Dave Doeren, who led Northern Illinois to back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships and a 23-4 record in two seasons as head coach of the Huskies, has accepted the head coaching position at North Carolina State University, the Wolfpack announced Saturday.
Doeren, who coached NIU to a 44-37 overtime victory over No. 17 Kent State Friday night...
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For the second straight year, Northern Illinois won the Mid-American Conference Championship “The Hard Way,” as the Huskies won a battle of ranked teams with a 44-37 double overtime win over Kent State at Ford Field in Detroit.
NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch capped a Heisman-worthy performance with his third touchdown run of the game in...
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Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14) has initiated a friendly wager with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-17) on tonight’s Mid-American Conference Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Hultgren represents No. 19-ranked Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Ill., and Ryan represents No. 18-ranked Kent State in Kent, Ohio.
The NIU Huskies will face the Kent State Golden...
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Northern Illinois dual-threat quarterback Jordan Lynch, who has set multiple NCAA records while leading the Huskies to an 11-1 record , No. 18 (USA Today)/19 (Associated Press) national ranking and perfect 8-0 mark in Mid-American Conference play, has been named the 2012 winner of the MAC’s Vern Smith Leadership Award, the league office announced...
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Led by the one-two punch of quarterback Jordan Lynch and tailback Akeem Daniels, Northern Illinois cruised to a 49-7 victory over Eastern Michigan at Rynearson Stadium Friday.
The Huskies won their 11th straight game to finish the regular season 11-1 overall and 8-0 in Mid-American Conference play.
Daniels finished with a career-high 112 yards rushing on...
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Northern Illinois head football coach Dave Doeren has been named one of 16 semifinalists for the 2012 Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, the organization announced over the weekend.
Doeren has led the 2012 Huskies to 10 straight victories, the Mid-American Conference West Division Championship and a No. 24/23 national ranking in...
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With a Mid-American Conference football championship berth on the line, the Northern Illinois University Huskies overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit to defeat the Toledo Rockets 31-24 at Brigham Field Wednesday night.
Aided by 21 points off of four turnovers, the Huskies clinched their third-straight MAC West title and a spot at the Nov. 30 MAC...
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When the NIU football team last battled Toledo, the two teams combined for 123 points. Sixty-three of those belonged to the victor Huskies.
A year later, with MAC Championship rights again on the line, the Rockets are coming Wednesday night to DeKalb on the heels of a stinging 34-27 conference loss to Ball State.
They’re unlikely...
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Northern Illinois put together a workmanlike performance on offense, defense and special teams to earn its ninth straight victory, 63-0, over Mid-American Conference newcomer Massachusetts Saturday at Huskie Stadium.
NIU improved to 9-1, 5-0 in the MAC, while UMass fell to 0-9, 0-5.
The Huskies extended their school-record home winning streak to 20 games, and won...
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After back-to-back victories on the road, I cannot tell you how excited our NIU football team is to be back at home this Saturday to take on the Minutemen from UMass in front of our fantastic fans at Huskie Stadium
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