andrew Flory 36 Yd Pass From Cooper Rush (Ron Coluzzi Kick) Central Michigan 14–7 2 8:11 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 5 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Tied 14–14 3 11:01 Northern Illinois Tyler Wedel 34 Yd Northern Illinois 17–14 3 3:22 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 1 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 24–14 4 14:50 Central Michigan Ron Coluzzi 38 Yd Northern Illinois 24–17 4 6:11 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 3 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 31–17 4 1:32 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 19 Yd Run (Tyler Wedel Kick) Northern Illinois 38–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–25–1	2012	Northern Illinois, 55–24

Lynch had three rushing touchdowns and was 20 for 30 through the air for 155 yards and another score to help Northern Illinois (7-0, 3-0 Mid-American) extend the nation's best conference winning streak to 20 games. Lynch rushed for 316 yards, an FBS record for a quarterback, and the 23rd-ranked Huskies stayed unbeaten with a 38-17 victory at Central Michigan.

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Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 10 7 20 • #23 Huskies 21 17 14 7 59 Date: October 26 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Game start: 2:35pm CST Game attendance: 20,185 Television network: CSNC Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:44 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 5 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 7:37 Northern Illinois Joel Bouagnon 10 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–0 1 4:31 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 30 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–0 1 1:01 Eastern Michigan Dylan Mulder 25 Yd Northern Illinois 21–3 2 11:58 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 17 Yd Pass From Tommylee Lewis (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–3 2 2:08 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 16 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–3 2 0:00 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 28 Yd Northern Illinois 38–3 3 9:54 Eastern Michigan Dylan Mulder 32 Yd Northern Illinois 38–6 3 8:11 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 28 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 45–6 3 6:33 Eastern Michigan Tyreese Russell 9 Yd Pass From Tyler Benz (Dylan Mulder Kick) Northern Illinois 45–13 3 4:55 Northern Illinois Matt Williams 36 Yd Pass From Matt McIntosh (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 52–13 4 13:43 Northern Illinois Ricky Connors 11 Yd Pass From Drew Hare (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 59–13 4 4:11 Eastern Michigan Ryan Brumfield 5 Yd Run (Dylan Mulder Kick) Northern Illinois 59–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–14–2	2012	Northern Illinois, 49–7

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UMass

Northern Illinois at UMass

1 2 3 4 Total • #21 Huskies 21 21 7 14 63 Minutemen 6 7 6 0 19 Date: November 2 Location: Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA Game start: 11:05am CST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 10,061 Television network: ESPN+ Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:28 UMass Brendon Levengood 42 Yd UMass 3–0 1 8:03 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 6 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–3 1 5:35 UMass Brendon Levengood 46 Yd Northern Illinois 7–6 1 4:16 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 25 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–6 1 0:10 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 19 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–6 2 14:09 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 6 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–6 2 9:41 UMass Lorenzo Woodley 1 Yd Run (Brendon Levengood Kick) Northern Illinois 28–13 2 9:33 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 66 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–13 2 0:31 Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis 15 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 42–13 3 10:21 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 11 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 49–13 3 6:03 UMass Brendon Levengood 44 Yd Northern Illinois 49–16 3 2:37 UMass Brendon Levengood 40 Yd Northern Illinois 49–19 4 9:02 Northern Illinois Chad Beebe 81 Yd Pass From Drew Hare (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 56–19 4 5:31 Northern Illinois Drew Hare 47 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 63–19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2012	Northern Illinois, 63–0

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Ball State

Ball State at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 17 3 0 27 • #20 Huskies 3 17 7 21 48 Date: November 13 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Game attendance: 18,290 Game weather: Temp: 32 • Weather: Overcast TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Desmond Howard (analyst) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:05 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 34 Yd Northern Illinois 3–0 1 3:01 Ball State Willie Snead 3 Yd Pass From Keith Wenning (Scott Secor Kick) Ball State 7–3 2 13:53 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 10–3 2 10:08 Ball State Keith Wenning 1 Yd Run (Scott Secor Kick) Ball State 14–10 2 5:00 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 20 Yd Ball State 14–13 2 1:28 Ball State Jahwan Edwards 5 Yd Run (Scott Secor Kick) Ball State 21–13 2 1:13 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 58 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Ball State 21–20 2 0:25 Ball State Scott Secor 43 Yd Ball State 24–20 3 8:31 Northern Illinois Cameron Stingily 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 27–24 3 3:07 Ball State Scott Secor 19 Yd Tied 27–27 4 5:49 Northern Illinois Da'Ron Brown 36 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 34–27 4 1:26 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 16 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 41–27 4 0:46 Northern Illinois Joe Windsor 49 Yd Interception Return (Mathew Sims Kick) (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 48–27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–20–2	2012	Northern Illinois, 35–23

