Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois

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2 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Jan NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES FOOTBALL 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2011 Niu Schedule & Results ARMY (ESPN3.com) , W at Kansas (Fox College Sports) , L WISCONSIN - Soldier Field (ESPN3.com) , L CAL-POLY , W at Central Michigan* (ESPN3.com) , L KENT STATE* , W WESTERN MICHIGAN* - HC - (CSN Chicago) , W at Buffalo* (ESPN Plus/ESPN3.com) , W at Toledo* (ESPN2) , W at Bowling Green State* (ESPN2) , W BALL STATE* (ESPNU) , W EASTERN MICHIGAN*(ESPNU) , W vs. Ohio, Marathon MAC Championship (ESPN2) , W vs. Arkansas State, GoDaddy.com Bowl (ESPN)...8 p.m. *Mid-American Conference Game. Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois Alabama Bound Northern Illinois concludes a championship season with a trip to Mobile, Ala. to take on Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. The Mid-American Conference Champion Huskies face the Sun Belt Conference Champion Red Wolves for the seventh time ever. The penultimate bowl game of , the GoDaddy.com Bowl will be played Sunday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. (CT) in Mobile s Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The contest will be televised by ESPN. Four in a Row Northern Illinois will conclude its season at a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season, the longest streak in Huskie history. In its last bowl outing, NIU defeated Fresno State, 40-17, in Boise, Idaho in last year s udrove Humanitarian Bowl. The Huskies played South Florida in the 2010 International Bowl in Toronto, Canada on January 2, 2010 at the end of the 2009 season. NIU began its current bowl streak at the 2008 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. Success Story Northern Illinois is one of the most consistently successful programs among non-automatic qualifying Bowl Championship Subdivision (BCS) teams. NIU is one of only SEVEN teams from non-aq BCS leagues to win six or more games in each of the last four seasons (since 2008). The others with that distinction are Air Force, TCU, BYU, Southern Miss, Hawaii and Boise State. The Huskies have won at least six games 11 times in the past 12 years dating back to MAC Champions Northern Illinois defeated Ohio, 23-20, in the 2011 Marathon MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit to earn its first Mid- American Conference Championship in 28 years. The Huskies title is the second MAC football crown in school history. NIU came back from a 20-0 deficit to win the game on a last-second field goal by kicker Mathew Sims. On the Edge Following its win in the Marathon MAC Championship game, Northern Illinois was ranked 26th in the final regular season USA Today January 8, p.m. (CT) ESPN Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium 40,646 Coaches Poll with 14 points and earned a season-best seven points in the Associated Press poll to rank 30th. Last year, NIU achieved season high rankings of 24th (AP) and 23rd (USA Today) in week 14 (Nov. 28). Following its Humanitarian Bowl win, the Huskies were ranked 29th and 26th, respectively. Doeren s Debut Season Dave Doeren has led Northern Illinois to a 10-3 record to become the winningest first-year head coach in school history. Doeren is completing his first season as a head coach after 16 seasons as a collegiate assistant. The 21st head football coach in school history, and the 10th since Northern Illinois became a major college program in 1969, Doeren came to NIU after five seasons at Wisconsin ( ), where he was linebackers coach and defensive coordinator (see bio next page). Eight Straight NIU enters the GoDaddy.com Bowl game riding an eight-game winning streak. A year ago, Northern Illinois had a nine-game winning streak snapped in the MAC title game. The 2002 and 2003 Huskies each won at least seven consecutive games during their 8-4 and 10-2 campaigns, respectively. NIU s current win streak began Oct. 8 at home versus Kent State and has continued with MAC victories over Western Michigan, Buffalo, Toledo, Bowling Green, Ball State, Eastern Michigan and Ohio. huskie FOOTBALL FACTS 2011 Record/MAC Record /7-1 Head Coach...Dave Doeren Record at NIU & Career Record/Years /First Year Alma Mater/Year... Drake/1994 Basic Offense/Defense...Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football All-Time Record Last Bowl Game... NIU 40, Fresno State udrove Humanitarian Bowl; Boise, Idaho Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 47/25 Starters Returning (8 offense, 3 defense, 0 specialists) Starters Lost (4 offense, 9 defense, 3 specialists) northern illinois FACTS Location... DeKalb, Illinois Founded Enrollment...23,850 Affiliation... NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Conference...Mid-American (West Division) Colors... Cardinal and Black Nickname...Huskies Stadium...Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Surface/Capacity...FieldTurf /24,000 President (Alma Mater, Year)...Dr. John Peters (John Carroll 67) Assoc. VP/Athletic Director... Jeff Compher Alma Mater, Year...James Madison 80 Ticket Information Website GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

3 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Huskie Bowl History Northern Illinois is 3-3 in bowl games as a Division I Footbal Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team and the Huskies are 4-7 in bowl games alltime dating back to NIU s win over Fresno State last year in the udrove Humanitarian Bowl broke a three-game losing streak in bowl games (2006, 2008, 2009). Northern Illinois other FBS bowl win came in the 1983 California Bowl, by a score over Cal State Fullerton. Prior to joining the major college ranks in 1969, NIU played in a Turkey Bowl (1946), a Refrigerator Bowl (1947) and three Mineral Water bowls (1962, 63 and 65). Postseason Regulars Northern Illinois is playing in the postseason for the sixth time in the last seven seasons and will play a school-record 14 games for the second consecutive season. The Huskies are bowl eligible for the fourth straight season; NIU has won at least six games 11 times in the past 12 years dating back to 2000 and is the most successful NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision team in the state of Illinois during that time. Latest Game and Longest Layoff Northern Illinois will play a January game for the second time in school history while the Jan. 8 date of the GoDaddy.com Bowl is the latest in the season that NIU has ever competed. The Huskies only other January game was the International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan. 2, This year s 36-day layoff between the MAC Championship game on Dec. 2 and the Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl game is also the longest in school history, one day longer than the 35 days between games at the end of the 2009 season (Nov. 27-Jan. 2). Series Summary Northern Illinois and Arkansas State will meet for the eighth time when they play on Jan. 8 in Mobile. The teams played every year from , including three times as members of the Big West Conference from The Huskies have won six of the seven series meetings, including the last one, a NIU victory at Arkansas State in That victory, in Joe Novak s first year as head coach, marked the Huskies only win of the season. Season Synopsis Northern Illinois went 2-2 in non-conference play to open the season, with wins over Army and Cal Poly at Huskie Stadium, a 49-7 loss to then No. 7 Wisconsin at Soldier Field and a loss at Kansas that came when the Jayhawks scored a touchdown with nine seconds to play. The Huskies fell to 2-3 and 0-1 in the MAC after getting upset, 48-41, at Central Michigan on Oct. 1. NIU then began its winning streak with a win over Kent State and played one of its best games of the year on Oct. 15 to defeat Western Michigan, A three-game road trip began with a win at Buffalo before NIU outscored Toledo, 63-60, to begin November. The Huskies won at Bowling Green, needed a late field goal to beat Ball State, and held off Eastern Michigan with a defensive stand to win the West and advance to the MAC Championship game for the second straight year. Close Calls Seven of Northern Illinois games in 2011 have been decided by seven points or less, and the Huskies have come out ahead in each of its last five close calls. During its eight-game winning streak, NIU has defeated Buffalo (by one point), Toledo (3), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (6) and Ohio (3) after falling to Kansas (3) and Central Michigan (7) earlier in the year. NIU s 5-2 record in close games this season is its best mark ever (since records became available in 1920). In 2007 and 2008, Northern Illinois also played seven close games, but had just a GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren In his irst season at the helm of the Northern Illinois Huskies, Dave Doeren has made his mark as the winningest irst-year head coach in school history, and only the second NIU coach all-time to lead his team to a Mid- American Conference championship. Under his direction, Northern Illinois has won 10 games, including eight straight entering the GoDaddy.com Bowl. A 16-year collegiate coaching veteran who has helped take teams to eight bowl games and two national championship contests as an assistant, Doeren was named the 21st head football coach in NIU history on Dec. 13, 2010 after completing his ifth season at Wisconsin with a trip to the 2011 Rose Bowl. During Doeren s time at Wisconsin, the Badgers posted a overall record and played in the Champs Sports Bowl (twice), Outback Bowl and Capital One Bowl. In January of 2008, Doeren added defensive coordinator duties to his assignment as linebackers coach after spending his irst two seasons in Madison as the Badgers co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. The Shawnee Mission, Kansas native has also served on successful coaching staffs at Kansas ( ), Montana ( ), USC ( ) and Drake ( ), his alma mater. He began his coaching career at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas. His UW defenses were consistently ranked in the national top 25 in NCAA defensive categories. The 2010 Wisconsin defense ranked 20th in the country in total defense and in the Top 30 in both rushing and scoring defense. In 2009, Wisconsin led the Big Ten and ranked ifth in the country in rushing defense. The Badgers held each of their last 10 opponents in 2009 to less than 100 yards rushing, the longest streak in school history. Wisconsin led the nation in pass ef iciency defense in 2006 and was the No. 2 scoring defense in the country. His pupils at Wisconsin have included National Football League linebackers Jonathan Casillas of the New Orleans Saints and DeAndre Levy, the Detroit Lions middle linebacker. Badgers linebacker Chris Borland earned 2009 Big Ten Defensive Freshman of the Year honors. Doeren arrived at Wisconsin after four seasons at the University of Kansas from He was the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for three seasons before being promoted to co-defensive coordinator. The Jayhawks led the Big 12 Conference and ranked No. 3 nationally in rushing defense in 2005 and were 11th nationally in total defense. Doeren coached the secondary at NCAA Division I-AA power Montana for two seasons and was the Grizzlies recruiting coordinator for one year. Montana won the I-AA national championship in 2001 and went 28-3 with two conference titles in Doeren s two seasons there. Doeren s bowl experience goes back to his days as a graduate assistant at Southern California (USC) when the Trojans played in the 1998 Sun Bowl. The Trojans led the nation in interceptions that year with 24, while the 1999 squad led the nation in turnover margin. He started his college coaching career as an assistant at Drake from where he coached linebackers before adding defensive coordinator chores in A four-year letterwinner at Drake ( ), Doeren earned Academic All-America honors as a senior and graduated with a bachelor s degree in pre-medical biology and a master s in educational leadership. He and his wife, Sara, have three sons, Jacob, Luke and Connor.

4 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS huskie Seniors Name Pos. Arrived GP/GS Career Highlights Cameron Bell FB /5 ISU transfer ran for 228 yds in 10 Willie Clark WR /11 85 rec., 1,243 yards, 12 TDs Adam Coleman TE/DS /0 2 yrs. as DE; 2 as TE, 14 tackles Jordan Delegal LB / tackles, 9 TFL, 4.5 QS, 7 PBU Ryan Fillingim K /0 Kicked off in 2 games this year DeMarcus Grady WR (QB) /6 663 rush; 511 pass yards as QB Chandler Harnish QB 2007 *46/44 Has set 20-plus NIU records Jasmin Hopkins RB /12 1,580 AP yards; 1,298 rush, 16 TDs Kyle Jenkins DE /2 22 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 QS Adam Kiel TE /13 3 yrs as OL; starter in 08; now TE Jack Marks TE /9 Fmr WO has 9 rec, 80 yds Pat McAvoy FB /1 WO FB has seen most action in 11 Ron Newcomb DT /12 67 tackles, 17 TFL, 6 QS, 7 PBU Trevor Olson OT 2007 *53/53 NIU career record for starts Keith Otis OT /27 2 yr starter on top NIU offenses ever Nathan Palmer WR /20 92 rec., 1,563 yds, 16 TDs, 200 rush Joe Pawlak OG /40 3 yr starter on top NIU offenses ever Pat Schiller LB / tackles, 19 TFL, 8 PBU Scott Wedige C /27 2 yr starter on top NIU offenses ever *four-year starter MOST WINS BY A SENIOR CLASS No. Senior Class (Years) ( ) 2005 ( ) 1966 ( ) 1965 ( ) ( ) 2004 ( ) ( ) 2-5 record, while the 2002 team went 4-3 in close games to finish 8-4 overall. Special Senior Class Nineteen Northern Illinois seniors will wear the Huskie uniform for the final time in the GoDaddy. com Bowl including 14 on offense, four defenders and one specialist. The group includes 13 fifth-year seniors, one player from the 2008 signing class, four who have been at NIU for four years and one two-year player. As a class, the seniors are tied for the winningest NIU senior class all-time with 34 victories. They need a win over Arkansas State to break the tie with the 2005, 1966 and 1965 Huskie seniors. All seniors have seen playing time this year with 10 listed as starters on offense and three starting on defense. The 19 players have 308 career starts for the Huskies. A Championship Comeback Northern Illinois won its first Mid-American Conference championship in 28 years with a comeback victory over Ohio on Dec. 2 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Huskies fell behind 20-0 in the first half after the NIU offense committed three turnovers and picked up just four first downs. The Northern Illinois defense keyed the victory, twice holding Ohio to field goals from inside the 11-yard line, and limiting the Bobcats to 70 yards and no points in the second half. Chandler Harnish hit Nathan Palmer on a 39-yard touchdown pass at 6:19 of the third quarter and, after Jimmie Ward picked off OU QB Tyler Tettleton to record the Huskies third interception, Harnish connected with Martel Moore from 32 yards out to bring NIU within seven at Palmer completed the comeback with a 22-yard touchdown catch with 2:52 to play, and Harnish led NIU on a five-play, 48-yard drive to set up a 33-yard game-winning field goal by Mathew Sims on the final play of the game. Record Rebound Northern Illinois 20-point comeback in the MAC Championship game tied the school record for the largest comeback victory in school history and was the Huskies top come-from-behind win in nine years. On Oct. 12, 2002, NIU overcame a 27-7 third-quarter deficit to defeat Miami (Ohio), On Oct. 23, 1983, the Huskies defeated Bowling Green, 24-23, after trailing 20-0 at halftime. The Huskies first 20-point comeback win came on Nov. 17, 1951 when NIU defeated Nebraska-Omaha after trailing 26-6 in the third quarter Media Information NIU PRE BOWL PRACTICES The Huskies will practice at the DeKalb Recreation Center from Wednesday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Dec. 23 and again on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 2-3 with the offense and defense working on a split schedule. Some portion of the NIU team will be at the Rec from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. each day. In Mobile, the Huskies practices Wednesday through friday, Jan. 4-6 at UMS-Wright (65 North Mobile St.) will be open to the media with cameras permitted to shoot the irst 20 minutes of each workout. Times for NIU s practices in Mobile are TBA. Northern Illinois pre-bowl practices are open to the media with players and coaches available for interviews after practice. Please contact the NIU Media Relations Of- ice to con irm times and sites in DeKalb and Mobile. NIU PLAYER AND COACH AVAILABILITY Northern Illinois players and coaches are available for interviews either in-person or on the phone, through Thursday, Dec. 22 and again from Jan Contact Donna Turner or Joe Summins (see below) in the NIU Media Relations Of ice to arrange interviews with Huskie players or coaches. For best results, please give one day s advance notice for phone interviews. BOWL PRESS CONFERENCES IN MOBILE NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren will be available at the GoDaddy.com Bowl press conferences in Mobile on Wednesday, Jan. 4 and Friday, Jan. 6. Wednesday s press conference will be held in the main lobby of Ladd-Peebles Stadium prior to the Team Welcome Reception at 6:30 p.m. and will include several Huskie players. Friday s press conference features the head coaches and athletic directors of both schools and will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Room 201-D on the second loor of the Mobile Convention Center prior to the Mayor s Luncheon. CREDENTIALS To apply for credentials to the 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl, please go online to The deadline to apply for credentials is Dec. 23, COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM The Mid-American Conference has partnered with CollegePressBox.com to provide media covering the league s football teams with one comprehensive source for information on MAC football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, head shots, logos and more for Northern Illinois and every school in the MAC, as well as the league of ice. To receive the login information (for accredited media ONLY) contact the NIU or MAC Media Relations Of ice. NIU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Donna Turner... Associate AD/Communications (o); (c)...donnaturner@niu.edu Joe Summins... Assoc. Media Relations Director (o); (c)...jsummins@niu.edu For the latest updates, follow us on 3 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

5 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Huskie Multimedia WATCH THE GODADDY.COM BOWL ON ESPN The GoDaddy.com Bowl match-up between Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State and the Mid-American Conference champion Huskies will air on ESPN as NIU will be featured on an ESPN network for the sixth consecutive game. Rob Stone will handle play-by-play duties with former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell serving as color analyst. The duo also called the NIU-Ball State game earlier this season. LISTEN ON THE NIU RADIO NETWORK The Northern Illinois Radio Network, presented by IMG College, will bring Huskie fans the GoDaddy.com Bowl broadcast on these stations in 2011: WLBK AM 1360 (DeKalb) - FLAGSHIP WTJK ESPN 1380 AM (Janesville, WI-Rockford) WJOL 1340 AM (Joliet) WSCR670 AM The Score (Chicago) The broadcast begins with the pregame show 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Hall of Famer Bill Baker completes his 32nd football season as the play-by-play voice of NIU and is joined by Mark Lindo, in his 27th year as color analyst, and sixth-year sideline reporter Casey Kahler. NIU WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Each week, join NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher, host Andy Garcia and Northern Illinois coaches for NIU Weekly on WSCR 670 AM The Score in Chicago. The 30-minute show features a weekly interview with head football coach Dave Doeren as well as interviews with other Huskie coaches and all the latest NIU Athletics news. The show airs every Saturday morning from 7:30-8 a.m. HUSKIES ALL ACCESS Fans across the country can hear all NIU live radio broadcasts, as well as see video features and press conferences, on Huskies All-Access at All-Access subscribers pay just $6.95/month or $49.95/year to receive all NIU radio game and show broadcasts, as well as all home basketball, gymnastics and wrestling events. NIUHUSKIES.COM BOWL CENTRAL The best source for all of the latest news and information on the Northern Illinois football program and the Huskies bowl trip to Mobile, is the Bowl Central web page on NIUHuskies.com. From the Bowl Central site, link to videos, photo galleries, a GoDaddy.com Bowl blog, Mobile, GoDaddy Bowl and fan information and more. The football home page of the Huskies of icial athletics website includes links to the NIU bowl release. Huskie Coaching Staff Assistant Coach... Responsibilities Matt Canada... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Jay Niemann... Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Rod Carey...Offensive Line Bob Cole...Wide Receivers Eddie Faulkner...Running Backs/Special Teams Coord. Kevin Kane...Tight Ends/Fullbacks Tom Matukewicz...Linebackers Ryan Nielsen...Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord. Richard McNutt... Cornerbacks Brad Ohrt...Sports Performance Matt Lipman... Director of Football Operations GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 AMONG THE ELITE NIU S HARNISH HONORED AS NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETE On Dec. 6, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish was honored as one of 16 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes at the 54th Annual NFF Awards Dinner in New York City. Harnish was a inalist for the prestigious 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy and spent two days in New York where he toured the city and met college football dignitaries and Hall of Famers. Harnish, who earned his undergraduate degree in business management from the NIU College of Business last spring with a 3.65 grade point average, is currently pursuing his M.B.A. He is the recipient of an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The NFF Scholar-Athletes were selected from a pool of 127 nominees in all classi ications of college football for their combined athletic, academic and leadership skills. Harnish, who owns 23 Northern Illinois career and single season records, including many that stood for nearly 50 years, is the third student-athlete from Northern Illinois to be named an NFF Scholar-Athlete, joining Patrick Stephen (1998) and Josh Haldi (2004). MAC Mark Northern Illinois completed its 26th season as a member of the Mid-American Conference in In MAC games, Northern Illinois is all-time and the Huskies are (.619) in conference games since rejoining the MAC in The Huskies have won 15 of their last 16 and 20 of their last 24 MAC regular season contests. NIU completed its 15th consecutive campaign as a member of the MAC after initially competing as a league member from Similarities NIU s 2011 schedule and results bear a distinct similarity to the schedule and results of the 1983 NIU MAC Champion squad, albeit with one less regular season game and no league title contest. Just like this year, the 1983 team played both Kansas and Wisconsin in its non-conference schedule and started a winning streak with a victory over Kent State. The 1983 team s only MAC loss came at Central Michigan and the squad had a one-point win along the way (24-23 over Bowling Green). That team closed out a nine-game MAC schedule with a win over Ohio and went on to earn its first bowl win as a major college institution with a win over Cal State Fullerton in the California Bowl. Every Which Way The Huskies close call victories have been secured in nearly every way imaginable. At Buffalo, the Huskies saw a determined Bulls squad storm back from a deficit in the fourth quarter to pull within one point at 31-30, before the potential game-tying PAT hooked left. In the which offense has the ball last wins track meet at Toledo, it was NIU scoring the game-winning TD with 19 seconds remaining on a Harnish to Perez Ashford four-yard pass to lift NIU to a win. The Huskies Mathew Sims kicked a game-winning field goal with eight seconds on the clock to break a tie and beat Ball State, 41-38, won with a defensive stand in the final two minutes to best Eastern Michigan, 18-12, and earned the MAC crown by coming back from a 20-0 deficit and getting another game-winning field goal, this time as time expired, to defeat Ohio, If You re Counting The GoDaddy.com Bowl game will be the 1,037th game in Northern Illinois history and the Huskies will be looking for their 523rd victory. NIU has a alltime record for a winning percentage of.528. Since 2000, Northern Illinois is

