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Football dominates Eastern Michigan

By Brian Earle | October 27, 2013

No. 17 football posted its highest point total of the season Saturday with its dominating 59-20 victory over Eastern Michigan at Huskie Stadium.With the win, the Huskies (8-0, 4-0 MAC) won their 24th consecutive home game at Huskie Stadium and increased...

Breaking Down Eastern Michigan

By Brian Earle | October 23, 2013

No. 18 football will host its third home game of the season when Eastern Michigan comes to DeKalb Saturday. The Huskies (7-0, 3-0 MAC) have been flawless to this point, coming off an impressive 38-17 victory over Central Michigan. The Eagles (1-6, 0-3...

Quarterback Jordan Lynch scans and prepares to launch the ball downfield during Saturdays game against Central Michigan.

Huskies one step closer to BCS

By Brian Earle | October 22, 2013

The BCS standings, which were released Sunday, made a lot of noise for NIU fans.The standings represent the top 25 teams in the nation and each team’s chance to get into a BCS bowl game. A number of upsets in the top 25 headlined college football: Top...

Quarterback Jordan Lynch scans and prepares to launch the ball downfield during Saturdays game against Central Michigan.

Lynch breaks NCAA rushing record

By Brian Earle | October 21, 2013

In the history of NCAA football, no quarterback has accomplished what redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch did Saturday: setting the NCAA record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a game.In the Huskies’ 38-17 victory over Central Michigan,...

RS Junior RB James Spencer makes a run outside against Akron.

Football to defend road winning streak

By Brian Earle | October 16, 2013

Football will face a tough challenge when it travels to take on Central Michigan at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich.The No. 23 Huskies (6-0, 2-0 MAC) will look to extend their nation-leading conference winning streak to 20 and increase their road...

Safety duo make big plays for football

By Brian Earle | October 15, 2013

Coach Rod Carey said the secondary was going to be the strength of the Huskies’ defense at the beginning of the 2013 footballseason.The Huskies’ secondary has struggled in some areas, to say the least. They have given up an average of 305 yards per...

Bowl math: How NIU will get back to a BCS game

By Brian Earle | October 14, 2013

Last season, football defied the odds when it made its first ever BCS Bowl game appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl. With the No. 23 Huskies ranked in both major polls and undefeated after their first six games of the season, it is not farfetched to...

Huskies take down Zips in Homecoming

By Brian Earle | October 14, 2013

In front of a capacity crowd at Huskie Stadium, No. 23 NIU football came away with a 27-20 victory in its Homecoming matchup with Akron on Saturday.The victory increased the Huskies’ (6-0, 2-0 MAC) home-game winning streak to 23, which is a new MAC...

Breaking down the Zips

By Brian Earle | October 10, 2013

No. 23 football (5-0, 1-0 MAC) is set for its Homecoming matchup with Akron (1-5, 0-2 MAC) at 4 p.m. Saturday after playing four of its first five games on the road. The Huskies are coming off their first MAC win of the season in which they defeated Kent...

Redshirt junior running back Cameron Stingily looks to find open field against Iowa on Aug. 31. Stingily has earned himself the No. 1 running back spot this season.

Lynch, Stingily dominate run game

By Brian Earle | October 8, 2013

NIU’s running game has been a dead knockout this season thanks to the Huskies’ one-two punch in junior running back Cameron Stingily and senior quarterback Jordan Lynch.Stingily and Lynch’s efforts have made the Huskies the No. 5 team in the nation...

Faceoff: Undefeated chances

By Brian Earle | October 8, 2013

Football has gotten off to its best start since 2003, when it stated the season 7-0. This season the Huskies are 5-0.The team went undefeated in its non-conference schedule and started MAC play with a 38-24 victory over Kent State. With seven conference...

Running game key in football’s MAC victory

By Brian Earle | October 6, 2013

The Huskies’ dominating rushing attack was at it again in the team’s 38-24 victory over Kent State on Saturday.The Golden Flashes had no answer for the Huskies’ ground game all day long, as the Huskies recorded 454 rushing yards. The 454 rushing...