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The ‘hangover effect’

By Matt Hopkinson | September 4, 2012

A common belief in sports is that once a team wins a championship, there is this mysterious hangover effect that prevents them from being good again next season. As of now, there is no known cure for said hangover. Perhaps it’s a real thing, perhaps...

NIU becoming defensive team

By Brian Thomas | September 4, 2012

Traditionally over the last couple of seasons, NIU football has been known as an offensive juggernaut, being able to score points seemingly at will. However, after watching their season opener against Iowa, the Huskies look like they are more of a defensive...

Huskies drop season opener to Hawkeyes

By Matt Hopkinson | September 1, 2012

For NIU football, the first home game was a story of two halves, or, more realistically, three and a half quarters. The Huskies (0-1) suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Iowa (1-0) by a score of 18-17, in the season opener at Soldier Field...

Butler released from NIU football program

By Brian Thomas | July 25, 2012

DeKALB | NIU head football coach Dave Doeren announced Wednesday that NIU linebacker Devon Butler had been released from the program, according to a press release. “Devon has not lived up to the standards we set for members of the Northern Illinois...

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Story of the year for NIU sports

By Jimmy Johnson | May 6, 2012

Scott Wedige said it was a moment of disbelief. After kicker Mathew Sims nailed a 33-yard game winning field goal, the long road back to Detroit for NIU football was over: the Huskies had clinched their first MAC Championship in nearly 30 years. “The...

Lynch, Red team shine at spring football exhibition

By Jimmy Johnson | April 22, 2012

NIU football coach Dave Doeren said he wanted to see his starting offense jump to a fast start, and that’s exactly how the unit played Saturday during the controlled spring exhibition. Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch guided the Red team offense two...

President John Peters, leadership donors Dennis and Kimberly Yordon and Kenneth and Ellen Chessick, representatives of the Board of Trustees, and Athletic Director Jeff Compher break ground Saturday morning for the new Dr. Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center on the north side of Huskie Stadium.

NIU breaks ground on Chessick Practice Center

By James Cantagallo | April 22, 2012

Several hundred NIU alumni, athletes, donors and fans gathered for the ceremonial ground breaking for the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center (CPC) Saturday. The ceremony was held at the future site of the CPC across from the Jeffery and Kimberly...

Editorial: Peters shouldn’t candy-coat university finances

By Northern Star Editorial Board | April 11, 2012

In a Wednesday Northern Star article titled “Win or lose, Doeren was guaranteed a raise,” President John Peters made an interesting statement regarding NIU football coach Dave Doeren’s contract extension. “NIU is not in a poor financial situation,...

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Compher, Peters support Doeren extension

By Jimmy Johnson | April 10, 2012

The decision to give NIU football coach Dave Doeren a contract extension was discussed before the Huskies won the 2011 MAC Championship and GoDaddy.com Bowl, said NIU athletic director Jeff Compher. Compher said the decision was also based on the fact...

Football schedule released

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2012

The NIU football team is coming off a 10-2 season with wins against three BCS teams and have high expectations for next season.

Here is a look at the 2004 NIU football schedule, as announced Thursday:

Time/Day Date Opponent

• 5 p.m. Sat. 9/4 at Maryland

• 3 p.m. Sat. 9/11 vs. S. Illinois

• TBA Sat. 9/18 at Iowa State

• *TBA Fri. 9/24 vs. Bowling Green

• 3 p.m. Sat. 10/2 vs. Akron

• TBA Sat. 10/9 at C. Florida

• #3 p.m. Sat. 10/16 vs. C. Michigan

• TBA Sat. 10/23 at W. Michigan

• TBA Sat, 10/30 at Ball State

• *TBA Wed. 11/10 vs. Toledo

• Noon Sat. 11/20 at E. Michigan

• *TBA Thurs. 12/2 MAC title game

* ESPN/ESPN2

# Homecoming

Lynch, offensive line, Butler, Clark will have spotlight during spring practices

By Jimmy Johnson | March 27, 2012

Spring isn’t just the time of the year to enjoy weddings and bunnies: it’s football time. NIU football will officially begin its spring practices today. Fresh off their first MAC Championship in 28 years, coach Dave Doeren and the Huskies are back...

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Doeren: Butler will return this season

By Jerry Burnes | March 26, 2012

Almost a year after being injured in an off-campus shooting, NIU linebacker Devon Butler will return to the field, head coach Dave Doeren announced Monday. Butler missed the entire 2011 season after being shot in the back on April 5, 2011, and suffered...