6 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (.601) and has 10 winning seasons. Over that time, NIU owns the best mark of any of the three Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the state of Illinois, ahead of both Illinois and Northwestern. Six Straight Northern Illinois football will reach a national television audience for the sixth straight game when the Huskies meet Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on ESPN. The Huskies have become a TV regular in 2011 with a pair of Tuesday night appearances on ESPN2 (Nov. 1 at Toledo, Nov. 8 at Bowling Green) and a Tuesday and Friday showing on ESPNU (Nov. 15 vs. Ball State and Nov. 25 vs. Eastern Michigan, respectively). The MAC Championship game versus Ohio also aired on ESPN2. Since 2005, NIU has played 21 November or later games in front of the ESPN cameras with four games on ESPN, 11 on ESPN2, one on ESPN Classic and five on ESPNU. NIU is 1-3 on ESPN, 6-5 on ESPN2, 5-0 on ESPNU and 0-1 on Classic. Streaking in the Stadium Northern Illinois victory over Eastern Michigan was its school-record breaking 15th consecutive win at Huskie Stadium, breaking the previous mark of 14 set between Nov. 5, 1988 and Sept. 14, NIU has also won 12 straight Mid-American Conference games in DeKalb, with the last loss at Huskie Stadium a overtime setback to Central Michigan on Nov. 12, NIU posted a perfect 5-0 record at Huskie Stadium in 2010 and was 6-0 in DeKalb this year. Heading Home Huskie sophomore Jimmie Ward will feel very comfortable taking the field at Ladd-Peebles Stadium and attending events in Mobile during GoDaddy.com Bowl week as Ward is a native of Mobile who came to NIU out of Davidson High School. The NIU safety spent the first few years of his life in Wisconsin before his family migrated south. Ward estimated that he played games at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, and the Huskies bowl week home at the Mobile Marriott is just a few miles from both Davidson and his parents house. The Huskie secondary also features Florida panhandle native Sean Evans, whose hometown of Ft. Walton Beach is less than two hours east of Mobile. All-America Honors Three Northern Illinois offensive players picked up postseason All- America honors in 2011, marking the first time since 1993 that three or more Huskies have been named to an All-America squad in one season. Senior center Scott Wedige earned top honors as he was named a second team All-American by CBSSports.com. He is the first NIU player since Michael Turner (2003) to be accorded first or second team All-America honors. Left tackle Trevor Olson was named a fourth team All-American by Phil Steele s Magazine while quarterback Chandler Harnish was an honorable mention selection by SI.com. The three were the first Huskies to pick-up All-America honors since Larry English was a third-team All-American in The MAC s Best Nine Huskies earned All Mid-American Conference honors from league coaches in 2011 with All-Americans Harnish (QB), Wedige (C) and Olson (OT) joined by sophomore kicker Mathew Sims on the All-MAC first team. The second team also featured four NIU players with running back Jasmin Hopkins and wide receiver Perez Ashford joined by defensive end Sean Progar and safety Jimmie Ward. Senior Nathan Palmer rounded out the group as he was a third team choice. Harnish, Wedige and Olson all repeated on the first team while Progar was a first team honoree a year ago. The nine Huskie players selected include five seniors, two juniors and two sophomores. Red Wolves FACTS 2011 Record/Conference Record /8-0 Interim Head Coach...David Gunn Alma Mater/Year... Arkansas 87 Location... Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment... 13,239 Conference... Sun Belt Colors... Scarlet & Black Stadium...ASU Stadium Surface/Capacity...FieldTurf/30,406 President...Dr. Charles L. Welch Interim Chancellor...Dr. Dan Howard Athletic Director...Dr. Dean Lee Ticket Information Athletics Website... FB Media Relations Contact...Jerry Scott Phone (O); (C) Address...jscott@astate.edu 2011 ASU Schedule & Results Sept. 3 at Illinois , L Sept. 10 MEMPHIS , W Sept. 17 at Virginia Tech , L Sept. 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS , W Oct. 1 at Western Kentucky* , W Oct. 8 at Louisiana-Monroe* , W Oct. 18 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL* , W Oct. 29 NORTH TEXAS* , W Nov. 5 at Florida Atlantic* , W Nov. 12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* , W Nov. 19 at Middle Tennessee State* , W Dec. 3 TROY* , W Jan. 8 vs. NIU, GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, Ala...8 p.m. *Sun Belt Conference game; All Times Central. Series History Overall...Northern Illinois leads 6-1 In DeKalb...Northern Illinois leads 3-1 In Jonesboro... Northern Illinois leads 3-0 In Big West Games...Northern Illinois 2, Arkansas State 1 First Game... NIU 35, ASU 0; Oct. 13, 1990 Last Game... NIU 31, ASU 30; Sept. 21, 1996 Series History: : NIU 35, ASU 0 (H) : NIU 38, ASU 16 (A)* 1991: NIU 22, ASU 21 (H) : ASU 28, NIU 21 (H)* 1992: NIU 31, ASU 0 (A) : NIU 31, ASU 30 (A) 1993: NIU 23, ASU 7 (H)*... Huskies postseason History* 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, AL)... vs. Arkansas State 2011 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, MI)... W, Ohio, Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)...W, Fresno State, MAC Championship Game (Detroit, MI)...L, Miami (OH), International Bowl (Toronto, Canada)...L, South Florida, Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)...L, Louisiana Tech, Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA)...L, TCU, MAC Championship Game (Detroit, MI)... L, Akron, Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, CA)...W, Troy, California Bowl (Fresno, CA)...W, Cal State Fullerton, *since becoming a Division I FBS school in GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

7 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS A Permanent Home NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish has racked up a host of awards during his record-breaking senior season (see list), including the 2011 Vern Smith Leadership Award, presented annually to the top player in the Mid-American Conference as selected by league coaches. Huskies have had a hold on that award over the last six years, with an NIU player claiming the honor five times. In 2006, tailback Garrett Wolfe became the first Huskie to win the Vern Smith Award since 1983, while Larry English won back-to-back league MVP trophies in 2007 (while playing on a 2-10 team) and Last year, Northern Illinois tailback Chad Spann won the award, with the NIU string broken only in 2009 by Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour. Dual Threat Quarterback NIU s Chandler Harnish ranks as the top dual threat quarterback in the nation. Harnish currently ranks 18th in the country, and is the FBS top quarterback, in rushing yards per game with He also ranks 13th in the nation in passing efficiency with a mark on 219-of-348 passing with 26 touchdowns and just five interceptions for 2,942 yards. Harnish s total offense yardage of 4,324 is third nationally, behind ONLY Houston s Case Keenum and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III of Baylor. He broke his own school record for total offense yards in a season by 958 yards! On the ground, Harnish is averaging 7.47 yards per carry and is on pace to destroy the NIU single-season mark of 6.76 set by Adam Dach in Never Before? Chandler Harnish needs 118 rushing and 58 passing yards to become the FIRST player in NCAA FBS history to gain 1,500 rushing and 3,000 passing yards in a single season. With 1,382 rushing and 2,986 passing yards, Harnish is surpassing milestones rarely seen in combination in NCAA history. All-time, only 10 NCAA FBS players have reached 1,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards passing in a season; among those 10, Harnish s rushing total ranks fourth, behind only UAB s Joe Webb (2009), Auburn s Cam Newton (2010) and Michigan s Denard Robinson (2010). Of that group, he has more passing yards than Webb and Robinson. Quite a Career While Harnish s single season numbers are eye-opening, his career totals are just GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 WHERE HARNISH RANKS... IN THE NIU CAREER RECORD BOOKS Rank Category...Total... Next 1st Passing Yards...8, st Pass Completions st Pass Attempts...1, st Passing Ef iciency st Touchdown Passes st Passing Yards/Game st Passing Yards/Attempt st Passing Attempts/Game st 300-Yard Passing Games st Total Offense Yards...11, st Touchdowns Responsible For st Plays (Total Offense)...1, st Total Offense Yards/Game st Total Offense Yards/Play st Rushing Yds by Quarterback...2, nd Passing Completions/Game nd Touchdown Passes/Game rd Completion Percentage rd Rushing Yds/Carry th Passing Yards/Completion th Rushing Yards...2, ,155 9th Rushing Touchdowns T8th 100-Yard Rushing Games IN THE MAC CAREER RECORD BOOKS 3rd Total Offense Yards... 11,656 11th Plays (Total Offense)...1,603 11th Touchdown Passes th Pass Completions th Passing Yards...8,670 T16th Pass Attempts...1,074 ON THE NIU SINGLE SEASON RECORD LISTS 1st Total Offense Plays st Total Offense Yards...4, st Total Offense Yards/Play st Total Offense Yards/Game st Touchdowns Responsible For T1st Most 300-Yard Passing Games st Passing Yards/Game st Rushing Yards/Carry nd Passing Yards...2, ,077 2nd Touchdown Passes T2nd Touchdown Passes/Game rd Pass Attempts rd Pass Completions/Game th Pass Completions th Pass Attempts/Game th Passing Yards/Attempt th Completion Percentage th Passing Yards/Completion th Rushing Yards...1, ,388 IN THE 2011 NCAA RANKINGS 3rd Total Offense Yards...4,324 8th Total Offense Yards/Game th Points Responsible For/Game th Passing Ef iciency th Rushing Yards/Game th Total Passing Yards...2,942 6 as impressive. Harnish enters his final game in a NIU uniform with 2,986 rushing and 8,670 passing yards. He needs 14 rushing yards to become only the third quarterback in FBS history to rush for 3,000 yards and pass for 8,000 in a career, joining Missouri s Brad Smith (4,289 rush/8,799 pass from ) and Nevada s Colin Kaepernick (4,112 rush/10,098 pass from ) with that distinction. He s Got Legs... Chandler Harnish has led the Huskies in rushing in eight games this season, including seven of NIU s last eight contest, and has rushed for 100-plus yards six times. Harnish has surpassed Stacey Robinson ( ) as the top rushing quarterback in Northern Illinois history and he ranks eighth on the Huskies career rushing list with 2,986 yards on 529 carries. His 24 career rushing scores, including 11 in 2011, rank ninth all-time, while his 11 career 100- yard rushing games are tied for eighth. Record Breaker Chandler Harnish currently owns or shares 24 Northern Illinois records (see list, left), including the single-game total offense record of 519 yards set versus Ball State with 338 passing and 181 rushing yards. Harnish has even broken several of his own single season records (set last year). In 46 career games (44 starts), Harnish has completed 669-of-1,074 passes for 8,670 yards (all records) with a school-record six 300-yard passing games, including three this season. He has 11,656 yards of total offense and 90 touchdowns (rushing and passing) in 1,603 plays - also school records, and has averaged 7.3 yards per play in his career. Terrific on Tuesday NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish starred in the Huskies three Tuesday night November contests, rushing for over 100 yards and passing for more than 200 in each game. Harnish totaled 465 rushing (a 155-yard average) and 897 passing yards (a 299-yard average) in Tuesday night games at Toledo, at Bowling Green and versus Ball State. His yardage numbers increased in each game, with 133 rushing and 265 passing yards to go along with six touchdown passes at Toledo, 151 rushing and 294 passing yards and three total scores at Bowling Green, and 181 rushing and 338 passing yards with three TDs versus Ball State. Harnish s 519 yards of total offense against BSU tied for the third-highest total by an FBS player this season.

8 Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Zach Anderson DT So.-RS 8/0 Perez Ashford WR Jr. 38/8 Jamaal Bass LB Fr.-RS 10/8 Matt Battaglia OL Jr. 9/0 Alan Baxter DE Jr. 37/9 Cameron Bell RB Sr.-RS 19/5 Frank Boenzi DL Fr.-RS 11/0 Da Ron Brown WR Fr.-RS 13/5 Ryan Brown OT Fr.-RS 9/0 Devon Butler LB So. 24/13 Tyrone Clark LB So. 22/15 Willie Clark WR Sr.-RS 52/11 Adam Coleman DT/TE Sr. 31/0 C.J. Compher FB Fr.-RS 1/0 Akeem Daniels WR So. 24/3 Tommy Davis DB Jr.-RS 40/19 Jordan Delegal LB Sr. 40/13 Dechane Durante D Fr.-RS 13/8 Luke Eakes TE Fr.-RS 13/4 Sean Evans DB So.-RS 15/0 Jhony Faustin CB Jr. 13/9 Ryan Fillingim K Sr.-RS 2/-- Mike Gegner C Fr.-RS 4/0 DeMarcus Grady QB/WR Sr.-RS 32/6 Chandler Harnish QB Sr.-RS 46/44 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Record Book Rewrite Chandler Harnish recorded three of the top five and five of the top 10 total offense games in Northern Illinois history in He broke Phil Horvath s six-year old school record of 477 yards (set Sept. 24, 2005 vs. Akron) with a 519-yard performance (338 passing, 181 rushing) versus Ball State; recorded the third-highest total offense game at NIU with 465 yards at Central Michigan (370/95) and compiled the fourth-best total versus Bowling Green with 445 yards (294/151). His performances at Western Michigan (432 total; 203/229) and Kansas (404 total; 315/89) came in at sixth and 10th, respectively. The Club Chandler Harnish put himself in the NCAA record books with a rare performance versus Western Michigan on Oct. 15. Harnish became the 10th player in FBS history to have 200 passing AND 200 rushing yards in the same game as he completed 14-of-27 passes for 203 yards and ran for 229 yards on 14 carries (a 16.4 yard average). Harnish joined a list of players that includes Texas Vince Young (2005), Brad Smith of Missouri (2005), Indiana s Antwaan Randle El (2000) and Michigan s Denard Robinson (2010). Harnish s 432-yard total offense day earned Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honors. The Huskie QB has rushed and passed for over 100 yards in the same game nine times in his career. Great Game With his 229-yard effort versus Western Michigan, Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish was one of only three MAC players to rush for 200 or more yards in a game this season; the performance ranks 16th among all players and is the top rushing total by any FBS quarterback in He gained 163 yards in the third quarter, the second-highest single quarter total ever at NIU, behind only a 173-yard second quarter by Stacey Robinson versus Fresno State on Oct. 6, It was the third-best rushing game by an NIU quarterback in school history and the best in 21 years, since Robinson s NCAA record 306-yard total in that October 1990 win over Fresno State. Winner Chandler Harnish s stats and records cannot be overshadowed by the fact that the senior is 21-5 as Northern Illinois start- Career Games Played/Started Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Marckie Hayes DB Fr.-RS 13/0 Jasmin Hopkins TB Sr. 26/12 Victor Jacques LB Jr.-RS 24/0 Nabal Jefferson DT Jr. 38/10 Kyle Jenkins DE Sr.-RS 13/2 Anthony Johnson WR So.-RS 15/0 Adam Kiel TE Sr.-RS 38/13 Matt Krempel OL So.-RS 17/0 Tommylee Lewis WR Fr. 10/1 Jordan Lynch QB So.-RS 21/0 Jack Marks TE Sr.-RS 35/9 Brian Mayer DS Fr.-RS 13/-- Pat McAvoy FB Sr.-RS 19/1 Jason Meehan DE Fr. 13/0 Rashaan Melvin CB Jr.-RS 28/14 Martel Moore WR Jr. 39/24 Ryan Neir P Jr.-RS 13/-- Ron Newcomb DL Sr.-RS 33/12 Trevor Olson OT Sr.-RS 53/53 Stephen O Neal DE So.-RS 24/0 Keith Otis OL Sr.-RS 35/27 Nathan Palmer WR Sr.-RS 47/20 Joe Pawlak OL Sr.-RS 51/40 Logan Pegram OL Jr.-RS 34/21 Huskies in the 2011 Polls USA TODAY DATE AP COACHES Week 15 (Dec. 4) 30 (7) 26 (14) Week 14 (Nov. 27) 36 (1) 30 (19) Week 13 (Nov. 20) T31 (10) Week 12 (Nov. 13) T36 (2) Week 3 through Week 11 Week 2 T44 (5) T38 (13) Preseason T41 (4) T44 (4) ing quarterback over the Number of points in parentheses. last two seasons. Harnish has been under center for two of the most successful seasons in school history, will be the first Northern Illinois QB to play in four bowl games and is the only Huskie signal-caller with two victories over Big Ten teams. He is also the first NIU quarterback in 28 years to be called MAC Champion. Best Day As a redshirt freshman starting his first career game at Minnesota in 2008, Chandler Harnish threw for 326 yards on 17-of-29 completions to record the best passing yardage day of his NIU career. That total held for 37 games, until Oct. 1, 2011 when Harnish threw for 370 yards on 27-of-50 passing at Central Michigan. The 370 yards rank sixth all-time at NIU, while 27 completions tied Harnish s career-best and are fifth on the single-game list as are the 50 pass attempts. Harnish s 462 yards of total offense (370 pass, 92 rush) versus CMU are now the third-most by an NIU player. Clutch Kicks Northern Illinois placekicker Mathew Sims won two games with last-second field goals in 2011, earning his place in Huskie football lore. He made the biggest kick of his career on the final play of the MAC Championship game when his 33-yard field goal attempt snuck Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Tyler Pitt OL Fr.-RS 13/0 Gervaise Porter LB So.-RS 13/0 Sean Progar DE Jr.-RS 40/34 George Rainey LB Jr. 22/0 Mike Santacaterina LB Fr.-RS 10/4 Jason Schepler TE Sr. 35/14 Pat Schiller LB Sr.-RS 49/26 Tim Semisch TE Fr.-RS 10/2 Leighton Settle TB So. 8/0 Mathew Sims K So. 18/-- James Spencer RB Fr.-RS 4/0 Courtney Stephen S Jr.-RS 6/0 Rob Sterling FB/LB Fr. 9/1 Cameron Stingily LB So. 4/0 Demetrius Stone S Jr. 24/7 Jared Volk OL So.-RS 22/2 Jimmie Ward DB So. 27/12 Dominique Ware CB So.-RS 21/2 Tyler Wedel K Fr. 13/-- Scott Wedige C Sr.-RS 42/27 Anthony Wells DE So.-RS 17/2 Jamison Wells WR So.-RS 15/0 Joe Windsor DE So. 26/2 Bobby Winkel LB Fr.-RS 4/0 Jamal Womble TB Jr. 12/0 7 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

