Have you looked through the NCAA record books lately? Hey, there are three letters that often pop up that might look familiar—N-I-U. Despite having lost two games this year, the Huskies are riding high as far as statistics are concerned. On the offensive...

NIU football and the Big Ten—never a perfect match. The Huskies (2-2) came within an inch of disproving that myth Saturday afternoon, but as has been the case with 17 of the previous 18 meetings, the Big Ten found yet another way to ground NIU. This...

NIU shouldn't have turned its back because the Big Ten Conference is coming back for more. This time, the Huskies' schedule brings them to Madison, Wis. to face the Badgers of the University of Wisconsin on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. After playing one Big...

Week 3 of college football begins and NIU's schedule takes the Huskies to Jonesboro, Ark., to face the Arkansas State Indians (0-2). The game marks NIU's (1-1) first day game of the year, with Saturday's kickoff set for 1:30 in Indian Stadium. OK, 1)...

The NIU volleyball team is in for a big weekend. Saturday night the Huskies play their first-ever Mid-Continent Conference match against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at Chick Evans Field House and coach Pete...

The NIU rugby club got an unfair match-up in its 21-7 loss at the University of Illinois last Saturday. "They had their graduate team playing, which is a little unfair," said club president Scott Schmidt. "We are all in our early twenties and they were...

The ride was fun, but the moment is over. The Huskies have to forget about last week's 26-19 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds and come back to Division I-A reality. The Huskies will travel to Jonesboro, Ark. to face the Indians of Arkansas State...

The final score read: Illinois 30, NIU 14. To the average football guru, this tally would mean the Huskies did a respectable job in front of the throng of orange and blue at Memorial Stadium. For Charlie Sadler and his Huskies, they fell 17 points short...

On Saturday while the Huskie football team was battling the Fighting Illini in Champaign, the soccer team finished the pre-season at 3-0. After a 6-1 thrashing of former Chicago Sting and alumni, the Huskies defeated the most recent NIU alums 3-1. After...

Trial and error ... the assumption or the game plan for Saturday? It is no secret that the NIU football team is in a year of transition—a rebuilding year. But right now, the Huskies stand at 0-0 (similar to starting with an A in a class). So, to move...

It was a long time in the waiting, but the moment has finally arrived for 1992 Huskie football as NIU takes on the mighty Big Ten Conference and the University of Illinois this Saturday at 6 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. One of the many inside contests of...

In a way, University of Illinois head coach Lou Tepper should feel special. After all, the 20th football coach in U of I history will lead a program that has been rich in tradition since 1889 onto the field Saturday night against NIU. Tepper, a defensive...