Tag: football
A one-time only student tailgating special is being offered for the Huskies final home football game Tuesday, Nov. 9. Each special is valid for the student parking lot in center of Huskie tailgating. Student organizations have the opportunity to rent tents for their group to tailgate. Tent rental starts at only $500, with multiple tent options to...
A “New in Chicago” column on Chicagobusiness.com, a website powered by Crain’s, features a company founded by four former NIU football players. Three of the players are graduates of the College of Business while the fourth earned a degree in communications from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. According to the article, “Four former...
Northern Illinois University linebacker Tyrone Clark (St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week Monday after intercepting a career-high two passes in NIU’s 33-7 victory over defending MAC champion Central Michigan. Clark’s two interceptions came in the second quarter – both coming off of tipped balls – to...
It seems only fitting that Northern Illinois senior defensive end Jake Coffman (German Valley, Ill./Forreston HS), the 27-year-old Marine Corps veteran who elected to return to the Huskie football team in order to play his final season of college football, on Wednesday was named one of 10 finalists for the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award....
NIU Huskies football will complete its three-game October homestand and look to extend its four-game winning streak Saturday, Oct. 23, as defending Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan visits Huskie Stadium during Hall of Fame Weekend. Kick-off for the MAC West battle is set for 3 p.m. “We worked very hard Sunday and Monday. All our coaches are...
Northern Illinois University safety Jimmie Ward (Mobile, Ala./Davidson H.S.) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week Monday after blocking his second punt of the season in NIU’s 45-14 victory over Buffalo. The first Huskie true freshman to win two MAC player of the week honors in the same season...
Northern Illinois turned a 21-14 halftime advantage over Buffalo into a 45-14 Homecoming victory Saturday at Huskie Stadium as NIU won its fourth straight game with a dominating second-half performance. With the win, the Huskies improved to 5-2 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo dropped to 2-4, 0-2. “From a defensive standpoint, we played...
NIU football will look to extend its winning streak to four games when the Huskies host the Bulls from the University at Buffalo during Saturday’s 104th Homecoming celebration. Two of the “outlying” Mid-American Conference schools — Buffalo (2-3, 1-0) on the eastern edge and Northen Illinois (4-2, 2-0) at the west — will meet at 2:30 p.m. in Huskie Stadium for...
For the second consecutive week, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell H.S.) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week. Harnish’s honor came Monday, two days after he accounted for 282 yards of total offense and threw two touchdowns in NIU’s 31-17 victory over Temple. The first Huskie quarterback to win...
Homecoming Week 2010 — Days of the Dog — has begun! Festivities, which launched Sunday with Powder Puff Football and a barbecue, continue this morning with a kick-off bonanza in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons. From 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Recycled Boat Race will be held in the East Lagoon. The objective...
Contest between MAC football favorites results in third straight win for NIU
Join NIU alumni and friends Saturday, Oct. 16, at the NIU Alumni Association’s Homecoming party. Pre-game festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Alumni Village, located adjacent to the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center (BAVC) on Annie Glidden Road. Enjoy a performance by the Huskie Marching Band, meet NIU President John...