9 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS WATCH LISTERS Five Northern Illinois players were recognized on the watch lists for nine different college football awards in CHANDLER HARNISH, QB, Senior Walter Camp Player of the Year (top player) Davey O Brien Quarterback Award (top quarterback) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (top senior quarterback) Maxwell Award (top player) Manning Award (top quarterback, including bowl) SCOTT WEDIGE, C, Senior Rimington Trophy (top center) Rotary Lombardi Award (top down lineman/linebacker) TREVOR OLSON, OT, Senior Rotary Lombardi Award (top down lineman/linebacker) Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) SEAN PROGAR, DE, Junior Rotary Lombardi Award (top down lineman/linebacker) TOMMY DAVIS, S/RS, Junior Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player) just inside the left upright, giving Northern Illinois its first MAC title since The kick gave NIU a victory over Ohio and came after Sims had missed an extra point earlier in the game. That three was Sims second game-winner in 17 days as he hit a 34-yard field goal with eight seconds left to lift Northern Illinois to a comeback victory over Ball State. Following that game, Sims was asked about his last game-winning field goal. His reply, Never had one before. Palmer the Playmaker NIU senior receiver Nathan Palmer capped his most productive season with the most clutch performance of his career in the MAC Championship game with four catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns and 17 yards on four rushes. Palmer was named the game s Most Valuable Player after catching TD passes of 39 and 22 yards in the second half. An aspiring singer whose song The Hard Way, is played during NIU s pregame warmups, he leads NIU with 46 catches for 683 yards and seven TDs on the season. He caught three touchdown passes at Toledo and has had eight catches of 25 yards or longer this season. A Pickoff Party Northern Illinois did not pick off a pass in the month of November, but made up for the lapse with a season-best three interceptions - all by defensive backs - in the MAC Championship game win over Ohio. NIU got interceptions by cornerback Jhony Faustin and safeties Jimmie Ward and Dechane Durante in the win, with Faustin and Ward recording their first career INTs. Prior to the Ohio game, NIU s last interceptions came at Buffalo, when both Rashaan Melvin and Durante recorded INTs. NIU has 10 interceptions by eight different players - all underclassmen - this year. 50 Strong Huskie senior offensive tackle Trevor Olson set the NIU school record for games started versus Ball State when he made his 51st career start and is expected to extend the mark in Mobile and make his 54th career start. Olson broke the record set by Huskie center Eddie Adamski from The Huskies starting left tackle for every game GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, of his career beginning in 2008, he is a two-time first team All-MAC choice who has NOT given up a single sack in Up Front NIU s record-setting offense has been powered by one of the best and most experienced offensive lines in the country. Behind redshirt seniors Trevor Olson (LT), Scott Wedige (C), Joe Pawlak (RG) and Keith Otis (RT) and redshirt junior Logan Pegram (LG), NIU ranks ninth nationally in rushing offense, 13th in scoring offense and 10th in total offense. The Huskies rank fifth in the country in fewest sacks allowed and had a string of five straight games without allowing a sack snapped by Ball State. They have allowed only nine sacks on the year. Since 2007, only eight programs nationally have given up less than 10 sacks in a season and no MAC team has ever surrendered less than 10 sacks since the stat has been recorded (2004). NIU s five veterans up front have made 168 combined starts, led by Olson s 53 and former walk-on Pawlak s 40. Otis and Wedige have 27 starts each; Pegram has started 21 contests. Kicking It Sophomore kicker Mathew Sims has set a pair of NIU single-season scoring records as he has 116 points on 19 field goals and a schoolrecord 59 PATs. He surpassed the kicking points and PATs made records set by kicker Mike Cklamovksi a year ago. Sims 116 points rank tied for sixth on the single season charts for total points. He is also already on the Huskie career scoring charts with 126 kicking points and 63 PATs made to rank eighth and seventh, respectively. Leading the League With 59 extra points and 19 field goals on the year, NIU sophomore Mathew Sims, the first team All-MAC kicker, ranks 17th nationally in overall scoring (8.9 points per game) and is tied for 18th in field goals per game. Sims made a career-high four field goals at Central Michigan (on six attempts) and hit all four of his three pointers versus Kent State when he was named one of the Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week. His perfect day tied for the top percentage game in school history and was the first time since 2000 that an NIU kicker went four-for-four or better on threes. Defensive Stop Northern Illinois clinched its spot in the 2011 MAC title game with an victory over Eastern Michigan on Nov. 25 at Huskie Stadium. The game was not won until the Huskie defense stopped an EMU drive in the final minutes on back-to-back sacks by Alan Baxter and RUNNING FOR 1,000 With the addition of Chandler Harnish s name to the list of Huskies who have rushed for 1,000 yards in a season, Northern Illinois has had a player reach the milestone in 12 of the last 13 seasons. A look at the list: Year Player Games Attempts Yards 1999 William Andrews, RB , Thomas Hammock, RB , Thomas Hammock, RB , Michael Turner, RB , Michael Turner, RB , Garrett Wolfe, RB , Garrett Wolfe, RB , Garrett Wolfe, RB , Justin Anderson, RB , Chad Spann, RB , Chad Spann, RB , Chandler Harnish, QB* ,382

10 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Sean Progar, and a ball-jarring hit by defensive backs Demetrius Stone and Sean Evans on a fourth and 35 pass. The defense also recorded a safety, held EMU to a field goal from first and goal on the two and allowed only 280 yards on the day. Low-Scoring Win In winning the Eastern Michigan game while scoring just 18 points, Northern Illinois notched its lowest point total in a victory since Oct. 25, 2008 when the Huskies defeated Bowling Green, 16-13, in Huskie Stadium. NIU had won 27 games since that day and had not scored less than 23 points in those games. The Huskies previous lowest scoring total in a win this season was 31 points in a victory at Buffalo (Oct. 22). Rare Occurrence The Northern Illinois offense produced some astronomical numbers versus Ball State with 710 yards of total offense - the second-highest total in school history - on 95 plays. For the third time in 2011, two NIU players gained more than 100 rushing yards as Chandler Harnish ran for 181 yards and tailback Jasmin Hopkins added 122 for his second 100-yard day of the season. The most eye-opening stat of the night came under the heading of first downs as Northern Illinois posted 43 first downs while scoring 41 points. The Huskies first down total was just two shy of the NCAA single game record. On The Hop Over the last 13 seasons, Northern Illinois has had a player run for 1,000 or more yards 12 times (see chart), with Chandler Harnish the first quarterback to add his name to that list NIU has never had two players gain 1,000 yards in the same season, but tailback Jasmin Hopkins can join the 1,000-yard club with 68 rushing yards in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. He has three 100-yard games this season (vs. Army, Cal Poly and Ball State) and four in his career, and led Northern Illinois in rushing versus Ohio. Hopkins leads the Huskies in touchdowns with 16 and has scored at least one TD in nine of Northern Illinois 13 games with five multiple touchdown games. Going Long NIU has recorded 63 plays of 25 yards or longer in 2011 with Chandler Harnish involved in 38 long plays with 27 passes (all) and 11 of NIU s 21 long rushes. The Huskies also have 15 returns of at least 25 yards this season. The numbers compare favorably, but are distributed slightly differently than a year ago when NIU tallied 71 long plays in 14 games but had just 21 long passes to go with 30 rushes of 25 yards or more and 20 returns. Moving the Chains With a school-record nine 40-point games, the Huskie offense is on the verge of breaking a host of single season school records set by the 2010 team and before. In fact, three 2010 records have already fallen as NIU has established new marks for first downs in a season (316), first downs passing (137) and most plays (926). NIU needs to gain 38 yards to break the mark for most net yards, set last season with 6,300. Also within reach is the school record for passing yards in a season of 3,044, which was set back in Northern Illinois needs 101 passing yards Jan. 8 to break the mark. For a complete list of the 2011 Huskies place in the record books, see pages Middle Man Back in his middle linebacker position for the first time since 2009, senior Pat Schiller leads the Huskie defense with 108 tackles, becoming the first NIU defender to surpass the 100-tackle mark since 2007 when Alex Kube had 111 stops. Schiller s tackle total marks a career the Last Time NORTHERN ILLINOIS 31, ARKANSAS STATE 30 Sept. 21, p.m. Jonesboro, Ark. Indian Stadium 12,217 SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Arkansas State SCORING SUMMARY ASU - Jeff Caldwell 21 FG, 1st 4:29 (16-91, 6:37) ASU - Caldwell 29 FG, 2nd 11:13 (15-77, 5:08) NIU - Brian Clark 27 FG, 2nd 1:41 (4-1, 2:00) ASU - Lamont Zachery 2 run (Caldwell kick), 3rd 12:23 (2-12, 0:46) NIU - Charles Talley 18 run (Clark kick), 3rd 11:14 (4-64, 1:09) ASU - J.J. Washington 15 pass from Brent Pettus (Caldwell kick), 3rd 6:57 (9-71, 4:17) NIU - Duane Hawthorne 53 INT return (Clark kick), 3rd 3:44 NIU - Charles Talley 2 run (Clark kick), 4th 12:42 (13-65, 5:07) ASU - Jason Allcorn 10 run (Caldwell kick), 4th 10:45 (5-90, 1:57) NIU - Charles Talley 16 run (Clark kick), 4th 9:40 (3-64, 1:05) ASU - Caldwell 32 FG, 4th 4:16 (16-49, 5:24) Team & Individual Statistics NIU... ASU First Downs (R-P) 16 (6-8)..28 (10-16) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 27: :36 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - NIU: Mitchell 2-10, Talley , Stokes 1-0, Barker 4-(-18). ASU: Zachery , Sullivan 2-8, Allcorn 7-26, Watkins 2-(-7), Simons 1-(-12). Passing - NIU: Barker , 174. ASU: Pettus , 219; Watkins , 63. Receiving - NIU: Mitchell 7-143, Smith 1-22, Chambers 1-9. ASU: Murphy 4-29, Zachery 5-38, Washington , Johnson 1-5, Kramer Tackles - NIU: Hester 12, Triplett 10, Bowen 10; ASU; Harris 14, Mosley 12. high and he has also had his best year with 10 tackles for loss (fourth on the team), two sacks and six pass break ups. A redshirt senior who has come back from a serious knee injury, Schiller has 232 career tackles and 19 tackles for loss. Can t Win Without It A young Northern Illinois defense has improved throughout the 2011 season, especially late in the year, and a check of the Huskies defensive numbers in the last four games - versus Bowling Green, Ball State, Eastern Michigan and Ohio - bear that out. Here s a comparison of NIU opponents averages through the first nine games of the year compared to the totals in the last four games, with the differences. Scoring Rush Pass Total Conv. First 9 Games % Last 4 Games % Difference % Academic Honor Named the MAC s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week for Dec. 5, Northern Illinois junior noseguard Nabal Jefferson also earned first team Capital One Academic All-District honors. Jefferson, an accountancy major with a 3.91 grade point average who is having a career year on the NIU defensive line with 41 tackles, is the Huskies first Academic All-District selection since He fulfilled a defensive lineman s dream versus Kent State when he picked off an attempted screen pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. 9 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

11 arkansas state vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Peters, Compher, NIU Vice-President for University Advancement Mike Malone and Dr. and Mrs. Chessick were joined by several of the 17 leadership donors for the official campaign announcement. Leadership donors have each committed at least $100,000 to the Chessick Practice Center and the total from the leadership group, which includes the Chessicks, stands at $7.6 million. The current projected cost of the building, which will be located on the north side of the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center, is $9.5 million. KENNETH AND ELLEN CHESSICK PRACTICE CENTER TO BE BUILT AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS DeKALB, Ill. Less than one month after the announcement that Northern Illinois University benefactors Dr. Kenneth and Ellen Chessick will donate $3 million to the University to name the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, the new indoor training facility for Huskie Athletics, NIU President Dr. John Peters and Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced the project s official launch and campaign details on Oct. 15. Huskie Grads Ten players on the Huskies 2011 bowl roster have already received their undergraduate degrees after December graduates Scott Wedige, Willie Clark and Jordan Delegal joined the alumni ranks. Seven other seniors - Trevor Olson, Keith Otis, Chandler Harnish, DeMarcus Grady, Pat McAvoy, Cameron Bell and Adam Kiel - received their undergraduate degrees last May. Two Sport Duty For NIU two-sport student-athletes Jamison Wells and DeMarcus Grady, the practices and workouts don t end with the GoDaddy. com Bowl. Wells and Grady, both wide receivers, will quickly turn to their next sport following the bowl game with Wells joining the Northern Illinois baseball team and Grady moving inside to the basketball court. Wells, who originally signed with NIU as a baseball player only, hit.321 and started 53 games for the 2011 Huskies. He stole 27 bases and had 16 doubles for a 30-win team. Grady joined the NIU basketball team for the first time last December and in 15 games, pulled down 25 rebounds and scored 3.5 points per game. Wild One at Toledo Chandler Harnish completed his sixth touchdown pass of the night on a four-yard toss to Perez Ashford with 19 seconds on the clock to lift NIU to a win over Toledo in the Glass Bowl on Nov. 1. After taking a lead early in the fourth quarter, NIU gave up backto-back touchdowns to the Rockets and trailed before coming back twice in the final eight minutes to claim the Huskies third win all-time at Toledo. The 83,500 square foot facility will house a full-size, 120-yard artificial surface football practice field with buffer space surrounding the field on all sides. It will stand 65-feet tall in the center and 45-feet at the sidelines. Preliminary plans feature a four-lane track, batting cages and a retractable center net, allowing multi-sport use throughout the winter months. Other planned features include a long jump pit, storage cages, field goal nets and a play-clock system. The leadership donor group includes familiar names Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon, who will provide $1.15 million to name the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Huskie Pride Plaza, the main entrance to the Chessick Practice Center on the east side of the building. Dennis and Stacey Barsema s $1 million gift will name the Hall of Champions area connecting the Yordon and Chessick centers. The projected timeline for the fundraising campaign, a detailed construction plan and complete architectural drawings for the Chessick Practice Center are under development. Get the latest updates on the project, see renderings of the inside and outside of the CPC, watch videos, read quotes and more online at (Dave Petway, 100-yard INT return vs. Southern Illinois, ) and setting the mark for longest kickoff return TD (previous record, 98 yards by Byron Florence vs. Western Michigan, Sept. 23, 1972). Four minutes and 30 seconds later, Lewis went 95 yards untouched to the end zone for his second touchdown of the game. That return tied for the ninth-longest scoring play, and fifth longest kickoff return, in NIU history. MAC Honorees After leading the Huskies to a win at Toledo by throwing six touchdown passes - the second-most in MAC and in NIU history - including the game-winner with 19 seconds left, Chandler Harnish was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week and the Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week. Harnish completed 17-of-26 passes for 265 yards and rushed 16 times for 133 yards. Freshman kickoff returner Tommylee Lewis also earned MAC West Specialist of the Week recognition for the Toledo contest after returning a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns (see below). Elite List Lewis joined a group of 13 players in Football Bowl Subdivision (NCAA Division I-A) history who returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game. The list includes players like Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame), the only person to score twice on kickoff returns in two games. With his two kickoff return scores versus Toledo, Lewis became the first player in Northern Illinois history to return two kickoff returns for scores in the same game; he tied the NIU records for most kickoff return scores in a season and in a career. Lightning Strikes - Twice Fans had barely settled in their seats at Toledo when NIU freshman Tommylee Lewis brought the game s opening kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown, tying the school record for longest scoring play GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, On the Blocks Northern Illinois has blocked four kicks this season, including three punts. NIU blocked a punt and a field goal versus Kent State with Dechane Durante getting his hands on a punt, while Ron Newcomb

12 CHANDLER HARNISH, QB, SENIOR William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist Wuerffel Trophy Finalist National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Columbus TD Club Male Athlete of the Year Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Semi inalist Honorable Mention All-American - SI.com MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award MAC Offensive Player of the Year MAC Player of the Year - Rivals.com MAC Offensive Player of the Year - CollegeFootballNews.com All Mid-American Conference All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com All Mid-American Conference - PS All Mid-American Conference - CollegeFootballNews.com MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Army, Western Michigan, Toledo, Ball State) Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week (vs. Army, Kansas, Western Michigan, Toledo, Ball State) CollegeFootballNews.com MAC Player of the Week (vs. Kansas, Western Michigan, Toledo) SCOTT WEDIGE, C, SENIOR Second Team All-American - CBSSports.com All Mid-American Conference All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com All Mid-American Conference - PS All Mid-American Conference - CollegeFootballNews.com TREVOR OLSON, OT, SENIOR Fourth Team All-American - Phil Steele All Mid-American Conference All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com All Mid-American Conference - PS All Mid-American Conference - CollegeFootballNews.com Huskie award winners 2011 TOMMYLEE LEWIS, KR, FRESHMAN All Mid-American Conference - PS MAC All-Freshman - Rivals.com MAC West Specialist of the Week (vs. Toledo) JASMIN HOPKINS, TB, SENIOR All Mid-American Conference (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - PS (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com (2nd) NATHAN PALMER, WR, SENIOR All Mid-American Conference (3rd) All Mid-American Conference - PS (3rd) Most Valuable Player - MAC Championship Game (vs. Ohio) JIMMIE WARD, S, SOPHOMORE All Mid-American Conference (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - PS (3rd) RON NEWCOMB, DT, SENIOR All Mid-American Conference - PS (2nd) MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Kent State) JOE PAWLAK, OG, SENIOR All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - PS (3rd) PEREZ ASHFORD, WR, JUNIOR All Mid-American Conference (2nd) PAT SCHILLER, LB, SENIOR All Mid-American Conference - PS (2nd) JAMAAL BASS, LB, FRESHMAN MAC All-Freshman - Rivals.com MATHEW SIMS, PK, SOPHOMORE Honorable Mention All-Sophomore - CollegeFootballNews.com All Mid-American Conference All Mid-American Conference - CollegeFootballNews.com All Mid-American Conference - PS (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com (2nd) SEAN PROGAR, DE, JUNIOR All Mid-American Conference (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - PS (2nd) All Mid-American Conference - Rivals.com (2nd) MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Eastern Michigan) DECHANE DURANTE, S, FRESHMAN MAC All-Freshman - Rivals.com NABAL JEFFERSON, NG, JUNIOR Capital One Academic All-District MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Dec. 5) RYAN NEIR, P, JUNIOR MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 30) MATT CANADA, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MAC Coordinator of the Year - Rivals.com knocked down a late Flashes field goal attempt. NIU s other punt blocks this season have been by Courtney Stephen, versus Cal Poly, and Jimmie Ward. Stephen recovered Ward s block versus Army and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown. A year ago, the Huskies blocked five punts and seven total kicks, including a blocked extra point and field goal in the MAC Championship game. Novak s Last Class Of the 19 seniors on Northern Illinois 2011 roster, 13 are fifth-year players signed as part of former head coach Joe Novak s last signing class. The 13 were on the Huskie team that won just two games in 2007 but are now the only senior class in Northern Illinois history to play in four bowl games. Among NIU s 13 fifth-year seniors, nine are listed as starters and all 13 are on the two-deep. The group includes four players who were on the 2007 team as walk-ons, receiver Willie Clark, offensive guard Joe Pawlak, fullback Pat McAvoy and tight end Jack Marks, along with 53-game starter Trevor Olson at left tackle and four-year starting quarterback Chandler Harnish. Super Sophomore After making a name for himself a year ago on special teams with three blocked punts, safety Jimmie Ward has become one of the most consistent Huskie defenders in Ward, a second-team All-MAC selection, ranks second on the NIU team in tackles with 93 and his 44 solo stops are second on the squad. He led NIU in tackles at Toledo and versus Wisconsin, with 13 and 11, respectively. He also has a quarterback sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, a blocked punt, an interception and four pass break ups on the season. Unsung and Unexpected Defensive tackle Ron Newcomb enjoyed the best year of his career in 2011 and was named the Huskies Defensive MVP at the team s annual awards banquet. Unfortunately, Newcomb s season ended in the MAC Championship game as his injured achilles tendon required surgery. Newcomb entered 2011 with 13 career tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and three pass break ups in just 15 games of action. He finished 2011 with 49 tackles a team-leading 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 quarterback sacks (second on the team) and four pass break-ups GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

13 NIU Record Book Update So Long Saturdays The Buffalo game on Oct. 22 marked Northern Illinois last Saturday game of the 2011 season. NIU enjoyed 10 days between the game at Buffalo and the first of its three straight Tuesday games (Nov. 1 at Toledo) and had another nine days off between the Nov. 15 home contest versus Ball State and the regular season finale on Friday, Nov. 25. Heading South Northern Illinois has played the overwhelming majority of its games in the Midwest over the years with only the occasional trip West (San Diego, Boise), East (Annapolis, Philadelphia) or South (Shreveport). The Huskies trip to Mobile will be the southern-most destination for NIU since a 2004 game versus then-mac foe Central Florida in Orlando. The Huskies last journey to Alabama provokes a fond memory as that trip resulted in one of the biggest wins in school history - a victory over No. 21 Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 20, Versus the SBC Northern Illinois is all-time versus teams that currently make up the Sun Belt Conference, and is 1-0 versus SBC teams in bowl games. Northern Illinois last played a Sun Belt team in the 2004 Silicon Valley Bowl in San Jose, Calif., where the Huskies defeated Troy, All-time, NIU has played six of the current Sun Belt teams, including seven meetings - and six wins - versus Arkansas State. The Huskies have played Louisiana-Lafayette nine times and are 3-6 versus the Ragin Cajuns and are 1-1 in two meetings with Middle Tennessee State and 0-2 versus Louisiana-Monroe. Northern Illinois has lost its lone meetings with North Texas and Western Kentucky. NIU has never played Florida International or Florida Atlantic. Good Day for the Defense On Oct. 8, Northern Illinois began its current eight-game winning streak by holding Kent State to 64 total yards, the lowest by an NIU opponent since the Huskies joined the Major College (Division I FBS) ranks in The Flashes one rushing yard on 38 carries was the lowest total since Miami (Ohio) had minus 11 rushing yards on Oct. 24, KSU s 63 passing yards were the fewest since Eastern Michigan tallied just 11 passing yards last year ( ). In addition, Northern Illinois 15 tackles for loss were the most since NIU had a school-record 16 versus Eastern Michigan in 2002 (11-16), while the 84 yards lost were the most ever by an NIU defense, breaking the old record of minus 80 yards versus Wisconsin ( ). The Huskies eight sacks were their most since Oct. 24, 2009 versus Miami. Team records Rushing Rushing Yards Yards Season 3. 3, , , , Rushing Yards/Game Average Season Rushing Touchdowns TDs Season Passing Passing Yards Yards Season 1. 3, , Attempts Attempts Season Completions Completions Season Passing Yards/Game Average Season Touchdown Passes TDs Season Scoring Most Points Points Season Points Per Game Average Season Touchdowns TDs Season Field Goals Made FGs Season PATs Made PATs Season PATs Attempted PATs Season Total Offense Plays Plays Season Net Yards Gained Yards Season 1. 6, , Yards per Game Average Season Touchdowns TDs Season Spreading the Wealth Ten different receivers have caught touchdown passes for NIU this year with six players scoring multiple receiving TDs. In addition, three Huskies (Nathan Palmer, Willie Clark, Martel Moore) have recorded 100-yard receiving days, with Palmer and Moore with two 100-yard games apiece. In all, 16 players have caught passes and nine players, including seven receivers and tailbacks Jasmin Hopkins and Akeem Daniels, have at least 10 catches on the year. NIU s top five pass-catchers are receivers. Looking Ahead Dave Doeren will open his second season as Northern Illinois head coach with nearly a reverse of the situation he faced entering 2011, when NIU returned nine starters on offense but just two on defense. In 2012, the Huskies will have a new look on offense with only OG Logan Pegram and receivers Perez Ashford and Da Ron Brown as returning starters, while on defense, the Huskies will be projected to return eight starters with only MLB Pat Schiller, OLB Jordan Delegal and DT Ron Newcomb moving on. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, Lowest Interception Percentage INT Atts. Pct. Season Returns Most Kickoff Returns No. Season Most Kickoff Return Yards Yards Season 1. 1, , Kickoff Return Touchdowns No. Season First Downs First Downs Season First Downs Passing First Downs Season First Downs by Penalty First Downs Season Defense Passes Defended No. Season