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Toledo

Northern Illinois at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Huskies 7 0 14 14 35 Rockets 3 7 7 0 17 Date: November 20 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Game attendance: 21,974 Game weather: Temp: 46 • Weather: Overcast TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Desmond Howard (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:34 Northern Illinois James Spencer 19 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 0:50 Toledo Jeremiah Detmer 36 Yd Northern Illinois 7–3 2 0:51 Toledo Alonzo Russell 45 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer Kick) Toledo 10–7 3 12:28 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 12 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–10 3 8:34 Toledo Bernard Reedy 36 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer Kick) Toledo 17–14 3 6:15 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 31 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 21–17 4 9:42 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 28–17 4 5:39 Northern Illinois James Spencer 1 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 35–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–29	2012	Northern Illinois, 31–24

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Western Michigan

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 7 0 7 14 • #18 Huskies 7 13 10 3 33 Date: November 26 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Game attendance: 17,679 TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 1:10 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 10 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 2 11:09 Western Michigan Dareyon Chance 1 Yd Run (Andrew Haldeman Kick) Tied 7–7 2 9:43 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 29 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 14–7 2 7:31 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 36 Yd Run (Pat Failed) Northern Illinois 20–7 3 5:30 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 23 Yd Northern Illinois 23–7 3 1:36 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 37 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Northern Illinois 30–7 4 12:52 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 32 Yd Northern Illinois 33–7 4 4:40 Western Michigan Antoin Scriven 1 Yd Run (Andrew Haldeman Kick) Northern Illinois 33–14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–23	2012	Northern Illinois, 48–34

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Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)

MAC Championship Game
Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 17 14 0 16 47 #16 Huskies 7 6 7 7 27 Date: December 6 Location: Ford Field Detroit, MI Game attendance: 21,106 Game weather: Dome TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:27 Bowling Green Tyler Beck 28 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 7–0 1 9:08 Northern Illinois Juwan Brescacin 14 Yd Pass From Jordan Lynch (Mathew Sims Kick) Tied 7–7 1 6:49 Bowling Green Tyler Tate 26 Yd Bowling Green 10–7 1 2:32 Bowling Green Ronnie Moore 36 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 17–7 2 14:51 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 51 Yd Bowling Green 17–10 2 12:22 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 45 Yd Bowling Green 17–13 2 5:39 Bowling Green Heath Jackson 22 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 24–13 2 0:13 Bowling Green Alex Bayer 12 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 31–13 3 12:23 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 8 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Bowling Green 31–20 4 14:50 Bowling Green Tyler Tate 52 Yd Bowling Green 34–20 4 10:17 Bowling Green Travis Greene 6 Yd Pass From Matt Johnson (Pat Blocked) Bowling Green 40–20 4 2:44 Bowling Green Travis Greene 16 Yd Run (Tyler Tate Kick) Bowling Green 47–20 4 0:14 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 2 Yd Run (Mathew Sims Kick) Bowling Green 47–27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2011	Northern Illinois, 45–14

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Utah State (Poinsettia Bowl)

2013 Poinsettia Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State Aggies

1 2 3 4 Total • Aggies 3 3 7 8 21 #24 Huskies 0 7 0 7 14 Date: December 26 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game attendance: 23,408 Television network: ESPN Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1995	Utah State, 42–7

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Awards

Jamaal Bass

• All-MAC First Team Outside Linebacker

Ken Bishop

• All-MAC First Team Down Lineman
• 2x MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks 3, 10)

Da'Ron Brown

• All-MAC Second Team Wide Receiver

Rod Carey

• MAC Coach of the Year

Dechane Durante

• All-MAC Third Team Defensive Back

Tommylee Lewis

• All-MAC First Team Wide Receiver
• 1x MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
• 1x MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5)

Tyler Loos

• All-MAC First Team Offensive Lineman

Jordan Lynch

• Vern Smith Leadership Award
• MAC Offensive Player of the Year
• All-MAC First Team Quarterback
• 7x MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13)

Mathew Sims

• 1x MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1)

Cameron Stingily

• 1x MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Week 6)

Jared Volk

• All-MAC Second Team Offensive Lineman

Jimmie Ward

• All-MAC First Team Defensive Back

Joe Windsor

• All-MAC Third Team Down Lineman

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