Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois Huskies

7-4 (5-2), 2nd Mid-American - West

 Last Game
Nov 21, 2009 at Ohio, L 31-38 
 
 Next Game
Central Michigan Chippewas Nov 27, 2009 at Central Michigan, 1:00 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 12, 2008, L 30-33 
 Team News  

Ohio holds off Northern Illinois 38-31

Ohio holds off Northern Illinois 38-31
AP, Nov 21, 2009
Theo Scott threw three touchdown passes to lead Ohio to a 38-31 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday, keeping the Bobcats' Mid-American Conference title hopes alive. Ohio (8-3, 6-1), which won its 200th MAC game, maintained second place in the conference's East division. The Bobcats host first-place Temple next Saturday with the winner booking a spot in the MAC title game at Ford Field in... ...More
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 Team Report

Northern Illinois Team Report

Northern Illinois Team Report Nov 25, 2009

Northern Illinois lost its bid for a MAC West Division title with last week's loss at Ohio. The defeat took the thunder from NIU's upcoming trek to Central Michigan. If the Huskies defeated the Bobcats and Chippewas, they would've advanced to the MAC title game.

However, the Huskies (7-4, 5-2) remain in the bowl hunt and can enhance their chances with an upset over the Chippewas. With a win, the Huskies can become the first MAC team to defeat the Chippewas this year. The Huskies lose a day of rest due to the game being played on Friday. The Chippewas, though, enter their final regular season contest with two extra days of rest due to playing on a Wednesday last week.

"The toughest thing for us right now is we've played three weeks in a row," said NIU coach Jerry Kill. ...More

 
 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 at Wisconsin L 20-28 --
 Sat, Sep 12 Western Illinois W 41-7 --
 Sat, Sep 19 at Purdue W 28-21 --
 Sat, Sep 26 Idaho L 31-34 --
 Sat, Oct 3 Western Michigan W 38-3 --
 Sat, Oct 17 at Toledo L 19-20 --
 Sat, Oct 24 at Miami (OH) W 27-22 --
 Sat, Oct 31 Akron W 27-10 --
 Thu, Nov 5 Eastern Michigan W 50-6 --
 Thu, Nov 12 Ball State W 26-20 --
 Sat, Nov 21 at Ohio L 31-38 --
 Fri, Nov 27 at Central Michigan 1:00 pm --
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 Mid-American Scoreboard
 Mid-American Standings
 East Conf  All 
 Temple 7-0  9-2 
 Ohio 6-1  8-3 
 Bowling Green 5-2  6-5 
 Kent State 4-3  5-6 
 Buffalo 2-5  4-7 
 Akron 1-6  2-9 
 Miami (OH) 1-7  1-11 
 West Conf  All 
 Central Michigan 7-0  9-2 
 Northern Illinois 5-2  7-4 
 Western Michigan 4-4  5-7 
 Toledo 3-4  5-6 
 Ball State 2-6  2-10 
 Eastern Michigan 0-7  0-11 
 Other Conferences
 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense38 357.1 146.7 210.4
 Defense23 308.1 200.0 108.1