14 NIU Record Book Update single season records Rushing Yardage Player Season Att. Avg. Yards Stacey Robinson , Chad Spann , Chandler Harnish ,382 Yards Per Carry (minimum 80 attempts) Player Season Att. Yards Avg. 1. Chandler Harnish , Adam Dach Passing Yardage Player Year Att. Comp. Pct. Yards 1. George Bork 1963 * , Chandler Harnish ,942 Passing Yards Per Game Player Year Yards Games Yds/Game 1. Chandler Harnish , Phil Horvath , Pass Attempts Player Year Comp. Yards Att. 1. George Bork 1963 * 244 3, George Bork 1962 * 232 2, Chandler Harnish , Pass Completions Player Year Att. Yards Comp. 1. George Bork 1963 * 374 3, George Bork 1962 * 356 2, Chandler Harnish , Touchdown Passes Player Year Yards TDs 1. George Bork 1962 * 3, Chandler Harnish , Touchdown Passes Per Game Player Year TD Games TDs/Game 1. Josh Haldi Chandler Harnish Phil Horvath Kickoff Return Yardage Player Season Ret. Avg. Yards 2. Deon Mitchell Deon Mitchell Tommy Davis John Spilis 1968 * Tommylee Lewis Most Points Kicking Player Season FG PAT Pts 1. Mathew Sims Mike Cklamovski career records Rushing Yards Player Seasons Att. Avg. Yards 6. LeShon Johnson , Charles Talley , Chandler Harnish ,986 Rushing Touchdowns Player Seasons Att. Yards. Avg. TDs 6. Allen Ross , Charles Talley , Thomas Hammock , Chandler Harnish , Yard Rushing Games Player Seasons GP 100-Yard Games 6. Allen Ross Thomas Hammock Chandler Harnish Stacey Robinson Yards Per Carry (minimum 300 attempts) Player Seasons Yards Att. Avg. 1. Garrett Wolfe , Stacey Robinson , Chandler Harnish , LeShon Johnson , Chad Spann , Passing Yards Per Game (minimum 100 yards/game) Player Years Yards Games Yds./Gm. 1. Chandler Harnish , Phil Horvath , Touchdown Receptions Player Seasons Rec Yards TD 4. Al Eck * 111 1, Hugh Rohrschneider * , Dan Sheldon , Gary Stearns * 142 1, Nathan Palmer , Dave Petzke , Quarterback Sacks Player Seasons Yards Sacks 5. C.J. Rose Larry Williams Brian Atkinson Sean Progar Most Points Kicking Player Seasons FG PAT Pts 6. Brian Clark Rome Moga Mathew Sims PATs Made Player Season Pct. Att. Made 1. Mathew Sims Mike Cklamovski PATs Attempted Player Season Made Pct. Att. 1. Mathew Sims Mike Cklamovski GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

15 NIU 49, Army 26 Sept. 3, p.m. ESPN3.com DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 17,003 Behind 509 yards of total offense and Chandler Harnish s five touchdowns through the air, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Army Black Knights, Saturday in the 2011 season opener for both schools at Huskie Stadium. Head Coach Dave Doeren collected his first career victory at Northern Illinois in his first game at the helm as Northern Illinois won its season opener for the first time since The Huskies got off to a fast start defensively, forcing the Black Knights to a three-and-out possession. On the ensuing punt, Jimmie Ward blocked Kolin Walk s punt, allowing Courtney Stephen to collect the loose ball and return it for a 16-yard touchdown return. Two series later Army would answer, capitalizing on a Huskie fumble with a touchdown run on an option pitch from Trent Steelman to Trenton Turrentine. Kicker Alex Carlton missed the PATasNIU held the lead, 7-6. Northern Illinois responded with touchdowns on its next four possessions, all of which had Harnish s stamp on them with three in the air and another on the ground. Northern Illinois led 35-6 at halftime and extended the margin to 49-6 at the end of the third quarter after Harnish hit Martel Moore in the corner of the end zone in his last series. Army came back to score three fourth-quarter touchdowns against as the Huskies substituted liberally in the final stanza. Harnish finished the contest with a career-high five touchdowns in the air, the most by an NIU quarterback since 2005, on 12-for-19 passing for 195 yards. His longest completion of the day was a 58-yard screen pass to JC transfer Jamal Womble, who evaded a trio of Army defenders to score. The Huskies were also able to net 289 yards on the ground on 47 carries, averaging 6.1 yards per attempt. Jasmin Hopkins led the attack on 14 carries and 138 yards, including a long of 57 yards. The Stanley, N.C., native posted 82 yards in the first quarter on five carries. Despite surrendering 303 yards to a mutually proficient rushing team, the defense was able to account for a fumble recovery, an interception and seven tackles behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 19 yards. Alan Baxter led the Huskies effort with seven tackles, two-and-a-half for loss, while causing and recovering a key fumble. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Army Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Stephen 16 blocked punt return (Sims kick), 1st 13:43 ARMY- Turrentine 14 run (Carlton kick failed), 1st 2:37 (7-63, 3:34) NIU - Eakes 13 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 1st 1:36 (3-72, 1:01) NIU - Palmer 19 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 14:50 (5-53, 1:35) NIU - Daniels 6 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 12:49 (3-11, 1:06) NIU - Harnish 1 run (Sims kick), 2nd 7:29 (8-82, 2:40) NIU - Womble 58 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 10:16 (4-62, 1:29) NIU- Moore 4 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 1:20 (17-97, 5:12) ARMY- Steelman 2 run (Steelman pass failed), 4th 14:35 (4-49, 1:45) ARMY- Brown 1 run (Steelman rush), 4th 8:27 (12-66, 4:08) ARMY- McFarlin 11 pass from Jenkins (Jenkins pass failed), 4th 0:12 (14-83, 3:23) Team & Individual Statistics ARMY...NIU First Downs (R-P) 24 (19-4)...26 (12-12) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 32: :01 Sacks By-Yards GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps Rushing - ARMY: Brown 9-92, Turrentine 11-68, Steelman 17-37, Maples 5-25, Crucitti 2-21, Odocha 3-20, Dixon 7-19, Hassin 7-16, Jenkins 1-6, Cobbs 1-(-1). NIU: Hopkins , Harnish 11-80, Womble 7-37, Daniels 4-22, Lynch 1-8, Clark 1-8, Settle 6-2, Tm 3-(-6). Passing - ARMY: Steelman , 86; Jenkins 2-5-0, 20. NIU: Harnish , 195; Lynch 3-5-0, 25. Receiving - ARMY: McFarlin 4-35, Brooks 1-37, Brown 1-25, Lawrence 1-9. NIU: Moore 4-46, Daniels 3-36, Womble 2-58, Johnson 2-32, Wells 2-16, Palmer 1-19, Eakes Tackles - ARMY: Erzinger 21, Nesbit 12. NIU: Davis 10, Schiller 9, Bass Kansas 45, NIU 42 Sept. 10, p.m. Fox College Sports Lawrence, Kans. Memorial Stadium 48,084 Kansas D.J. Brashears caught a six-yard pass from Jordan Webb and nudged across the goal line in front of two Northern Illinois defenders to give the Jayhawks a victory over the Huskies at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Brashears score came with just nine seconds on the clock and closed out an 11-play, 47-yard drive to give KU the home victory. Harnish s final pass was knocked down at the Kansas 20-yard line. Northern Illinois fell to 1-1 on the year despite an outstanding performance by the Huskie offense, led by quarterback Chandler Harnish who threw for two scores and ran for a career-best three. He completed 27-of-33 passes for 315 yards and gained 89 yards on 11 carries. His favorite target was senior Nathan Palmer, who made a career best nine catches for 86 yards. The combination of Harnish and tailback Jasmin Hopkins (47 yards on 13 carries) gave the Huskies a lead with 5:03 left in the game as Hopkins scored on a one-yard run to complete an 11-play, 85-yard drive. A 51-yard kickoff return by Brashears put KU into Huskie territory to start its final drive. Kansas converted twice on fourth down on the drive, including on the final play. Kansas finished the game with 32 first downs and 534 yards of total offense on 90 plays, while converting 13-of-18 third downs. After KU went ahead on the first touchdown connection between Brashears and Webb, Northern Illinois scored on Harnish runs of seven and 12 yards, and a Harnish to Martel Moore six-yard pass to lead 21-7 with 8:39 left in the half. Kansas closed the gap to on an 18-yard scoring run by Darrian Miller before the Huskies drove to the Kansas 30. From there, Harnish appeared to hit Moore for a 28-yard completion to the two on fourth-and-six, but the call was reviewed and overturned, giving KU the ball. Webb, who finished the game 21-of-30 for 281 yards and three TDs, found a wide open Kale Pick for a 36-yard scoring strike with 17 seconds left in the half to tie the game at 21 at halftime. Harnish scored on a 26-yard run early in the second half to give Northern Illinois the lead again, but KU controlled the ball for most of the period and took a lead. NIU s Da Ron Brown scored on a 10-yard strike from Harnish to close out the third quarter and tie the game at 35 heading to the final period. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Kansas SCORING SUMMARY KU - Beshears 15 pass from Webb (Mueller kick), 1st 7:51 (11-68, 4:06) NIU - Harnish 7 run (Sims kick), 1st 2:50 (11-74, 4:58) NIU - Harnish 12 run (Sims kick), 2nd 13:43 (5-68, 1:03) NIU - Moore 8 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 8:39 (9-53, 3:28) KU - Miller 18 run (Mueller kick), 2nd 4:16 (12-74, 4:16) KU - Pick 36 pass from Webb (Mueller kick), 2nd 0:17 (6-70, 1:29) NIU - Harnish 26 run (Sims kick), 3rd 12:59 (5-66, 1:56) KU - Sims 8 run (Mueller kick), 3rd 10:32 (7-75, 2:21) KU - Sims 1 run (Mueller kick), 3rd 2:55 (14-72, 5:45) NIU - Brown 10 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 1:17 (5-65, 1:32) KU - Mueller 27 FG, 4th 8:50 (16-73, 7:24) NIU - Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 4th 5:03 (11-85, 3:41) KU - Beshears 6 pass from Webb (Mueller kick), 4th 0:09 (11-47, 4:40) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...KU First Downs (R-P) 27 (8-17)...32 (17-12) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 23: :49 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - NIU: Harnish 11-89, Hopkins 13-47, Womble 4-11, Team 1-0. KU: Sims , Miller 10-57, Bourbon 7-37, Pierson 4-37, Beshears 1-18, Lewis 1-6, Webb 11-(-12). Passing - NIU: Harnish , 315. KU: Webb , 281. Receiving - NIU: Palmer 9-86, Ashford 5-67, Moore 4-45, Daniels 3-40, Clark 2-35, Brown 2-28, Johnson 1-12, Wells 1-2. KU: Beshears 7-70, Biere 4-49, Pick 3-55, Sims 2-49, Shepherd 2-29, Lewis 1-16, Miller 1-7, Omigie 1-6. Tackles - NIU: Stone 10, Ward 10, Progar 10. KU: Bakare 9, Willis 6, Agostinho 6.

16 wisconsin 49, NIU 7 Sept. 17, :30 p.m. ESPN3.com Chicago, Ill. Soldier Field 41,098 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 347 yards on 23-of-32 passing to lead the No. 7 Badgers to a 49-7 victory over Northern Illinois Saturday at Soldier Field before a crowd of 41,068. Wisconsin improved to 3-0 on the season while the Huskies fell to 1-2. While Wilson dominated on the offensive side of the ball, the Badger defense held Northern Illinois to 173 yards passing and just 64 yards on the ground while holding the Huskies to their lowest point total since Nov. 25, Northern Illinois (1-2), played the Badgers tight in the first quarter. After Wisconsin scored on a 12-yard pass from Wilson to Nick Toon, one of his five catches for 75 yards on the day, NIU tied the game on a three-yard run by Jasmin Hopkins. That score came with 1:59 remaining in the first quarter, after Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish completed a 39-yard pass to Perez Ashford to the Wisconsin six-yard line. On the ensuing Huskie kickoff, sophomore kicker Mathew Sims surprised UW with an onside kick that bounced off a pair of Badgers up front. NIU s Dominique Ware appeared to make the initial recovery, but UW s Jacob Pedersen came up with the ball. The Badgers responded with another Wilson to Toon touchdown, this one of 16 yards, to reclaim the lead, The Huskies were unable to cross the 50-yard line, but Ryan Neir s punt was downed by NIU at the Wisconsin three-yard line. UW then embarked on a 10-play, 97-yard drive that took 5:05 off the clock to claim a 21-7 lead with 8:53 to go in the half on Montee Ball s one-yard run. When Wisconsin added a score on James White s 20-yard run to close out an 11-play, 77-yard drive, Wisconsin held a 28-7 halftime lead that proved to be insurmountable for the Huskies. All told, the Big-10 s top-nationally ranked team accumulated 621 offensive yards, led by Wilson s 384-yards of total offense (347 passing) and three touchdowns through the air. Wilson completed 71.8 percent of his passes (23-32) in the contest. Harnish finished the game 14-of-24 for 164 yards through the air. His favorite target was Perez Ashford, who caught six passes for 77 yards. Wisconsin scored three touchdowns in the second half as the Huskie defense gamely fought. Sophomore defensive back finished with a career high 11 tackles in the game while defensive lineman Zach Anderson, a Ladysmith, Wisc. native, stopped a drive with his first career interception. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Wisconsin Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY UW - Toon 12 pass from Wilson (French kick), 1st 10:25 (4-51, 2:30) NIU- Hopkins 3 run (Sims kick), 1st 1:59 (5-67, 1:45) UW - Toon 16 pass from Wilson (French kick), 1st 0:57 (3-49, 1:02) UW - Ball 1 run (French kick), 2nd 8:53 (10-97, 5:05) UW - White 20 run (French kick), 2nd 1:52 (11-77, 4:54) UW - Ball 1 run (French kick), 3rd 11:15 (9-78, 3:45) UW - Pedersen 9 pass from Wilson (French kick), 3rd 6:23 (7-79, 3:15) UW- Brennan 6 run (French kick), 4th 3:34 (9-50, 4:20) Team & Individual Statistics UW...NIU First Downs (R-P) 34 (18-15)...11 (3-8) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 38: :07 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - UW: White 8-91, Ball 20-91, Wilson 5-37, Gordon 5-28, Lewis 4-21, Brennan 1-6, Team 4-(-8). NIU: Daniels 4-23, Lynch 5-19, Womble 4-9, Hopkins 4-7, Ashford 2-7, Settle 2-1, Harnish 4-(-2). Passing - UW: Wilson , 347; Brennan 1-2-0, 8. NIU: Harnish , 164; Lynch 3-3-0, 9. Receiving - UW: Abbrederis 6-83, Toon 5-75, Ewing 4-51, White 3-35, Pedersen 2-64, Ball 2-32, Lewis 1-8, Duckworth 1-7. NIU: Ashford 6-77, Brown 3-46, Palmer 2-23 Moore 2-13, Wells 2-11, Clark 1-2, Daniels 1-1. Tackles - UW: Borland 11, Cromartie 8. NIU: Ward 11, Melvin 10, Delegal 9. NIU 47, Cal Poly 30 Sept. 24, :30 p.m. Huskies All-Access DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 14,321 Chandler Harnish threw for 187 yards on 18-of-21 passing and two touchdowns and ran for 118 yards and a score as Northern Illinois defeated Cal Poly, 47-30, in its final non-conference game of the season. Senior tailback Jasmin Hopkins added a career-high 143 yards rushing and two touchdowns as the Huskies raced out to a 27-0 lead and never looked back. Northern Illinois won its 11th straight game at Huskie Stadium as NIU earned 355 yards rushing on 51 carries and totaled 542 total yards. NIU (2-2) scored on each of its six possessions in the first half, beginning with a 22-yard field goal by Mathew Sims less than three minutes into the contest. After the Huskie defense forced a three-and-out, NIU increased its advantage on a one-yard touchdown run by Hopkins. The Huskies closed the scoring in the first quarter when Sims connected on a career-long 44- yard field goal. Freshman Tommylee Lewis scored on a nine-yard touchdown run less than two minutes into the second quarter and Harnish added a 29-yard scoring run as the Huskies opened up a 27-point cushion. Andre Broadous got Cal Poly (1-3) on the scoreboard with a two-yard touchdown run 5:39 before the half, but the Huskies answered as Harnish connected with Perez Ashford for a three-yard score with 31 seconds left in the period, giving NIU a 34-7 lead at the intermission. Ashford had a team-high four receptions for 47 yards as 10 different Huskies caught passes in the victory. The Mustangs cut the gap to 17 points, 34-17, with the only two scores of the third quarter. David Mahr connected with Mark Rodgers on a halfback pass from 26 yards out and James Langford added a 33-yard field goal. Tim Semisch got NIU on the board on a seven-yard catch with 12:58 to play in the fourth quarter. His touchdown gave the Huskies a lead. A pair of touchdown runs for the Mustangs were sandwiched around a 29-yard scoring run by Hopkins to create the final 17-point margin. NIU scored on eight of its 10 drives in the game. Senior linebacker Pat Schiller led the Huskie defense with 11 tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Cal Poly Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Sims 22 FG, 1st 12:03 (8-63, 2:57) NIU- Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 1st 8:35 (7-53, 1:47) NIU - Sims 44 FG, 1st 2:10 (9-29, 4:07) NIU - Lewis 9 run (Sims kick), 2nd 13:04 (6-65, 1:58) NIU - Harnish 29 run (Sims kick), 2nd 8:32 (5-80, 1:38) CP - Broadus 2 run (Langford kick), 2nd 5:39 (8-85, 2:53) NIU - Ashford 3 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 0:31 (12-74, 5:08) CP - Rodgers 26 pass from Mahr (Langford kick), 3rd 12:11 (7-70, 2:49) CP - Langford 33 FG, 3rd 3:52 (11-63, 4:51) NIU - Semisch 7 pass from Harnish (Sims kick blocked), 4th 12:58 (14-80, 5:54) CP - Broadus 1 run (Langford kick), 4th 10:10 (7-52, 2:48) NIU - Hopkins 29 run (Sims kick), 4th 6:58 (6-80, 3:12) CP - Romanelli 8 run (Broadus rush failed), 0:37 (14-69, 4:49) Team & Individual Statistics CP...NIU First Downs (R-P) 21 (16-3)...33 (23-7) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds (-7) 3rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 29: :18 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - CP: Broadus , Romanelli 16-98, Rodgers 16-94, Umoh 1-8, Mahr 1-5, Hundley 1-(-14). NIU: Hopkins , Harnish , Daniels 8-48, Ashford 1-26, Lewis 1-9, Womble 4-6, Lynch 1-6, Wells 1-(-1). Passing - CP: Broadus , 49; Mahr 1-1-0, 26. NIU: Harnish , 187. Receiving - CP: Romanelli 3-18, Tucker 1-28, Rodgers 1-26, Houston 1-3. NIU: Ashford 4-47, Palmer 3-27, Johnson 2-18, Clark 2-17, Moore 2-12, Grady 1-24, Daniels 1-23, Semisch 1-7, Wells 1-7, Hopkins 1-5. Tackles - CP: Millard 12, Francis 11, Jackson 10. NIU: Schiller 11, Melvin 9, Stone 7, Faustin GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

