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Jason Meehan
Considering the tremendous number of yards amassed the last few years by the NIU Huskie football team, fans probably weren’t prepared what happened at Homecoming. With the cardinal-and-black offense oddly out of sync, it was the Huskie defense that carried the day versus Akron, holding the Zips to just six points over the final three...
The Mid-American Conference announced today the creation of a newly created bowl game in Nassau, Bahamas for a six-year period (2014-2019). The Bahamas Bowl will be played at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. The creation of the Bahamas Bowl is the second of a series of planned bowl announcements over the next several weeks and the...
Desroy Maxwell
The 23rd ranked NIU Huskies earned their 23rd consecutive Huskie Stadium victory on Saturday, defeating Akron 27-20 before a Homecoming, sellout crowd of 23,595. The win set a new Mid-American Conference record for consecutive home victories, breaking a tie with Marshall (1997-2000). NIU improved to 6-0 with the victory and the Huskies are 2-0 in...
Logo of the Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference announced today the creation of a new bowl game in Boca Raton, Fla. for a six-year period (2014-2019), which will be owned and operated by ESPN. The Boca Raton Bowl will be a pre-Christmas bowl game and will be televised nationally on ESPN or ESPN2. The Boca Raton Bowl will be played...
Tommylee Lewis
With four minutes remaining on the clock in The Big House – the fabled home of the University of Michigan Wolverines – the Akron Zips stand atop the scoreboard, 24-21. Can it happen? Will another David from the Mid-American Conference on the road beat a Big Ten Goliath, as NIU had done two weeks earlier...
Pettee Guerrero
College is a defining moment in a person’s life, and many students feel scared about transferring to a four-year university after graduating from community college. The thoughts of not being able to to fit in or afford a college education cross our minds very often. I was one of those students. After I graduated from...
Victor E. Huskie
Looking for a fun way to spend your time in advance of the Homecoming football game? Come to the Stevenson Dining Hall Tailgate Party from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9. Students are encouraged to wear NIU or NFL apparel and come out for a night of food, fun and games. This special meal,...
Cameron Stingily
Northern Illinois University tailback Cameron Stingily was named Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week following his outstanding performance Saturday in a 38-24 win at Kent State, the league announced today. Stingily, who averaged 7.2 yards a carry, rushed for a career-high 266 yards on 37 carries and scored a pair of rushing...
Cameron Stingily
Junior Cameron Stingily ran for 266 yards on 37 carries and the Northern Illinois University Huskies totaled 698 yards of total offense, 454 on the ground, to claim a 38-24 victory over Kent State Saturday in its 2013 Mid-American Conference opener. The Huskies improved to 5-0, 1-0 in the MAC, with the win, while Kent...
Matt Krempel
Northern Illinois offensive tackle Matt Krempel (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North HS) has been named one of 170 candidates for the 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. With the nomination, Krempel is also a semifinalist for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes one individual (from any...
Four quarters of football were not enough. One overtime period was not enough. The prize was too big: a Mid-American Conference championship. With the hard-fought score knotted at 37, the NIU Huskies and the Kent State Golden Flashes carried their perfect conference records into the second overtime – one more chance to claim victory. Huskie...
Homecoming logo
Even though temperatures are climbing into the 80s the next few days, autumn weather is allegedly heading to DeKalb next week – just in time for Homecoming 2013. Several activities are planned under the theme “Generations of Pride,” starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, with Powder Puff Football in Central Park. The Homecoming Kick-Off...
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