On a day where football’s (6-0, 2-0 MAC) offense was hit-and-miss, the defense put forth a solid effort and held down the fort late Saturday for a 27-20 win at Huskie Stadium against the Akron Zips (1-6, 0-3).After an action-packed first quarter where...
The football team (5-0, 1-0 MAC) will go for a Homecoming hat trick 4 p.m. Saturday.The Huskies have already ruined Purdue’s and Kent State’s homecomings the past two weeks. This week they will look to win their own Homecoming game when they host...
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...
When an offensive line is playing great, its play goes rather unnoticed, but that hasn’t been the case for Huskies football.Fortunately for the football team (5-0, 1-0 MAC), it’s had a strong group of linemen this season. They’ve been able to propel...
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...
Football (5-0, 1-0 MAC) posted the game’s final 17 points and opened conference play with a 38-24 victory over the Kent State (2-4, 1-2 MAC) Saturday in Kent, Ohio.Rainy conditions limited offensive play early on, and the Huskies were tied or led for...
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...
After going undefeated in non-conference play, the Huskies (4-0) will open Mid-American Conference play against the Kent State Golden Flashes (2-3) 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The last time these teams met was in last season’s MAC...
DeKalb | What football has done doesn’t mean anything to the Huskies as they have their eyes strictly focused on conference play.NIU went undefeated in its four non-conference schedule, beating Big 10 teams Iowa and Purude along the way, but it has...
DeKalb | Going into this season, football had 11 dog bones on the wall in its locker room at the Yordon Center.Each dog bone serves as an individual trophy of the Huskies’ victory over a school from the BCS. The dog bone tradition started back in 1983...
DeKalb | Statistically, the Huskies’ (4-0) defense has been one of the worst yet one of the best units in the Mid-American Conference and the NCAA.The Huskie defense surrendered 31.3 points per game through four games. That is currently 88th out of...
Going forward, Big Ten teams may want to think twice before they go out and schedule the Huskies as an opponent. The days of bringing the Huskies into a Big Ten stadium for an easy win over a mid-major program are in the past.This season, the Huskies...