17 CMU 48, NIU 41 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps Oct. 1, :30 p.m. ESPN3 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Kelly/Shorts Stadium 16,539 Central Michigan took a 17-0 lead early, expanded it to 21 points at early in the fourth period and held on to claim a victory over Northern Illinois at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Five of CMU s six touchdowns came on plays of 35 yards or longer, including a 79-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff to Courtney Williams with 8:03 to play in the first quarter that gave the Chippewas an early 10-0 lead. Radcliff also completed touchdown passes of 43 and 46 yards both to Paris Cotton who had over 100 yards both rushing and receiving in the game. His final touchdown pass of the game came on a 61-yard toss to David Blackburn with 10:42 left in the game and gave CMU a lead. At that point, Northern Illinois embarked on a comeback that included a pair of onside kick recoveries by NIU in the final minute which gave the Huskies the ball on their own 41-yard line with 17 seconds left. Down with 10:42 to play, NIU QB Chandler Harnish drove the Huskies 80 yards in 14 plays to close the gap to with Jasmin Hopkins scoring on a 10-yard catch. Hopkins totaled 95 rushing yards on 19 carries to lead NIU. CMU recovered Tyler Wedel s onside kick and drove 31 yards in six plays before David Harman kicked a 30-yard field goal to extend the Chips lead to with 3:44 to play. Northern Illinois drove to the Central Michigan one-yard line before Harnish snuck in for the score. Mat Sims PAT narrowed CMU s lead to with 47 seconds left in the game. Wedel s onside kick was recovered by Jhony Faustin at the NIU 48 and two plays brought the Huskies to the CMU 21-yard line. Sims kicked his fourth field goal of the game and Northern Illinois trailed by seven with 19 seconds to play. The Huskies recovered Wedel s next onside attempt at the NIU 41-yard line. However, a pair of Harnish deep balls were batted down before Jahleel Addae picked off his final heave. Harnish broke George Bork s 48-year-old NIU mark for career passing yards with the top yardage game of his Huskie career. He threw for 370 yards on 27-of- 50 passing. His 462 yards of total offense were second-most in school history. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Central Michigan SCORING SUMMARY CMU - Harman 29 FG, 1st 10:45 (8-28, 2:51) CMU - Williams 79 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 1st 8:03 (1-79, 0:11) CMU - Brown 7 run (Harman kick), 1st 5:41 (4-54, 1:21) NIU - Moore 55 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 14:38 (1-55, 0:09) NIU - Sims 35 FG, 2nd 9:48 (10-62, 3:21) CMU - Cotton 43 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 3rd 12:19 (5-80, 2:41) NIU - Sims 35 FG, 3rd 9:58 (8-39, 2:21) CMU - Cotton 36 run (Harman kick), 3rd 4:20 (9-70, 5:38) NIU - Sims 33 FG, 3rd 1:02 (7-34, 3:18) CMU - Cotton 46 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 4th 13:32 (6-70, 2:30) NIU - Hopkins 3 run (Palmer pass from Harnish), 4th 12:25 (4-80, 1:07) CMU - Blackburn 61 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 4th 10:42 (3-70, 1:43) NIU - Hopkins 10 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 4th 6:19 (14-80, 4:23) CMU - Harman 30 FG, 4th 3:44 (6-31, 2:35) NIU - Harnish 1 run (Sims kick), 4th 0:47 (12-80, 2:57) NIU - Sims 38 FG, 4th 0:19 (4-31, 0:28) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...CMU First Downs (R-P) 31 (10-17)...19 (8-10) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 30: :02 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - NIU: Hopkins 19-95, Harnish 18-92, Daniels 5-24, Lynch 1-3, Brown 1-3. CMU: Cotton , Garland 10-62, Brown 2-8, Team 1-(-1), Radcliff 2-(-1), Phillips 1-(-2). Passing - NIU: Harnish , 370; Team 0-1-0, 0. CMU: Radcliff , 387. Receiving - NIU: Ashford 8-87, Moore 6-130, Brown 5-63, Hopkins 3-20, Grady 1-27, Johnson 1-20, Palmer 1-12, Wells 1-6, Eakes 1-5. CMU: Wilson 5-43, Cotton 4-115, Harris 3-35, Odykirk 2-8, Williams 1-79, Blackburn 1-61, Davis Tackles - NIU: Bass 10, Schiller 9. CMU: Addae 18, Lopez 14, Carr NIU 40, Kent State 10 Oct. 8, :30 p.m. Huskies All-Access DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 14,251 The Northern Illinois defense allowed just 64 yards and recorded eight quarterback sacks to lead the Huskies to a victory over Kent State in a Mid-American Conference match-up at Huskie Stadium. NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish was 12-of-15 passing for 113 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 65 yards on 11 carries and a score, and Huskie kicker Mathew Sims hit four field goals to lead the NIU offense, but it was defense that carried the day for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois won its 12th straight game at Huskie Stadium to improve to 3-3 on the season, 1-1 in the MAC, while Kent State fell to 1-5, 0-2. The Huskie defense opened the scoring just four minutes into the game when defensive lineman Nabal Jefferson intercepted a Kent State screen pass and went 25 yards to give NIU an early 7-0 advantage. After the teams traded punts, Kent State got a 24-yard field goal by Freddy Cortez to trim the NIU lead to 7-3. Kent State s second turnover gave NIU excellent field position when defensive end Kyle Jenkins recovered a fumble on the Flashes seven. Three plays later, Harnish connected with Martel Moore from three yards out to increase the Huskies lead to 14-3 with 13:28 left in the second quarter. NIU scored on each of its final three possessions of the first half to build a 27-3 halftime lead. Harnish scored a rushing touchdown from 26 yards out, capping a five-play, 53-yard drive. Kicker Mathew Sims connected on a 31- yard field goal, and made a 32-yard kick on the final play of the half. Kent State had just 29 yards of total offense and did not complete a pass in the first half. Sims added two more field goals in the third quarter as the Huskies increased their lead to The Hannibal, Mo., native split the uprights from 44 yards at the 10:08 mark and hit from 34 yards with 4:03 on the clock. Back-up quarterback Jordan Lynch scored on an eight-yard run five minutes into the fourth quarter. His score capped a 12-play, 88-yard drive on which the Chicago native had seven carries for 36 yards. KSU scored its lone touchdown of the day with 2:40 remaining when Luke Wollet recovered an NIU fumble and returned it 36 yards for a score. Senior defensive lineman Ron Newcomb finished the game with a teamhigh nine tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Sean Progar added 2.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Kent State Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Jefferson 25 interception return (Sims kick), 1st 10:59 KSU - Cortez 24 FG, 1st 2:28 (9-29, 4:58) NIU - Moore 3 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 13:28 (3-7, 0:31) NIU - Harnish 26 run (Sims kick), 2nd 9:55 (5-53, 1:33) NIU - Sims 31 FG, 2nd 6:10 (4-5, 2:07) NIU - Sims 32 FG, 2nd 0:00 (12-65, 4:39) NIU - Sims 44 FG, 3rd 10:08 (4-3, 2:12) NIU - Sims 34 FG, 3rd 4:03 (5-40, 1:43) NIU - Lynch 8 run (Sims kick), 4th 10:05 (12-88, 5:25) KSU - Wollet 36 fumble return (Cortez kick), 4th 2:40 Team & Individual Statistics KSU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 11 (4-4)...16 (11-4) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 30: :18 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - KS: Durham 15-39, Meray 11-26, Terry 1-(-1), Kirkland 1-(-1), McCloud 10-(-62). NIU: Harnish 11-65, Daniels 6-58, Lynch 8-46, Hopkins 10-19, Womble 5-18, Spencer 1-5, Ashford 1-0, Lewis 1-(-2). Passing - KS: McCloud , 63; Keith 9-2-1, 0. NIU: Harnish , 113; Lynch 3-4-0, 22. Receiving - KS: Gilbert 2-34, Thompson 2-17, Hurdle 1-6, Kirkland 1-6. NIU: Moore 4-35, Palmer 2-35, Brown 2-25, Clark 2-8, Ashford 1-11, Eakes 1-7, Wells 1-7, Settle 1-6, Hopkins 1-1. Tackles - KS: Batton 12, Pleasant 8, Malauulu 7. NIU: Newcomb 9, Progar 6, Schiller 6, Ward 6.

18 NIU 51, western michigan 22 Oct. 15, :30 p.m. Comcast SportsNet Chicago DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 20,277 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps Northern Illinois gained 697 yards of total offense, including 494 rushing yards, as the Huskies defeated Western Michigan, 51-22, to record their 13th straight victory at Huskie Stadium. The Broncos held a lead at halftime before NIU outscored WMU 38-7 in the second half. Quarterback Chandler Harnish rushed for 229 yards on 14 carries and was also 14-of-27 passing for 203 yards. Harnish s performance marked the 11th time in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history that a player has recorded 200 yards passing and rushing in the same game. Northern Illinois 697 yards was the second-most in school history, behind only an 806-yard performance against Fresno State on Oct. 6, Back-up quarterback Jordan Lynch gained 113 yards on 10 carries, and had a 66-yard touchdown run, and tailback Jasmin Hopkins ran for 91 yards on 14 carries with three TDs. Trailing by eight, 15-7, midway through the second quarter, Northern Illinois trimmed the Western Michigan lead to two, 15-13, at halftime on field goals of 30 and 36 yards by Mathew Sims. Akeem Daniels gave the Huskies the lead with a two-yard touchdown run less than three minutes into the second half. The big play of the drive was a 45-yard run by Harnish. After the NIU defense forced a three-and-out, the Huskies pushed the lead to eight, 23-15, on a 25-yard field goal by Sims. With 4:36 remaining in the third quarter, Daniels scored on an eightyard touchdown run to give the Huskies a lead. The NIU scoring drive went 84 yards in four plays, and included a 40-yard run by Harnish and a 24-yard scamper by Hopkins. NIU s Demetrius Stone then intercepted WMU quarterback Alex Carder to set up the Huskie offense on the WMU 22-yard line. Four plays later, Hopkins scored from a yard out, giving the Huskies a lead. NIU outscored Western Michigan 24-0 in the third quarter. Hopkins scored again from a yard out just 2:15 into the fourth quarter and Lynch s run closed out the scoring for NIU. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Western Michigan Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY WMU - Potter 45 FG, 1st 10:45 (11-52, 4:15) WMU - Potter 30 FG, 1st 2:20 (7-13, 2:38) NIU - Hopkins 13 run (Sims kick), 2nd 13:45 (11-90, 3:35) WMU - Team safety (punter covers ball in end zone), 2nd 11:06 WMU - Ravenell 16 pass from Carder (Potter kick), 2nd 8:02 (11-53, 3:04) NIU - Sims 30 FG, 2nd 5:17 (9-73, 2:45) NIU - Sims 36 FG, 2nd 0:00 (8-52, 0:38) NIU - Daniels 2 run (Sims kick), 3rd 12:07 (8-75, 2:53) NIU - Sims 25 FG, 3rd 8:34 (5-54, 1:48) NIU - Daniels 8 run (Sims kick), 3rd 4:36 (4-84, 1:02) NIU - Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 3rd 2:26 (4-22, 1:11) NIU - Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 4th 12:45 (8-57, 3:22) NIU - Lynch 66 run (Sims kick), 4th 9:13 (4-80, 2:00) WMU - Scriven 2 pass from VanTubbergen (Potter kick), 4th 6:33 (2-13, 0:40) Team & Individual Statistics WMU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 20 (6-12)...30 (18-10) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 30: :37 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - WMU: Fields 8-37, Drake 6-28, Carder 16-26, Scriven 1-0. NIU: Harnish , Lynch , Hopkins 14-91, Settle 4-66, Daniels 5-16, Bell 1-4, Womble 2-(-5), Team 3-(-6), Neir 1-(-14). Passing - WMU: Carder , 194; VanTubbergen 4-5-1, 39. NIU: Harnish , 203; Lynch 0-1-0, 0. Receiving - WMU: White 12-98, Arnheim 4-42, Ravenell 4-37, Ponder 2-22, Monette 2-15, Scriven 2-8, Fields 2-6, Mussman 1-5. NIU: Palmer 7-89, Daniels 2-49, Ashford 2-22, Brown 1-24, Marks 1-13, Clark 1-6. Tackles - WMU: Simon 12, Pettway 11, Zajac 10. NIU: Schiller 10, Ward 9. NIU 31, buffalo 30 Oct. 22, a.m. ESPN Plus/ESPN3 Buffalo, N.Y. UB Stadium 13,370 Buffalo kicker Peter Fardon missed the extra point after Buffalo scored a touchdown with 14 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Northern Illinois Huskies a victory over the Bulls Saturday at UB Stadium. The Bulls scored three touchdowns in the final quarter to rally from a deficit before Fardon s game-tying attempt went wide left. NIU won for the third straight week to improve to 5-3 on the season, 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference while Buffalo fell to 2-6, 1-3. We made one more play than they did, said NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren. I was pretty disappointed in the finish. We didn t get any first downs in the fourth quarter, we didn t convert third downs in the fourth quarter and we couldn t stop them on fourth down on defense. Buffalo quarterback Chazz Anderson hit Ed Young on a three-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone with 14 seconds left to pull the Bulls within one, closing out a 14-play, 88-yard drive that began with 2:49 to play. Anderson completed 35-of-53 passes for 404 yards and three touchdowns on the day and ran for 56 yards on 10 carries. The Huskies took advantage of five UB turnovers, including two on muffed punts. Northern Illinois broke a tie late in the first half when quarterback Chandler Harnish scored on a six-yard run with 37 seconds to play in the half to conclude a 10-play, 59-yard drive. The Huskies picked up where they left off to start the second half when Harnish hit Perez Ashford on a 39-yard completion. Two plays later, Hopkins scored on a 12-yard run to put the Huskies up Buffalo s third muffed punt of the game led to Hopkins third touchdown as NIU earned possession on the UB 33-yard line and drove in for the score. Northern Illinois surged ahead and appeared to be en route to a solid victory. The Bulls defense then took over, forcing NIU to go three-and-out on each of their final four possessions. Meanwhile, the Buffalo offense kept battling, pulling within 14 on an Anderson to Alex Neutz touchdown pass. That drive was kept alive by a scrambling Anderson to Young completion on fourth-and-four. Buffalo s next drive was stopped by a Rashaan Melvin interception at the NIU 23-yard line, but the Bulls came back on their next possession and closed the gap to when Anderson hit Marcus Rivers from 15 yards out. Once again the Huskies went three-and-out, and UB started its final drive on its own 12-yard line. Buffalo outscored NIU 20-0 in the final quarter. Harnish completed 11-of-26 passes for 150 yards and led the Huskies in rushing with 12 carries for 67 yards. The Huskies converted 7-of-19 third down tries. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Buffalo SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Sims 40 FG, 1st 5:22 (7-34, 2:05) UB - Fardon 31 FG, 1st 1:16 (8-52, 3:38) NIU - Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 2nd 5:45 (18-79, 7:25) UB - Anderson 3 run (Fardon kick), 2nd 3:21 (7-69, 2:18) NIU - Harnish 6 run (Sims kick), 2nd 0:37 (10-59, 2:38) NIU - Hopkins 12 run (Sims kick), 3rd 14:15 (3-72, 0:42) NIU - Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 3rd 8:49 (5-33, 2:04) UB - Neutz 5 pass from Anderson (Fardon kick), 4th 12:38 (11-50, 3:15) UB - Rivers 15 pass from Anderson (Fardon kick), 4th 4:14 (4-55, 0:53) UB - Young 3 pass from Anderson (Fardon kick missed), 4th 0:14 (14-88, 2:35) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...UB First Downs (R-P) 15 (6-9)...33 (10-21) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds 1-(-2)...3-(-1) 3rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 28: :17 Sacks By-Yards GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 Rushing - NIU: Harnish 12-67, Hopkins 18-48, Ashford 3-19, Settle 3-14, Daniels 5-12, Womble 2-8, Bell 2-7, Lynch 1-4, Team 1-(-1). UB: Oliver , Anderson Passing - NIU: Harnish , 150; UB: Anderson , 404; Young 0-1-0, 0. Receiving - NIU: Moore 3-34, Ashford 2-45, Palmer 2-38, McAvoy 1-12, Settle 1-8, Hopkins 1-7, Wells 1-6. UB: Rivers , Neutz 9-135, Oliver 7-82, Young 7-51, Lee Tackles - NIU: Schiller 11, Melvin 10, Durante 9. UB: Skinner 10, Lester 9, Mack 8.

19 NIU 63, Toledo 60 Nov. 1, p.m. ESPN2/ESPN3D Toledo, Ohio Glass Bowl 19,004 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps Chandler Harnish threw his sixth touchdown pass of the game, a fouryard completion to Perez Ashford with 19 seconds left, and the Huskie defense stopped Toledo in the final seconds, to give Northern Illinois a win over Toledo at the Glass Bowl Tuesday night. The win, which featured a Mid-American Conference record (for a nonovertime game) 123 points and 17 TDs, lifted Northern Illinois into a first-place tie with the Rockets in the Mid-American Conference West Division and gave the Huskies their fourth victory in a row. The Huskies game-winning drive came after Toledo had taken a lead with 4:16 left on the clock on a three-yard run by Adonis Thomas. Northern Illinois got the ball on the 34-yard line and Harnish, who gained 133 yards on 16 carries on the night, used his arm and his legs to put the Huskies at the Toledo four-yard line, setting up the game-winning throw. In addition to his 133 rushing yards, Harnish completed 17-of-26 passes for 265 yards. His six TDs were the second-most in Northern Illinois history. Thomas, who gained a game-high 160 rushing yards on 25 carries, scored a pair of touchdowns for the Rockets on the day. His effort paled in comparison to that of the Rockets Eric Page, who caught five touchdown passes from UT quarterback Austin Dantin on nine catches. NIU s Nathan Palmer nearly matched Page as three of his four catches went for scores, including one on a season-long 71-yard pass from Harnish. Huskie freshman Tommylee Lewis provided all the scoring for Northern Illinois early as he ran the opening kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown to record his first career kickoff return TD. After Toledo scored on a 12-yard pass from Dantin to Page to cap a nine-play, 67-yard drive, Lewis brought back the NEXT kickoff back 95 yards for a score to give the Huskies a 14-7 lead. Lewis set the NIU school record for kickoff return scores in a game and tied the single season and career marks. He tied the NCAA mark for kickoff return scores in a game and broke the NIU mark for kickoff return yards in a game. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Toledo SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Lewis 100 kickoff return (Sims kick), 1st 14:46 UT - Page 12 pass from Dantin (Casano kick), 1st 10:29 (9-67, 4:14) NIU - Lewis 95 kickoff return (Sims kick), 1st 10:16 UT - Page 12 pass from Dantin (Casano kick), 1st 7:27 (6-59, 2:40) NIU - Palmer 6 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 1st 2:08 (12-74, 5:17) NIU - Palmer 71 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 9:59 (2-86, 0:28) UT - Page 5 pass from Dantin (Casano kick), 2nd 5:06 (13-64, 4:47) UT - Detmer 41 FG, 2nd 1:19 (10-48, 2:00) UT - Dantin 5 run (Casano kick), 3rd 11:46 (9-58, 3:12) NIU - Brown 16 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 10:05 (4-74, 1:39) UT - Page 60 pass from Dantin (Casano kick), 3rd 9:51 (1-60, 0:10) NIU - Palmer 19 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 3:30 (5-66, 2:04) UT - Casano 33 FG, 4th 14:09 (10-24, 4:14) NIU - W. Clark 15 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 4th 11:51 (6-63, 2:15) UT - Page 13 pass from Dantin (Dantin pass failed), 4th 10:46 (3-14, 0:58) UT - Thomas 4 run (Dantin pass failed), 4th 10:30 (2-32, 0:13) NIU - Hopkins 8 run (Sims kick), 4th 8:00 (8-47, 3:40) UT - Thomas 3 run (Casano kick), 4th 4:16 (8-47, 3:40) NIU - Ashford 4 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 4th 0:19 (9-66, 3:52) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...UT First Downs (R-P) 27 (13-10)...33 (15-16) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 25: :34 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - NIU: Harnish , Hopkins 11-72, Daniels 4-43, Ashford 1-8, Womble 1-5, Lynch 2-3, Bell 1-3. UT: Thomas , Dantin 11-60, Fluellen 8-31, Williams 6-8, Owens 2-6, Team 1-(-1). Passing - NIU: Harnish , 265; UT: Dantin , 322; Owens 1-2-0, 3. Receiving - NIU: Palmer 4-120, Brown 3-56, Johnson 2-26, Daniels 2-20, Ashford 2-11, Clark 1-15, Wells 1-7, Eakes 1-5, Moore 1-5. UT: Page 9-150, Stafford 4-64, Reedy 3-49, Jones 3-47, Fluellen 1-11, Thomas 1-4. Tackles - NIU: Ward 13, Schiller 11. UT: Molls 17, Marrow 9. NIU 45, bowling green 14 Nov. 8, p.m. ESPN2 Bowling Green, Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium 13,752 Northern Illinois played its most complete road game of the season to defeat Bowling Green, 45-14, Tuesday night for its fifth consecutive win. A week after giving up 60 points in a win over Toledo, the Huskie defense shut out the Falcons in the second half while giving up just 90 yards. NIU outscored BG 21-0 in the second half to claim its third straight MAC road win. Offensively, the Huskies were led by quarterback Chandler Harnish, who tallied 445 yards of total offense with 151 rushing yards on 17 carries and 294 passing yards on 16-of-26 throws. He threw for a pair of touchdowns on throws of 56 and 79 yards and scored on a five-yard run. The 100-yard rushing game was Harnish s fourth of the season and ninth of his career. The Huskies ran for 283 yards on 52 carries and garnered 623 yards of total offense while averaging 7.8 yards per play. The NIU offensive line did not allow a quarterback sack for the fifth straight game. Bowling Green had just 79 rushing yards in the game. Leading at halftime, the teams jostled for field position and traded punts most of the third quarter until Harnish and the Huskies got the ball on their own 21 with 5:12 left in the period. On the first play of the drive, Harnish hit Akeem Daniels in stride on the wheel route and the speedy tailback went 79 yards for NIU s longest passing touchdown of the year. The Huskie defense forced a three-and-out and Northern Illinois drove 68 yards in 13 plays and 5:51 to take a lead with 12:07 left to play, and end Harnish s night. Back-up quarterback Jordan Lynch threw his first touchdown pass of the season a 37-yarder to Willie Clark to provide the final score. Clark caught a pair of touchdown passes in the game and finished with a career-high 109 yards on four catches. Daniels also scored twice, adding a twoyard touchdown run to his 79-yard reception. The game began poorly for Northern Illinois as BGSU quarterback Matt Schilz hit Kamar Jorden, who split the defense and ran 83 yards for a touchdown. The Huskie offense responded on NIU s second play when Harnish hit Willie Clark for a 56-yard score. One minute into the game, the score was tied at 7. Following the explosive start, the rest of the half followed a more traditional rhythm. Northern Illinois ground out a 13-play, 63-yard drive, and took a 14-7 lead on a one-yard run by Jasmin Hopkins. The Huskies extended their lead to 17-7 early in the second quarter on Mathew Sims 23-yard field goal. The Huskie defense stopped Bowling Green on fourth and five from the Huskie 28 to stop BG s next drive, and the teams twice traded punts. Harnish set up Northern Illinois next score as he ran for 51 yards on a seven-play, 70-yard drive that culminated in Daniels two-yard touchdown run and a 24-7 Huskie lead. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Bowling Green SCORING SUMMARY BG - Jorden 83 pass from Schilz (Stein kick), 1st 14:34 (1-83, 0:26) NIU - Clark 56 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 1st 14:00 (2-69, 0:34) NIU - Hopkins 1 run (Sims kick), 1st 10:16 (13-63, 5:46) NIU - Sims 23 FG, 2nd 14:05 (10-64, 3:44) NIU - Daniels 2 run (Sims kick), 2nd 1:21 (7-70, 3:06) BG - Jorden 13 pass from Schilz (Stein kick), 2nd 0:14 (8-64, 1:01) NIU - Daniels 79 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 5:02 (1-79, 0:10) NIU - Harnish 5 run (Sims kick), 4th 12:07 (13-68, 5:44) NIU - Clark 37 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 4th 8:13 (6-74, 2:47) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...BG First Downs (R-P) 27 (13-12)...14 (4-10) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 35: :09 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - NIU: Harnish , Hopkins 16-59, Lynch 6-32, Wells 2-21, Lewis 2-11, Daniels 3-6, Ashford 1-6, Spencer 1-2, Settle 1-1, Team 3-(-6). BG: Samuel 12-73, Hurley 1-11, Martin 3-2, Schilz 1-(-7). Passing - NIU: Harnish , 294; Lynch 2-2-0, 46; BG: Schilz , 255; Hurley 0-2-0, 0. Receiving - NIU: Clark 4-109, Johnson 4-51, Brown 3-48, Palmer 3-24, Ashford 2-16, Daniels 1-79, Eakes BG: Jorden 8-152, Samuel 7-50, Cooper 4-27, Joplin 1-17, Hodges 1-5, Bayer 1-4. Tackles - NIU: Faustin 7, Schiller 6. BG: Woods 12, Ward 9. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

