NIU’s 12-1 football team will make its sixth straight bowl appearance when it takes on Utah State in the San Diego County Union Poinsettia Bowl on at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at Qualcomm Stadium.

The Poinsettia Bowl announcement comes after a 12-0 perfect regular season and the Huskies’ 47-27 loss to Bowling Green in the MAC Championships.

The Huskies return to the Bowl after a 2006 loss there to TCU. NIU will post a new MAC record with its sixth consecutive bowl game.

Tickets will be available at 10 a.m. Monday at niuhuskies.com, and fans can find travel packages at NIUSportsTravel.com.

The Poinsettia Bowl will also be shown on ESPN.