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The NIU Convocation Center turns orange with pride.
A crowd of 2,750 cheered Wednesday inside the NIU Convocation Center as the football team enjoyed a halftime rally in honor of their second consecutive MAC championship and their upcoming Jan. 1 trip to the Discover Orange Bowl. Football players slapped the hands of fans, spoke to the crowd, signed autographs and basked in the...
Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago/Mt. Carmel) was named to CBSSports.com All-America Team, earning third team honors, behind Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) and Collin Klein (Kansas State). Lynch finished the regular season as the nation’s leader in rushing (1,771) and total offense (4,753). In his first season as a starter, the junior commanded the NIU...
The 12-1 Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University football team will meet ACC Champion Florida State in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. as the Huskies will cap a historic season with the first Bowl Championship Series bowl appearance in school and MAC history. Northern Illinois earned its nation-leading 12th straight...
Rod Carey, who has spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff of the most successful teams ever at Northern Illinois University, was introduced to the team Sunday afternoon as the 22nd head football coach in school history. NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced the promotion of the 42-year...
Jordan Lynch
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...
Jordan Lynch
A few hours after being named the Mid-American Conference’s Vern Smith Leadership Award winner (MVP), Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-MAC quarterback, Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch received more good news when he was named one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award as the top college quarterback in the country. Named...
Jordan Lynch
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 Wednesday....
Akeem Daniels
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...
Jordan Lynch
UPDATE! Now there is a place where NIU fans and supporters can officially #VoteLynch. Jordan Lynch is on the Heisman ballot! Vote Lynch! ~~~ Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) earned his fourth Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honor following NIU’s 31-24 victory over Toledo, the league office announced...
Jimmie Ward
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...
Jordan Lynch
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...
Jordan Lynch
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...
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