20 NIU 41, ball state 38 Nov. 15, p.m. ESPNU DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 12,391 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Ball State Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY BSU - Wenning 3 run (Schott kick), 1st 9:21 (7-85, 2:17) BSU - Howard 92 fumble recovery (Scott kick), 1st 2:10 NIU - Moore 15 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 13:48 (8-66, 3:22) NIU - Hopkins 3 run (Sims kick), 1st 6:28 (10-90, 4:17) BSU - Smith 38 pass from Wenning (Schott kick), 2nd 3:37 (7-72, 2:51) BSU - Schott 40 FG, 2nd 0:33 (7-20, 1:37) BSU - Tomlinson 3 pass from Wenning (Schott kick), 3rd 9:19 (9-87, 2:51) NIU - Harnish 49 run (Sims kick), 3rd 8:27 (3-60, 0:52) NIU - Hopkins 11 run (Sims kick), 3rd 3:16 (10-92, 3:47) NIU - Palmer 27 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 4th 14:12 (8-74, 2:39) BSU - Donigan 7 run (Schott kick), 4th 11:00 (5-43, 0:51) NIU - Sims 23 FG, 4th 2:46 (12-74, 4:41) NIU - Sims 34 FG, 4th 0:08 (10-63, 1:36) Team & Individual Statistics BSU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 18 (5-11)...43 (20-19) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds 1-(-2) rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 33: :30 Sacks By-Yards Mathew Sims kicked the first game-winning field goal of his career on a 34-yard try with eight seconds remaining to lift Northern Illinois to a victory over Ball State Tuesday night at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies rallied from a 17-point third quarter deficit to earn their sixth consecutive win and their 14th-straight Huskie Stadium victory. Quarterback Chandler Harnish set a school record with 519 yards of total offense; 181 yards on 28 carries with a rushing touchdown and 26-of-36 through the air for 338 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Northern Illinois outscored Ball State 27-7 in the final quarter and a half to improve to 8-3 overall, 6-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Ahead at halftime, Ball State went ahead with 9:19 to play in the third quarter when Keith Wenning found Jack Tomlinson from three yards out to cap an 87-yard drive. NIU responded immediately as Harnish ran 49 yards untouched to cut the Ball State lead back to 10. The Cardinal punt on the ensuing drive was downed at the NIU eight, leaving the Huskies 92 yards from the end zone. NIU marched the length of the field with tailback Jasmin Hopkins going the final 11 yards to pull the Huskies within three, 31-28, with 3:16 to play in the quarter. Hopkins had 122 rushing yards on 18 carries with a pair of touchdowns in the contest. Northern Illinois took its first lead of the night a minute into the fourth quarter when Harnish connected with Nathan Palmer for a 27-yard score and a lead. Palmer finished with eight receptions for 95 yards. Ball State regained the lead with 11 minutes to play on a seven-yard touchdown run by Dwayne Donigan to put the Cardinals on top The two teams traded punts before NIU drove 74 yards in 12 plays and tied the game on a 23-yard Sims field goal with 2:46 remaining. After another stop by the Huskie defense, NIU started on its own 20- yard line. Harnish gained 13 on the ground and hit Perez Ashford for 17 to midfield. After advancing to the BSU 35, Harnish connected with Martel Moore for 11 yards and hit Palmer for seven yards. With 11 seconds to play, Sims drilled the 34-yard field goal to give the Huskies the victory. Rushing - BSU: Kovanda 1-68, Edwards 14-45, Donigan 5-22, Wenning NIU: Harnish , Hopkins , Lewis 2-35, Daniels 4-27, Lynch 1-14, Palmer 2-13, Bell 1-(-4), Team 2-(-16). Passing - BSU: Wenning , 245. NIU: Harnish , 338; Team 0-1-0, 0. Receiving - BSU: Orsbon 5-55, Smith 4-63, Gibson 4-52, Tomlinson 4-27, Sneak 2-22, Edwards 2-10, Fakes 1-17, Schneider 1-(-1). NIU: Palmer 8-95, Moore 6-120, Clark 3-30, Ashford 3-26, Brown 2-21, Wells 1-18, Johnson 1-15, Hopkins 1-7, Eakes 1-6. Tackles - BSU: Freeman 18, DeHaney 13, Baker 11. NIU: Schiller 9. NIU 18, eastern Michigan 12 Nov. 25, a.m. ESPNU DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 13,012 SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Clark 54 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 1st 10:17 (5-80, 2:12) EMU - Fulkerson 20 FG, 1st 0:11 (10-67, 5:53) NIU - Team Safety, 2nd 8:44 NIU - Sims 39 FG, 2nd 4:44 (10-30, 4:00) EMU - Fulkerson 23 FG, 3rd 1:43 (14-57, 7:18) NIU - Harnish 68 run (Harnish pass failed), 3rd 0:12 (3-77, 1:31) EMU - Olds 24 pass from Gillett (Greene rush failed), 4th 6:19 (7-54, 2:14) Team & Individual Statistics EMU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 18 (10-7)...11 (8-3) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 33: :20 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - EMU: Gillett 17-67, Sherrer 16-43, White 13-17, Greene 2-6. NIU: Harnish , Hopkins 8-31, Lewis 1-20, Daniels 4-7, Bell 1-1, Lynch 1-0, Team 4-(-8), Neir 1-(-11). Passing - EMU: Gillett , 147. NIU: Harnish , 98; Lynch 0-1-0, 0. Receiving - EMU: Olds 5-50, Hoskins 2-28, Hunter 2-13, Russell 1-42, Sherrer NIU: Moore 5-29, Clark 2-70, Daniels 1-3, Ashford 1-(-4). Tackles - EMU: Thomas 7, Pali 7. NIU: Delegal 10, Melvin GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 On a day when the normally potent Northern Illinois offense struggled to find its rhythm, the Huskie defense stepped up to lead NIU to an victory over Eastern Michigan at Huskie Stadium. With the victory, Northern Illinois (9-3, 7-1) earned its seventh-straight win and its second consecutive trip to the Marathon Mid-American Conference Championship. Northern Illinois won the game with a defensive stand in the game s final two minutes as Eastern Michigan attempted to drive for the game-winning touchdown. EMU began its final drive on their own 32 with 3:33 left to play, and reached Huskie territory on a 26-yard run Eagles quarterback Alex Gillett to the NIU 42. Two plays later, EMU had first and 10 at the NIU 31. Although Gillett had eluded NIU defenders all day to the tune of 67 rushing yards on 17 carries, this time, the Northern Illinois rush got to the Eagles QB as defensive end Alan Baxter sacked Gillett for 15 yards. On the next play, NIU defensive end Sean Progar tripped up Gillett for a 10-yard loss and the game came down to a fourth-and-35 play with 1:40 on the clock. Gillett again escaped the rush and threw deep in the middle of the field toward Garrett Hoskins. NIU defensive backs Sean Evans and Demetrius Stone converged on Hoskins and knocked it out of his hands to preserve the Northern Illinois lead. The difference on the scoreboard was a 68-yard touchdown run by Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish that gave NIU an 18-6 lead at the end of the third quarter. Harnish ran for 148 yards on 17 carries on the day to record his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game and his sixth of the season. The touchdown run was NIU s first since the first quarter, when Harnish hit Willie Clark for a 54-yard touchdown and an early 7-0 Huskie lead. The Huskie defense got a big stop early in the game as EMU had first and goal on the NIU two, but three runs netted minus one yards and the Eagles were forced to settle for a 20-yard field goal by Kody Fulkerson. The defense added two points to the Huskies total with 8:44 to play in the second quarter when Progar tackled running back Dominique Scherrer in the end zone for a 9-3 NIU lead. The play came after punter Ryan Neir s boot was downed at the one-yard line. Kicker Mathew Sims extended the lead to 12-3 by hitting a 39-yard field goal to finish the drive following the free kick. NIU kept the Eagles out of the endzone again after a 14-play, 57-yard drive ended at the Huskie six-yard line with a 23-yard field goal by Fulkerson to cut the lead to 12-6 with 1:43 left in the third quarter.

21 NIU 23, Ohio 20 Dec. 2, p.m. ESPN2 Detroit, Mich. Ford Field 13,012 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 Northern Illinois 2011 season recaps 2011 Marathon MAC Championship Game The 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies were determined to rewrite the script. In its two previous MAC Championship games at Ford Field in Detroit, in 2005 and 2010, NIU had lost in heart-breaking, last-minute fashion, to Akron and Miami (Ohio), respectively. In 2011, the Huskies not only rewrote the script, they flipped it when sophomore kicker Mathew Sims made a 33-yard field goal with no time on the clock to defeat Ohio, Northern Illinois (10-3) won its first Mid-American Conference Championship in 28 years by tying its biggest comeback victory in modern history. The Huskies trailed Ohio 20-0 after a disastrous first half that saw NIU commit three first-half turnovers and get fooled on a reverse pass for a score, while league MVP Chandler Harnish was limited to 13 rushing and 35 passing yards. NIU used the same never say die attitude that saw the team win four games by six points or less during the regular season to score 16 points in the final quarter. Meanwhile, the oft-maligned Huskie defense kept the Bobcats off the scoreboard in the entire second half, holding Ohio (9-4) to just 70 total yards after halftime. The Huskie defense, which had not recorded an interception in four games, picked off OU quarterback Tyler Tettleton three times with defensive backs Jhony Faustin, Dechane Durante and Jimmie Ward recording the INTs. Senior wide receiver Nathan Palmer, who laid on the ground in the corner of the Ford Field endzone in tears and disbelief a year ago, this time shed tears of joy in the middle of a celebration after catching four passes for 115 yards, including two huge second half touchdowns, to earn game MVP honors. Palmer also ran the ball four times for 17 yards. Harnish finished the game with 250 passing yards and three touchdown passes. In addition to hitting Palmer on touchdown throws of 39 and 22 yards, he threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Martel Moore. Sims game-winning field goal came after a missed point after touchdown on the Huskies second score, just his second missed PAT of the season, and sent the 2011 Huskies streaming onto the field in joy and Northern Illinois fans, former players and alums into celebrations across the country. That is a great feeling, to be celebrating on the field with these guys, Doeren said. For one single moment, you are the best and no one can ever take that away from you. I am so proud of our team. We ve fought through a lot of tough things. These guys have dealt with a lot of transition. They lost this game a year ago, they lost their coaches after the game, they took me and my staff and my family into their lives and I couldn t be happier. As for Harnish, when asked after the game if Friday s win erased last year s memories, he had a simple retort. What happened last year? he said with a smile. Like I said yesterday, this is where our senior class would leave our legacy, and why not go out the hard way? The only history worth a damn is the one we create today. We had some bad demons we wanted to avenge from last year, but this feels good. The Huskies second-half comeback began on their second drive of the third quarter on the NIU 22-yard line. Northern Illinois drove 78 yards in 10 plays and 3:52 with Palmer lunging to the end zone to put NIU on the scoreboard with 6:19 left in the quarter. The teams traded punts before Ohio put together its most successful drive of the second half, advancing from the OU 19-yard line to the Huskie 19. But MAC Specialist of the Year Matt Weller, who had not missed a field goal from inside 40 yards all season, was wide right on a 36-yard attempt. Northern Illinois pulled within seven points with 7:36 on the clock as Harnish engineered a four-play, 63-yard drive that consumed just 1:19 on the clock. Perez Ashford made a 19-yard reception on the drive and Harnish s 32-yard pass to Moore made the score Moore caught three passes for 59 yards in the game. NIU got the ball back with 4:36 to play after a 12-yard punt by OU s Paul Hershey put the ball at the Huskie 43-yard line. Harnish drove Northern Illinois 57 yards in six plays and 1:50. Moore caught a 12-yard pass and Jasmin Hopkins ran for 16 yards before Palmer caught a perfectly thrown 20 pass on the post route. Sims PAT tied the game. After the Huskie defense forced a three-and-out, Harnish led Northern Illinois 48 yards in five plays to the Ohio 16. Ashford made a leaping 27-yard catch along the sideline and Moore caught a 15-yard pass to put NIU in position. After OU called two timeouts to try and freeze Sims, the NIU kicker calmly booted the game winner, his second in three games. I tell em all week it s not about Ohio, it s about you and that was certainly true in this game, Doeren said. In the first half, we didn t make enough plays. In the second half, we made all the plays we needed to. This is a championship for these guys, but it s also for all of our fans, the former guys and the whole university. Each team s first drive of the game began with an interception. NIU s Jhony Faustin earned his first career interception, and the Huskies first pickoff since the Buffalo game, when he intercepted Tettleton in the endzone. Three plays later, Harnish threw just his fifth INT of the season, and his first since the Western Michigan game, when his pass went off the hands of Da Ron Brown and into the arms of OU s Noah Keller. Following the interception, NIU s defense held Ohio to just six yards and the Bobcats were forced to settle for a 30-yard field goal by Matt Weller. The Huskies were forced to punt and Ohio got the ball back at its 30- yard line. Tettleton hit LaVon Brazill for 23 yards, and Ohio converted on fourth and one from the NIU 38 to keep the drive alive. Three plays later, Ohio s Phil Bates hit Donte Foster on a reverse pass for 24 yards and the Bobcats led 10-0 with four minutes to play in the first quarter. Northern Illinois gained one first down before being forced to punt again. The Bobcats advanced for their own 27 to the Northern Illinois fiveyard line before three plays netted just one yard and Ohio had to settle for a 21-yard field goal and a 13-0 lead with 10:55 left in the half. NIU Tommylee Lewis fumbled on the ensuing kickoff and the Bobcats recovered. Their drive was stopped by the Huskies Dechane Durante, who picked off Tettleton at the NIU 41. The Huskies offense seemed to pick up steam as Harnish hit Palmer on a 37-yard pass to the Ohio 15 and picked up 11 yards rushing to the OU four-yard line. But on second and goal, Harnish lost the ball as he was being sacked and Keller recovered for the Bobcats to quash NIU s best scoring chance of the half. Ohio converted a pair of third downs on its ensuing drive and scored on an 18-yard run by Tettleton to take a 20-0 lead with 2:35 left in the half. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Ohio Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY OU - Weller 30 FG, 1st 10:33 (4-6, 1:34) OU - Foster 24 pass from Bates (Weller kick), 1st 4:05 (8-70, 3:57) OU - Weller 21 FG, 2nd 11:03 (15-69, 6:19) OU - Tettleton 18 run (Weller kick), 2nd 2:35 (9-87, 3:50) NIU - Palmer 39 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 6:19 (10-78, 3:52) NIU - Moore 32 pass Harnish (Sims kick failed), 4th 7:36 (4-63, 1:13) NIU - Palmer 22 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 4th 2:52 (6-57, 1:44) NIU - Sims 33 FG, 4th 0:00 (5-48, 1:18) Team & Individual Statistics OU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 21 (8-11)...19 (9-9) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds 2-(-2) rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 33: :01 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - OU: Harden 19-73, Tettleton 18-51, Brazill 1-6, Bates 1-0. NIU: Hopkins 11-60, Harnish 13-31, Ashford 1-19, Palmer 4-17, Clark 2-10, Womble 2-10, Daniels 2-6, Lynch 1-2. Passing - OU: Tettleton , 218; Bates 1-1-0, 24. NIU: Harnish , 250. Receiving - OU: Brazill 8-124, Dunlop 4-31, Foster 2-30, Thompson 2-27, Harden 2-14, Dovell NIU: Palmer 4-115, Moore 3-59, Ashford 3-45, Hopkins 3-8, Brown 2-6, Wells Tackles - OU: Keller 13, Kristoff 7. NIU: Faustin 9, Progar 7, Bass 7.

