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Jordan Lynch rushes in a game earlier this season. Lynch rushed for 142 years on two carries on NIU's 71-3 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

Football team has chance to stand on top with ’83 champs

By Andrew Singer | December 1, 2010

Perched atop a mountain in Yosemite National Park, the 1983 NIU football team stood as one singing its school’s fight song. Prior to participating in the 1983 California Bowl, NIU head coach Bill Mallory wanted to take his team to a place they could...

Tickets still avalible for MAC Championship football fan bus

By Northern Star staff | November 30, 2010

Student tickets are still available for the MAC Championship football game in Detroit on Friday. The Huskies will face the Miami (OH) RedHawks at 7 p.m. According to the Convocation Center website, tickets will be available until 5 p.m. today. Buses will...

NIU football ranks No. 24 in AP poll

By Northern Star staff | November 28, 2010

For the first time since 2003, and for only the second season in school history since becoming an FBS program, the NIU football team is now ranked in the Associated Press' top 25 poll. The Huskies are ranked No. 24 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the USA...

Student fan bus offered for MAC Championship game

By Andrew Singer | November 28, 2010

Friday will be the NIU football team's first appearance in a MAC Championship game since 2005. In an effort to give students an affordable way to attend the game in Detroit, the Student Association and Campus Activities Board, in partnership with Intercollegiate...

Jordan Lynch rushes in a game earlier this season. Lynch rushed for 142 years on two carries on NIU's 71-3 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

NIU football team grounds Eagles with a 71-3 victory

By Andrew Singer | November 26, 2010

Playing only 36 miles away from the site of Friday's MAC Championship game, the NIU football team showed why it deserves to play its final MAC game in Detroit instead of Ypsilanti, Mich. For the second straight week, NIU went on the road to come away...

Deutsch looks to take step foward

By Mike Buda | November 22, 2010

Leaving a mark can be on the minds of many athletes, but for one NIU grappler, it comes down to one final season. Senior wrestler Bryan Deutsch has reached the top of the conference before and is now looking to get to the top of the country. Since cutting...

Chad Spann scores his third touchdown during the MAC West championship game.

Huskies clinch MAC West title, will travel to first MAC Championship game since 2005

By Andrew Singer | November 21, 2010

There are a lot of things the NIU football team has never done. Before Saturday for example, the Huskies had never paired a MAC West title with an eight-game win streak. One 59-21 triumph over Ball State later and NIU can celebrate its eighth consecutive...

NIU football team looks poised to take MAC

By Chris Dertz | October 10, 2010

Sometimes the preseason predictions do get it right. What took place inside Huskie Stadium on Saturday afternoon was nothing short of a identity-defining win for head coach Jerry Kill's program. NIU and Temple were touted as the two best teams in the...

Let’s pack the house

By Jerry Kill | August 19, 2010

Welcome Back Huskies! As the head coach of YOUR Northern Illinois Huskies football team, it is my pleasure to welcome all new and returning students to campus for the 2010-11 school year. We are so glad you are here and hope you are looking forward to...