NIU Today

Mental toughness. Conditioning. Tempo. Depth. NIU football coach Dave Doeren can tick off plenty of reasons why his Huskies are finding fourth-quarter success this fall, even if he’d rather seal the deal earlier. “Last year, we had five come-from-behinds, and this year, we have three. I’d love to stop doing that,” Doeren says, “but if...

With only eight seconds left on the clock at Huskie Stadium and the score tied at 38 last November, sophomore kicker Mathew Sims booted a 34-yard field goal lift Northern Illinois to victory over Ball State. NIU had rallied from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter to earn its sixth consecutive win and claim...

Junior running back Leighton Settle (Madison, Wis./Madison West/Fresno City CC) scored three touchdowns while rushing for 152 yards on 23 carries to lead Northern Illinois to a 55-24 victory on Saturday afternoon at Huskie Stadium. Junior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) gained 144 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown and went 14-of-32 through...

Only one football team in the Mid-American Conference had what it took last year to get the better of the NIU Huskies, the eventual MAC champions. That team – the Chippewas of Central Michigan University – is eager for a repeat performance Saturday, Sept. 29, when conference play finally begins across the league. It won’t...

Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) earned his second consecutive Mid-American Conference honor when he was named the MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week following NIU’s 30-23 victory over Kansas, the league office announced Monday. Lynch, Central Michigan quarterback Ryan Radcliff and Ball State signal caller Keith Wenning shared the weekly...

Northern Illinois junior Jimmie Ward has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week after leading a stellar Huskie defensive effort Saturday in NIU’s 35-7 win over UT Martin at Huskie Stadium. Ward made a team-leading 10 tackles, five solo, from his safety position and broke up two passes. In the fourth...

Coach Dave Doeren and the NIU Huskies (0-1) return to Huskie Stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, to continue their non-conference schedule versus the Skyhawks of the University of Tennessee at Martin (1-0). Students are admitted free with their NIU OneCard. The first 3,000 fans at the game will receive a red “We Are...

Northern Illinois University defensive end Sean Progar earned Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in leading the Huskies’ defense in an 18-17 loss to Iowa, the league announced today. Progar led a fantastic defensive effort versus the Hawkeyes as Northern Illinois held Iowa out of the end zone...

Iowa scored its only touchdown of the game on a 23-yard run by Damon Bullock with 2:15 to play, lifting the Hawkeyes to an 18-17 victory over Northern Illinois Saturday in front of a crowd of 52,117 at Soldier Field. Northern Illinois used the running of first-time starting quarterback Jordan Lynch and a stifling defensive...

Northern Illinois University head coach Dave Doeren, defensive end Sean Progar and quarterback Jordan Lynch will be participating in the Mid-American Conference’s 2012 Football Media Day. NIUHuskies.com will cover it all. The 2012 MAC Football Media Day, which is held at Ford Field in Detroit, is scheduled from 7:30 to 11 a.m. CT Tuesday, July...

Northern Illinois senior defensive end Sean Progar, a second team All Mid-American Conference selection a year ago, has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2012 Rotary Lombardi Award as one of the top defensive linemen and linebackers in college football. Progar makes his second consecutive appearance on the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch...

The Northern Illinois University football team boasts 12 selections to Phil Steele’s 2012 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Team, including two first team honorees. Left guard Logan Pegram and defensive end Sean Progar headline the dozen Huskies named to the preseason team as both garnered first team honors. Progar, a 2011 All-MAC selection, tied for the team...