22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 FOOTBALL STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:29 31:31 3RD-DOWN Conversions 85/179 79/200 3rd-Down Pct 47% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/11 17/28 4th-Down Pct 73% 61% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS -9 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (57-64) 89% (51-57) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (41-64) 64% (38-57) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (59-61) 97% (43-45) 96% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 7/ /22150 Neutral Site Games 1/13052 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Northern Illinois Opponents INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G HARNISH, Chandler HOPKINS, Jasmin DANIELS, Akeem LYNCH, Jordan WOMBLE, Jamal ASHFORD, Perez SETTLE, Leighton LEWIS, Tommylee PALMER, Nathan WELLS, Jamison CLARK, Willie BELL, Cameron SPENCER, James BROWN, Da Ron NEIR, Ryan TEAM Total Opponents PASSING G Effic. C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Lng Avg/G HARNISH, Chandler LYNCH, Jordan TEAM Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PALMER, Nathan MOORE, Martel ASHFORD, Perez BROWN, Da Ron CLARK, Willie DANIELS, Akeem JOHNSON, Anthony WELLS, Jamison HOPKINS, Jasmin EAKES, Luke WOMBLE, Jamal GRADY, DeMarcus SETTLE, Leighton MARKS, Jack MCAVOY, Pat SEMISCH, Tim Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G HARNISH, Chandler HOPKINS, Jasmin LYNCH, Jordan DANIELS, Akeem WOMBLE, Jamal ASHFORD, Perez SETTLE, Leighton LEWIS, Tommylee PALMER, Nathan WELLS, Jamison CLARK, Willie BELL, Cameron SPENCER, James BROWN, Da Ron NEIR, Ryan TEAM Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long DAVIS, Tommy ASHFORD, Perez WARD, Jimmie BROWN, Da Ron STEPHEN, Courtney Total Opponents GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 FOOTBALL STATISTICS FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long JENKINS, Kyle Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long LEWIS, Tommylee DAVIS, Tommy ASHFORD, Perez DANIELS, Akeem MCAVOY, Pat MEEHAN, Jason SANTACATERINA TEAM WELLS, Jamison STERLING, Rob Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long DURANTE, Dechane MELVIN, Rashaan WARD, Jimmie JEFFERSON, Nabal FAUSTIN, Jhony SANTACATERINA STONE, Demetrius ANDERSON, Zach Total Opponents KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn WEDEL, Tyler FILLINGIM, Ryan SIMS, Mathew Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd NEIR, Ryan Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G HARNISH, Chandler HOPKINS, Jasmin LEWIS, Tommylee PALMER, Nathan ASHFORD, Perez DANIELS, Akeem MOORE, Martel BROWN, Da Ron CLARK, Willie LYNCH, Jordan DAVIS, Tommy JOHNSON, Anthony WOMBLE, Jamal WELLS, Jamison SETTLE, Leighton GRADY, DeMarcus EAKES, Luke SANTACATERINA STONE, Demetrius JEFFERSON, Nabal MCAVOY, Pat STEPHEN, Courtney STERLING, Rob MARKS, Jack BELL, Cameron DURANTE, Dechane WARD, Jimmie SEMISCH, Tim SPENCER, James ANDERSON, Zach MELVIN, Rashaan NEIR, Ryan TEAM Total Opponents FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk SIMS, Mathew GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, No. Long NIU KOR TD Lewis at Toledo, 11/1 Rushing TD, Harnish vs. E. Michigan, 11/25 Ashford 2 26, vs. Cal Poly, 9/24 Daniels 1 25, vs. Kent State, 10/8 Harnish TD, vs. E. Michigan, 11/25 Hopkins, Ja. 5 57, vs. Army, 9/3 Lynch 1 66, vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 Settle 1 48, vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 Passing TD Harnish to Daniels at BGSU, 11/8 by Harnish TD, to Daniels at Bowling Green, 11/8 to Ashford 5 39, from Harnish vs. Wisconsin, 9/17 39, from Harnish at Buffalo, 10/22 to Brown 1 25, from Harnish at Toledo, 11/1 to Clark 3 56 TD, from Harnish at Bowling Green, 11/8 to Daniels 3 79 TD, from Harnish at Bowling Green, 11/8 to Grady 1 27, from Harnish at C. Michigan, 10/1 to Johnson 1 25, from Harnish at Bowling Green, 11/8 to Moore 4 55 TD, from Harnish at C. Michigan, 10/1 to Palmer 8 71, from Harnish at Toledo, 11/1 to Womble 1 58 TD, from Harnish vs. Army, 9/3 Returns Lewis KOR TD at Toledo, 11/1 Ashford 3 33, PR vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 Daniels 1 28 KOR at Kansas, 9/10 Davis 2 27 KOR at Kansas, 9/10 Jefferson 1 25 INT TD vs. Kent State 10/8 Lewis KOR TD at Toledo, 11/1 Stone 1 29 INT vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 OPPONENT Fumble TD Howard, Ball State, 11/15 Rushing 9 68, Kovanda, Ball State, 11/15 Passing TD Schilz to Jorden, Bowling Green, 11/8 Returns Fumble TD Howard, Ball State, 11/15 * 25 Yards or Longer 2011 Long Plays FG SEQUENCE Northern Illinois Opponents Army - - at Kansas - 49, (27) Wisconsin Cal Poly (22),(44) 33,(33) at Central Michigan 32,(35),50,(35),(33),(38) (29),(30) Kent State (31),(32),(44),(34) (24),45 Western Michigan (30),(36),(25),38 (45),(30),46 at Buffalo 41,(40) (31),38 at Toledo - (41),(33) at Bowling Green (23) - Ball State (23),(34) (40) Eastern Michigan (39) (20),(23) Ohio (33) (30),(21),36 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate fi eld goal was made PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. SIMS, Mathew HOPKINS, Jasmin HARNISH, Chandler PALMER, Nathan MOORE, Martel DANIELS, Akeem CLARK, Willie LEWIS, Tommylee LYNCH, Jordan BROWN, Da Ron ASHFORD, Perez JEFFERSON, Nabal EAKES, Luke SEMISCH, Tim STEPHEN, Courtney WOMBLE, Jamal TEAM Total Opponents

24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 FOOTBALL STATISTICS Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FR-Yds FF Kick Safety 53 SCHILLER, Pat WARD, Jimmie DELEGAL, Jordan MELVIN, Rashaan FAUSTIN, Jhony BASS, Jamaal STONE, Demetrius DURANTE, Dechane PROGAR, Sean NEWCOMB, Ron JEFFERSON, Nabal BAXTER, Alan DAVIS, Tommy SANTACATERINA MEEHAN, Jason JENKINS, Kyle EVANS, Sean WARE, Dominique WINDSOR, Joe JACQUES, Victor WELLS, Anthony HAYES, Marckie PORTER, Gervais BOENZI, Frank BROWN, Da Ron O NEAL, Stephen BARKSDALE, Greg WEDEL, Tyler STEPHEN, Courtney BELL, Cameron DANIELS, Akeem ANDERSON, Zach WEDIGE, Scott WINKEL, Bobby ASHFORD, Perez KIEL, Adam GRADY, DeMarcus LYNCH, Jordan MCAVOY, Pat FILLINGIM, Ryan STERLING, Rob WELLS, Jamison TM TEAM Total Opponents NIU Players of the Week Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly C. Michigan Kent St. W. Michigan Buffalo Toledo BGSU Ball St. E. Michigan Off. Lineman Olson Marks None Wedige Otis Pawlak Pawlak None Entire Unit Eakes Olson/ None Marks Off. Skill Hopkins Harnish None Harnish Hopkins/ Daniels Harnish Hopkins Entire Unit Harnish/ Hopkins Clark Ashford W. Clark Off. Work Team T. Clark T. Clark Green T. Clark Rose/ T. Clark/ Gordon Lemon/ Rainey T. Clark Lloyd Rose Spencer Winkel Green Special Teams Ward Sims Neir Daniels/ Stephen Sims D. Brown Neir Lewis Windsor Sims Neir/ Stephen Wedel Def. Lineman Baxter Progar None Newcomb Jenkins Newcomb Schiller Jefferson Entire Unit Newcomb Newomb Progar Def. Skill Schiller Schiller None Schiller Ward Bass Melvin Durante Entire Unit Santacaterina Evans Melvin Def. Work Team Gorrell Ness Conlon Logan Hellams Logan Strehl Spencer Brescacin Spencer Ness Logan Selected by the Huskie coaching staff GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 PARTICIPATION No. Name GP/GS Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU Ball St. EMU Ohio 51 ANDERSON, Zach 2/- - - X X ASHFORD, Perez 13/6 X X WR X X WR WR X WR X WR WR X 10 BARKSDALE, Greg 3/- X X X BASS, Jamaal 10/9 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB X OLB OLB OLB 66 BATTAGLIA, Matt 7/- X - X X - X X - - X - - X 90 BAXTER, Alan 12/9 X DE - DE DE X X DE DE DE DE DE DE 32 BELL, Cameron 11/5 FB FB X FB - - X X X X X FB FB 98 BOENZI, Frank 11/- - X X X X X X - X X X X X 4 BROWN, Da Ron 13/5 X WR X X WR X X X X WR WR X WR 78 BROWN, Ryan 10/- X - X X - X X - X X X X X 10 CLARK, Willie 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 31 COMPHER, C.J. 1/- X DANIELS, Akeem 13/2 X X X X X TB X X X WR X X X 20 DAVIS, Tommy 13/5 SS SS SS SS SS X X X X X X X X 29 DELEGAL, Jordan 13/13 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 21 DURANTE, Dechane 13/8 X X X X X SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 83 EAKES, Luke 13/3 TE X X TE X X X X X TE X X X 2 EVANS, Sean 12/- X X X X X X X - X X X X X 28 FAUSTIN, Jhony 13/9 X X X CB X CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 3 FILLINGIM, Ryan 2/- X X GEGNER, Michael 4/- X X X - - X GORDON, Donovan 1/ X GRADY, DeMarcus 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 HARNISH, Chandler 13/13 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 17 HAYES, Marckie 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 HOPKINS, Jasmin 13/12 TB TB TB TB TB X TB TB TB TB TB TB TB 40 JACQUES, Victor 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 99 JEFFERSON, Nabal 13/10 X X NG X NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 57 JENKINS, Kyle 13/2 X X X X X DE DE X X X X X X 13 JOHNSON, Anthony 11/- X X X X X X X - X X X - X 94 KIEL, Adam 13/2 TE X X TE X X X X X X X X X 79 KREMPEL, Matt 9/ X X X X X X X X X 80 LEWIS, Tommylee 10/ X WR X X X X X X X X 6 LYNCH, Jordan 12/- X - X X X X X X X X X X X 89 MARKS, Jack 13/9 X X TE X TE TE TE TE TE TE X TE TE 84 MAYER, Brian 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 41 MCAVOY, Pat 13/1 X X X X X X X FB X X X X X 49 MEEHAN, Jason 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 11 MELVIN, Rashaan 12/12 CB - CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 1 MOORE, Martel 12/11 WR WR WR WR X WR WR WR WR - WR WR WR 18 NEIR, Ryan 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 96 NEWCOMB, Ron 13/12 DT DT X DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 69 O NEAL, Stephen 11/- - X X X X X X X X - X X X 62 OLSON, Trevor 13/13 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 68 OTIS, Keith 13/13 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 81 PALMER, Nathan 13/5 X WR WR X WR X X X WR X WR X X 72 PAWLAK, Joe 13/13 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 70 PEGRAM, Logan 12/11 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG - X LG 67 PITT, Tyler 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 39 PORTER, Gervais 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X - X 95 PROGAR, Sean 13/13 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 46 RAINEY, George 11/- X X X X X X - - X X X X X 52 SANTACATERINA 10/4 X X X OLB X X OLB OLB OLB X 53 SCHILLER, Pat 13/13 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 88 SEMISCH, Tim 11/2 X X X X X TE TE X - X X - X 23 SETTLE, Leighton 9/- X - X - X X X X X X - - X 99 SIMS, Mathew 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 34 SPENCER, James 4/ X X X - X 14 STEPHEN, Courtney 6/- X X X X X X STERLING, Rob 9/ X X X FB X X X X X 19 STONE, Demetrius 12/7 FS FS FS FS FS X FS X FS X X X X 82 STRIEDL, Jess 1/ X VOLK, Jared 8/2 X - X - - X X - - X LG LG X 15 WARD, Jimmie 13/11 CB CB CB CB CB CB X CB X CB CB CB CB 24 WARE, Dominique 13/2 CB CB X X X X X X X X X X X 26 WEDEL, Tyler 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 71 WEDIGE, Scott 13/13 C C C C C C C C C C C C C 91 WELLS, Anthony 13/2 X DT DT X X X X X X X X X X 22 WELLS, Jamison 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X - X 97 WINDSOR, Joe 12/2 DE X DE X X X X - X X X X X 27 WINKEL, Bobby 5/ X X X X X 5 WOMBLE, Jamal 11/- X X X X - X X X X - X X X X-indicates played; letters indicate position started GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---1st Downs--- Rushing Passing Total Off. Punts Fum Penalties 3rd Time of Game Score Total R-P-Pen No-Yds-TD C-A-I Yds TD Pl-Yds No-Avg No-L No-Yds Downs Poss NIU of-13 27:01 vs. Army of-15 32:59 NIU of-8 23:11 at Kansas of-18 36:49 NIU of-13 21:07 vs. Wisconsin of-14 38:53 NIU of-12 30:18 vs. Cal-Poly of-12 29:42 NIU of-20 30:58 at C. Michigan of-12 29:02 NIU of-15 29:18 vs. Kent State of-15 30:42 NIU of-14 29:37 vs. W. Michigan of-19 30:23 NIU of-19 28:43 at Buffalo of-18 31:17 NIU of-10 25:26 at Toledo of-13 34:34 NIU of-15 35:51 at Bowling Green of-13 24:09 NIU of-14 36:30 vs Ball State of-14 23:30 NIU of-13 26:20 vs E. Michigan of-18 33:40 NIU of-13 26:01 vs Ohio of-18 33:59 NIU in the 2011 NCAA and MAC Rankings TEAM Average NCAA MAC Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Ef iciency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Ef iciency Sacks 1.92 T-56 5 Tackles for Loss Sacks Allowed Tackles for Loss Allowed 4.54 T-19 2 Fewest Penalties Fewest Yards Penalized Punt Ret. Yardage Defense TEAM Average NCAA MAC Kickoff Ret. Yardage Defense Third Down Conversion Pct Third Down Conv. Pct. Defense Fourth Down Conversion Pct Fourth Down Conv. Pct. Defense Time of Possession 28: INDIVIDUAL Average NCAA MAC Chandler Harnish, Rushing Jasmin Hopkins, Rushing Chandler Harnish, Passing Ef iciency Chandler Harnish, Total Offense Chandler Harnish, All Purpose Ryan Neir, Punting Tommylee Lewis, Kickoff Returns T-26 3 Mathew Sims, Field Goals 1.46 T-18 2 Mathew Sims, Scoring Jasmin Hopkins, Scoring 7.38 T-67 8 Pat Schiller, Tackles Ron Newcomb, Tackles for Loss.96 T-91 8 Through Dec. 8, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RUSHING No-Yds Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Ohio Ashford, Perez Bell, Cameron (-4) Clark, Willie Daniels, Akeem , TD Harnish, Chandler 11-84, 11-89, 4- (-2) , 18-92, 11-65, , , , , TD 3 TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD Hopkins, Jasmin , TD 4-7, TD , 19-95, , 18-48, 11-72, 16-59, , TD TD 3 TD 3 TD TD TD 2TD Lewis, Tommylee DNP DNP DNP 1-9, TD (-2) Lynch, Jordan , TD , TD Settle, Leighton 6-2 DNP 2-1 DNP Spencer, James DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Womble, Jamal DNP (-5) Wells, Jamison (-1) DNP 0-0 RECEIVING No-Yds Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Ohio Ashford, Perez , , (-4) 3-45 TD TD Brown, Da Ron , , TD TD Clark, Willie , 4-109, , 0-0 TD 2 TD TD Daniels, Akeem 3-26, , TD TD Eakes, Luke 1-13, TD Grady, DeMarcus Hopkins, Jasmin , TD Johnson, Anthony Marks, Jack Moore, Martel 4-46, 4-45, , DNP 6-120, TD TD TD TD Palmer, Nathan 1-19, , , TD 3 TD TD 2 TD Semisch, Tim , TD DNP Settle, Leighton 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP Wells, Jamison DNP 1-17 Womble, Jamal 2-58, DNP TD PASSING C-A, Yds Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Ohio Harnish, Chandler 12-19, 27-33, 14-24, 18-21, 27-50, 12-15, 14-27, 11-26, 17-26, 16-26, 26-36, 9-19, 16-26, 195, 5 TD, 315, , , , 3 TD INT 2 TD 2 TD 2 TD TD INT 6 TD 2 TD 2 TD TD INT Lynch, Jordan 3-5, 25 DNP , , , , 0 TD PUNTING No-Avg, In20 Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toldeo BGSU BSU EMU Ohio Neir, Ryan , , , , , , , , , , , 2 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DEFENSE Solo-Asst-Total Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Ohio Anderson, Zach DNP DNP 0-2-2, DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP INT Barksdale, Greg DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Bass, Jamaal , 1-5-6, , 2-3-5, , DNP DNP DNP 2-5-7, TFL 0.5 TFL TFL 2 TFL, QBH PBU Baxter, Alan 4-3-7, 3-1-4, DNP , 2-1-3, SK, 2-3-5, 3-3-6, 0-1-1, , 1-4-5, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 SK, 2 TFL 0.5 TFL, TFL 0.5 TFL SK, 2QBH FF, FR QBH, 0.5 TFL, FR QBH TFL 1.5 SK PBU Boenzi, Frank DNP 1-1-2, SK, DNP , , 1-0-1, 1-2-3, 0-3-3, TFL PBU QBH TFL 0.5 TFL 0.5 TFL Davis, Tommy , TFL Delegal, Jordan 0-4-4, , , , 0-5-5, , 4-1-5, PBU 2PBU TFL, QBH, 0.5 TFL, TFL, QBH PBU TFL PBU 0.5 SK Durante, Dechane , 2-4-6, 6-3-9, INT, , 2-3-5, 2-2-4, PBU, PBU, TFL, TFL, TFL INT BK TFL PBU PBU 0.5 SK Evans, Sean 2-0-2, , DNP , , TFL PBU PBU PBU Faustin, Jhony , 1-7-8, , 4-3-7, , PBU PBU TFL PBU INT Hayes, Marckie , FF Jacques, Victor , TFL Jefferson, Nabal , , 3-3-6, 0-3-3, 1-3-4, 1-2-3, 3-3-6, TD, TFL, TFL QBH PBU TFL 0.5 TFL INT FR, Jenkins, Kyle , , , TFL 1.5 TFL, 0.5 TFL SK, FR Meehan, Jason , FR, , , , 0.5 TFL, TFL TFL 0.5 TFL 0.5 SK, Melvin, Rashaan 2-4-6, DNP , , , , 1-1-2, INT PBU PBU, PBU, PBU, PBU 2 PBU TFL INT, QBH Newcomb, Ron 0-2-2, 2-1-3, , 2-2-4, 5-4-9, 1-0-1, , 1-1-2, 1-3-4, 2-1-3, 0-3-3, 0.5 TFL FR TFL TFL, 4.5 TFL, TFL PBU 1.5 TFL, PBU 2 TFL, TFL, PBU FF, BK SK PBU QBH 2.5 SK SK O Neal, Stephen DNP , SK, , 1-0-1, DNP , FF, TFL QBH TFL SK, TFL Porter, Gervais 2-2-4, PBU Progar, Sean , , SK, 4-2-6, 2-1-3, SK 1-2-3, , , 3-4-7, TFL TFL, 2.5 TFL, 2 TFL, 1.5 TFL, 3 QBH 2 TFL, 0.5 TFL 0.5 SK, QBH 2 SK, FF PBU QBH SK 4 QBH Santacaterina, Michael DNP DNP DNP 2-2-4, FF, 0-3-3, , TFL, INT 0.5 TFL 0.5 TFL 0.5 SK, Schiller, Pat 4-5-9, 4-4-8, , 1-8-9, 3-3-6, , , , , 2-6-8, TFL 1.5 TFL 1.5 TFL, 0.5 TFL, TFL TFL, SK, 0.5 TFL 2 PBU, PBU 1.5 TFL SK QBH 2 PBU QBH 0.5 TFL Stephen, Courtney , DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PBU Stone, Demetrius 4-1-5, , , 0-1-1, 2-2-4, 1-6-7, 5-4-9, 0-0-0, FR PBU PBU PBU PBU PBU QBH QBH INT Ward, Jimmie 2-5-7, , , , 4-1-5, , 3-5-8, 4-2-6, TFL, PBU TFL PBU FF PBU 0.5 TFL, INT BK, SK PBU Ware, Dominique , FR Wells, Anthony , , SK , , , TFL, PBU TFL TFL SK, QBH TFL Windsor, Joe 1-4-5, 1-2-3, FR TFL TFL 27 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

29 THE LAST TIME northern illinois RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Tommylee Lewis (95 yards) at Toledo ( ) RETURNED TWO KICKOFFS FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Tommylee Lewis (100 & 95 yards) at Toledo ( ) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Perez Ashford (44 yards) at Miami ( ) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Craig Rusch (60 yards) at Kent State ( ) SCORED A SAFETY... Sean Progar (tackled RB in end zone) vs. Eastern Michigan ( ) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Nabal Jefferson (25 yards) vs. Kent State ( ) A NON-QB THREW A TOUCHDOWN PASS... Jasmin Hopkins (19 yards to Landon Cox) at Illinois ( ) BLOCKED A PUNT... Dechane Durante vs. Kent State ( ) BLOCKED TWO PUNTS IN A GAME... Jordan Delegal (2) at Ball State ( ) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Jimmie Ward (block) / Courtney Stephen (14-yard return) vs. Army (9-3-11) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL... Ron Newcomb vs. Kent State ( ) BLOCKED A PAT KICK... Mike Krause vs. Miami ( ) CONVERTED A FAKE FG FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Jimmy Erwin (8-yard rush) vs. Central Michigan ( ) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked)... Mathew Sims vs. Ohio ( ) RECORDED A SHUTOUT... at Eastern Michigan, 37-0 ( ) CONVERTED A TWO-POINT ATTEMPT... Nathan Palmer (pass from Chandler Harnish) at Central Michigan ( ) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS... Chandler Harnish (370) at Central Michigan ( ) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS... Phil Horvath (486) at Akron ( ) - NIU RECORD RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS... Chandler Harnish (148) vs. Eastern Michigan ( ) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS... Chandler Harnish (229) vs. W. Michigan ( ) HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER... Jasmin Hopkins (74) at Eastern Michigan ( ) TWO PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME... Chandler Harnish (181) and Jasmin Hopkins (122) vs. Ball State ( ) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS... Landon Cox (11) at Ohio ( ) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS... Nathan Palmer (115) vs. Ohio ( ) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS... Matt Simon (205) at Central Michigan ( ) HAD 200 RUSHING AND 200 PASSING YARDS... Chandler Harnish (229 rushing/203 passing) vs. W. Michigan ( ) HAD 100 RUSHING AND 100 RECEIVING YARDS... Garrett Wolfe (171 rushing/114 receiving) at Ohio State (9-2-06) CAUGHT TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN PASSES... Willie Clark (2) at Bowling Green ( ) SCORED THREE TOUCHDOWNS... Nathan Palmer (3 receiving) at Toledo ( ) HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME... Tyrone Clark vs. Central Michigan ( ) GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Philip Livas (97 yards) of Louisiana Tech, Independence Bowl ( ) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN... LaVon Brazill (91 yards) of Ohio ( ) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Gordon DuBois (27 yards) of Buffalo ( ) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Joshua Howard (92 yards) of Ball State ( ) SCORED A SAFETY... W. Michigan (NIU punter tackled in end zone) ( ) BLOCKED A PUNT... Chris Anderson of North Dakota ( ) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Ellis Hobbs (block) / LaMarcus Hicks (recovered ball in end zone) of Iowa State ( ) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL... Courtney Lester of Buffalo ( ) BLOCKED A PAT KICK... Kevin Hess of Cal Poly ( ) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked)... Peter Fardon ( ) SHUT OUT THE HUSKIES... Navy 16, Northern Illinois 0 ( ) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS... Austin Dantin (322) of Toledo ( ) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS... Chazz Anderson (404) of Buffalo ( ) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS... Adonis Thomas (160) of Toledo ( ) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS... Mike Ford (207) of South Florida (1-3-10) HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER... Bryan Schroeder (80) of Central Michigan ( ) TWO OR MORE PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS... Andre Broadous (103) and Jake Romanelli (101) of Cal Poly ( ) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS... Marcus Rivers (10) of Buffalo ( ) AN opponent HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS... LaVon Brazill (124) of Ohio ( ) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS... Travis Shelton (204) of Temple ( )

30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 HIGHS AND LOWS team highs team lows individual highs MOST POINTS, GAME Northern Illinois...63, at Toledo (11/1) Opponent...60, by Toledo (11/1) MOST POINTS, QUARTER Northern Illinois...24, 3rd Q. vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...22, 4th Q. by Toledo (11/1) MOST POINTS, HALF Northern Illinois...38, 2nd vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...36, 2nd by Toledo (11/1) MOST FIRST DOWNS Northern Illinois...43, vs. Ball State (11/15) Opponent...34, by Wisconsin (9/17) MOST RUSHING YARDS Northern Illinois...494, vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...303, by Army (9/3) MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Northern Illinois...58, vs. Ball State (11/15) Opponent...63, by Army (9/3) MOST PASSING YARDS Northern Illinois...370, at C. Michigan (10/1) Opponent...404, by Buffalo (10/22) MOST PASS ATTEMPTS Northern Illinois...50, at C. Michigan (10/1) Opponent...54, by Buffalo (10/22) MOST PASS COMPLETIONS Northern Illinois...27, twice last at CMU (10/1) Opponent...35, by Buffalo (10/22) MOST SACKS (BY DEFENSE) Northern Illinois...7, vs. Kent State (10/8) Opponent...2, by Ball State (11/15) 2, by C. Michigan (10/1) MOST TOTAL NET YARDS Northern Illinois...710, vs. Ball State (11/15) Opponent...621, by Wisconsin (9/17) MOST PENALTIES Northern Illinois...9, vs. Ball State (11/15) Opponent...9, by Toledo (11/1) 9, by Kansas (9/10) MOST TURNOVERS Northern Illinois...4, vs. Ohio (12/2) Opponent...5, by Buffalo (10/22) MOST TIME OF POSSESSION Northern Illinois...36:30 vs. Ball State (11/15) Opponent...38:53, by Wisconsin (9/17) FEWEST POINTS, GAME Northern Illinois...7, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...10, by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST POINTS, HALF Northern Illinois...0, 1st vs. Ohio (12/2) 0, 2nd vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...0, 2nd by Ohio (12/2) 0, 2nd by Bowling Green (11/8) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS Northern Illinois...11, vs. E. Michigan (11/25) 11, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...11, by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST RUSHING YARDS Northern Illinois...64, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...1, by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Northern Illinois...25, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...17, by Bowling Green (11/8) FEWEST PASSING YARDS Northern Illinois...98, vs. E. Michigan (11/25) Opponent...63, by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS Northern Illinois...19, vs. Kent State (10/8) Opponent...11, by Cal Poly (9/24) FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS Northern Illinois...9, vs. E. Michigan (11/25) Opponent...6, by Kent State (10/8) 6, by Cal Poly (9/24) FEWEST SACKS (BY DEFENSE) Northern Illinois...0 vs three opponents Opponent...0, by six opponents FEWEST TOTAL NET YARDS Northern Illinois...237, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...280, by E. Michigan (11/25) FEWEST PENALTIES Northern Illinois...3, at Kansas (9/10) Opponent...4, by Ball State (11/15) 4, by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST TURNOVERS Northern Illinois...0, vs. five opponents Opponent...0, by four opponents LEAST TIME OF POSSESSION Northern Illinois...21:07, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...23:30, by Ball State (11/15)) RUSHING YARDS (NET) NIU , Chandler Harnish vs. WMU (10/15) Opp , Adonis Thomas, Toledo (11/1) RUSHING ATTEMPTS NIU... 28, Chandler Harnish vs. BSU (11/15) Opp , Branden Oliver, Buffalo (10/22) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS NIU... 3, Jasmin Hopkins at Buffalo (10/22) Opp.... 2, by four opponents PASSING YARDS NIU , Chandler Harnish at CMU (10/1) Opp , Chazz Anderson, Buffalo (10/22) TOTAL OFFENSE NIU , Chandler Harnish vs. BSU (11/15) Opp , Chazz Anderson, Buffalo (10/22) PASS ATTEMPTS NIU... 50, Chandler Harnish at CMU (10/1) Opp , Chazz Anderson, Buffalo (10/22) PASS COMPLETIONS NIU... 27, Chandler Harnish at CMU (10/1) 27, Chandler Harnish at Kansas (9/10) Opp , Chazz Anderson, Buffalo (10/22) COMPLETION PERCENTAGE NIU (18-21), Harnish vs. Cal Poly (9/24) Opp (23-32), Russell Wilson, Wisconsin (9/17) TOUCHDOWN PASSES NIU... 6, Chandler Harnish at Toledo (11/1) Opp.... 5, Austin Dantin, Toledo (11/1) MOST RECEPTIONS NIU... 9, Nathan Palmer at Kansas (9/10) Opp , Marcus Rivers, Buffalo (10/22) RECEIVING YARDS NIU , Martel Moore at CMU (10/1) Opp , Kamar Jorden, Bowling Green (11/8) TOUCHDOWN CATCHES NIU... 3, Nathan Palmer at Toledo (11/1) Opp.... 5, Eric Paige, Toledo (11/1) TOUCHDOWNS NIU... 3, Nathan Palmer at Toledo (11/1) 3, Jasmin Hopkins at Buffalo (10/22) Opp.... 5, Eric Paige, Toledo (11/1) SACKS NIU... 2, Sean Progar vs. Kent State (10/8) Opp.... 1, by four opponents TACKLES FOR LOSS NIU , Ron Newcomb vs. Kent State (10/8) Opp , Steve Erzinger, Army (9/3) INTERCEPTIONS NIU... 1, by eight players Opp by Jahleel Addae, C. Michigan (10/1) 29 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

31 MEET THE HUSKIES 12 Chandler Harnish QB Sr.-RS 2L Bluffton, Ind. Norwell 2011: Earned the Vern Smith Leadership Award as MAC MVP from league coaches. Also named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Currently owns 23 NIU career and single season passing and total offense records (see list). Only two players in the country (Robert Griffin of Baylor and Case Keenum of Houston) have more total offense yards this season than Harnish s 4,324. Honored in New York City on Dec. 6 as one of 16 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes for Named to the semifinalist list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. First quarterback to lead NIU to four straight bowl games. Named first team All-MAC for second time and was the league player of the year by Rivals.com. Ranks eighth in the nation in total offense, averaging yards a game. Only the 10th player all-time to surpass 1,000 rushing and 2,000 passing yards in a season and has fourth-highest rushing total of that group. Needs 15 rushing yards to become only the third quarterback in FBS history to rush for 3,000 yards and pass for 8,000 in a career. Ranks 13th in the nation in passing efficiency with a rating. Fourth in the MAC and 18th nationally in rushing, with yards per game. Top rushing quarterback in the country in Responsible for a career high and school record 37 TDs in 2011 (26 passing and 11 rushing). Has six 100-yard rushing and three 300-yard passing games in 2011 and 11 and six, respectively, for his career. Threw three second-half touchdown passes - of 39, 32 and 22 yards - to lead NIU to come-from-behind win in MAC Championship game. Also led Huskies on game-winning field goal drive in final 1:18. Completed 16-of-26 passes for 250 yards. Ran for 148 yards on 17 carries with a 68-yard touchdown run that was the difference in win over Eastern Michigan (11-25). Also threw a 54-yard touchdown pass. Tallied a career-high and Northern Illinois schoolrecord 519 yards of total offense against Ball State (11-15) with 338 yards passing on 26-of-36 completions and 181 yards rushing on 28 carries. Scored on a 49-yard touchdown run and threw a pair of TD passes. Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week and MAC Player of the Week for the fourth time. Yardage total versus BSU is third highest in the country this season. Compiled 445 total yards of offense and three touchdowns at Bowling Green (11-8) on 151 rushing and 294 passing yards. Passed for 265 yards and a career-high six touchdowns on 17-of-26 passing, while rushing for 133 yards at Toledo (11-1) to earn MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors. Became the 10th player in NCAA FBS history to rush and pass for 200 yards in a game against Western Michigan (10-15) with 229 rushing and 203 passing yards. His 229 rushing yards against the Broncos are the most by any quarterback in the nation. Accounted for 432 of the Huskies 697 total yards against WMU en route to earning MAC West Offensive Player of the Week RECOGNITIONS & HONORS 2011 National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Semi inalist MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award MAC Offensive Player of the Year MAC Player of the Year (Rivals.com) All Mid-American Conference (1st) All Mid-American Conference (1st) - Rivals.com Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Davey O Brien Quarterback Award List Manning Quarterback Award Watch List Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Army, 9/3; vs. W. Michigan, 10/15; vs. Toledo, 11/1; vs. Ball State, 11/15) Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week (vs. Army, 9/3; vs. Kansas, 9/10; vs. W. Michigan, 10/15; vs. Toledo, 11/1; vs. Ball State, 11/15) CFN MAC Player of the Week (vs. Kansas, 9/10; vs. W. Michigan, 10/15; vs. Toledo, 11/1) 2010 MAC Player of the Year - Columbus Touchdown Club All Mid-American Conference (1st) All Mid-American Conference (1st) - PS All Mid-American Conference (1st) - Rivals.com Academic All-MAC Humanitarian Bowl Community Service Award Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week (Toledo) MAC West Offensive Player of Week (Akron, Temple, Toledo) CFN MAC Player of the Week (North Dakota) WHERE HARNISH RANKS... IN THE NIU CAREER RECORD BOOKS Rank Category...Total... Next 1st Passing Yards...8, st Pass Completions st Pass Attempts...1, st Passing Ef iciency st Touchdown Passes st Passing Yards/Game st Passing Yards/Attempt st Passing Attempts/Game st 300-Yard Passing Games st Total Offense Yards...11, st Touchdowns Responsible For st Plays (Total Offense)...1, st Total Offense Yards/Game st Total Offense Yards/Play st Rushing Yds by Quarterback...2, nd Passing Completions/Game nd Touchdown Passes/Game rd Completion Percentage rd Rushing Yds/Carry th Passing Yards/Completion th Rushing Yards...2, ,155 9th Rushing Touchdowns T8th 100-Yard Rushing Games IN THE MAC CAREER RECORD BOOKS 3rd Total Offense Yards... 11,656 11th Plays (Total Offense)...1,603 11th Touchdown Passes th Pass Completions th Passing Yards...8,670 T16th Pass Attempts...1,074 HARNISH S NIU SINGLE SEASON RECORDS 1st Total Offense Plays st Total Offense Yards...4, st Total Offense Yards/Play st Total Offense Yards/Game st Touchdowns Responsible For T1st Most 300-Yard Passing Games st Passing Yards/Game st Rushing Yards/Carry nd Passing Yards...2, ,077 2nd Touchdown Passes T2nd Touchdown Passes/Game rd Pass Attempts rd Pass Completions/Game th Pass Completions th Pass Attempts/Game th Passing Yards/Attempt th Completion Percentage th Passing Yards/Completion th Rushing Yards...1, ,388 IN THE 2011 NCAA RANKINGS 3rd Total Offense Yards...4,324 8th Total Offense Yards/Game th Points Responsible For/Game th Passing Ef iciency th Rushing Yards/Game th Total Passing Yards...2,942 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

32 MEET THE HUSKIES honors. Passed for a career-high 370 yards against Central Michigan (10-1) and accumulated 462 total yards of offense, the second-highest single game total ever at NIU. Tallied 305 total yards against Cal Poly (9-24) and broke George Bork s 48-year old record for touchdowns responsible for. Threw for 164 yards on 14 of 24 passing against Wisconsin (9-17). Completed 27 of 33 passes for 315 yards and two touchdowns at Kansas (9-10), while running for 89 yards and three scores on 11 carries. Garnered MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors after passing for five touchdowns and running for another against Army (9-3). Finished the game against the Black Knights 12-of- 19 passing for 195 yards, along with rushing for 80 yards on 11 attempts. Harnish s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/Gm Ef ic / / / / Career 46/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 46/ TOTAL OFFENSE Year Rush Yds. Pass Yds. TD Plays Yds. YPG YPP Career , Pass Attempts: 50, at Central Michigan, Pass Completions: 27, at Kansas, Passing Yards: 370, at Central Michigan, Passing Touchdowns: 6, at Toledo, Long Completion: 91, at Minnesota, Rushing Attempts: 28, vs. Ball State, Rushing Yards: 229, vs. Western Michigan, Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Kansas, Long Rush: 69, vs. Toledo, Total Touchdowns: 6, two times, last at Toledo, Total Offense: 519 (338 passing, 181 rushing), vs. Ball St., HARNISH S CAREER GAME BY GAME STATISTICS Record as a Starter: RUSHING PASSING Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg 8/30 at Minn.* (L) /6 at WMU* (L) /11 MIAMI (W) /18 TOLEDO* (W) /25 BGSU* (W) /5 at BSU* (L) /12 CMU* (L) /18 at KSU* (W) /25 NAVY* (L) /28 vs La. Tech* (L) Totals RUSHING PASSING Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg 9/5 at Wisc.* (L) /12 WIU* (W) /19 at Purdue* (W) IDAHO* (L) /3 WMU* (W) /17 at Toledo* (L) /12 BSU (W) /21 at OU* (L) /27 at CMU* (L) /3 vs USF* (L) Totals RUSHING PASSING Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg 9/11 N. Dakota* (W) /18 at Illinois* (L) /25 at Minn.* (W) /2 at Akron* (W) /9 Temple* (W) /16 Buffalo* (W) /20 CMU* (W) /30 at WMU* (W) /9 Toledo* (W) /20 at BSU* (W) /26 at EMU* (W) /3 vs Miami* (L) /18 vs. Fresno St. *(W) Totals RUSHING PASSING Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg 9/3 Army* (W) /10 at Kansas* (L) /17 Wisconsin* (L) /24 Cal Poly* (W) /1 at CMU * (L) /8 KSU* (W) /15 WMU* (W) /22 Buffalo* (W) /1 at Toledo* (W) /8 at BGSU* (W) /15 BSU* (W) /25 EMU* (W) /2 vs. Ohio* (W) Totals Career *-Games Started 31 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

33 MEET THE HUSKIES 7 Perez Ashford WR Jr. 1L Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights 2011: Second team All-MAC selection. Tied for second on the team in receptions with 39 catches for 450 yards receiving. Hauled in three receptions for 45 yards against Ohio (12-2). Snagged three passes for 26 yards against Ball State (11-15). Made two catches for 16 yards and had one rush for six yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Recorded two receptions, including the game-winning touchdown with 19 seconds left, for 11 yards at Toledo (11-1). Caught three passes for 45 yards and had three carries for 19 yards at Buffalo (10-22). Made two receptions for 22 yards against Western Michigan (10-15), along with two punt returns for 33 yards. Caught one pass for 11 yards against Kent State (10-8). Led NIU for the third straight game in receptions with eight for 87 yards against Central Michigan (10-1). Paced the Huskie passing attack with four catches for 47 yards and one touchdown against Cal Poly (9-24). Led the Huskies in receiving against Wisconsin (9-17) with six receptions for 77 yards, while rushing for seven yards on two carries. Led the team with 153 all-purpose yards. Caught five passes for 67 yards at Kansas (9-10), including a long of 35 yards. Ashford s Career Stats RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 38/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 38/ PUNT RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / / Career 38/ Catches: 8, at Central Michigan, Receiving TDs: 1, twice, last at Toledo, Receiving Yards: 77, vs. Wisconsin, Long Gain: 39, twice, last at Buffalo, jamaal bass LB Fr.-RS 1Sq Miramar, Fla. Miramar 2011: Ranks sixth on the team with 58 tackles after tallying seven against Ohio (12-2). Made two tackles at Toledo (11-1). Totaled six tackles at Buffalo (10-22). Made five stops against Western Michigan (10-15), while recording five tackles against Kent State (10-8), including two tackles for loss and a pass breakup. Led the Huskies with 10 tackles against Central Michigan (10-1), including one tackle for loss. Posted one solo tackle and four assisted tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Made five total tackles, including one tackle for loss, versus Wisconsin (9-17). Tallied one solo and three assisted tackles against Kansas (9-10). Notched two solo and six assisted tackles against Army (9-3). Bass Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 Tackles: 10, at Central Michigan, TFL: 2, vs. Kent State, Alan baxter DE Jr. 2L Buffalo Grove, Ill. Buffalo Grove 2011: Ranks third on the team in sacks with four and third oon the team in tackles for loss with Recorded five tackles and two quarterback hurries versus Ohio (12-2). Made two tackles, including a 15-yard sack against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Contributed four tackles against Ball State (11-15), while posting an assisted tackle for loss at Bowling Green (11-8). Made seven tackles, including one for a loss, at Toledo (11-1). Tallied five stops, including a half tackle for loss, at Buffalo (10-22). Recorded three tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack, against Western Michigan (10-15). Made two assisted tackles, a half sack and a pass breakup against Kent State (10-8). Started his fourth straight game at defensive end against Central Michigan (10-1). Posted four stops, 1.5 sacks and another 2.5 tackles for loss at Kansas (9-10). Recorded seven total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and fumble recovery against Army (9-3). Baxter s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /1 0/1 Career 37/ /1 0/1 Tackles: 7, twice, last at Toledo, TFL: 2.5, twice, last at Kansas, Sacks: 1.5, at Kansas, CAMERON BELL FB Sr.-RS 1L Round Rock, Texas Stony Point/Iowa State 2011: Has made five starts for the Huskies at fullback this season. Gained a yard on his lone carry against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Lost four yards on one carry against Ball State (11-15). Had one carry for three yards at Toledo (11-1). Totaled a season-high seven yards on two carries at Buffalo (10-22). Rushed for four yards on his first carry of the season against Western Michigan (10-15). Provided a key block on Akeem Daniels second touchdown versus the Broncos. Also recorded three tackles as a member of the Huskie special teams. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

34 MEET THE HUSKIES Bell s Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 19/ Rushing Attempts: 12, vs. Central Michigan, Rushing Yards: 82, vs. Central Michigan, Longest Rush: 30, twice, last vs. Ball State, frank boenzi DL Fr.-RS 1Sq Geneva, Ill. Geneva 2011: Has 12 tackles on the season after posting three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, against Ohio (12-2). Made three tackles against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Earned a tackle for loss versus Ball State (11-15). Registered an assisted tackle and a quarterback hurry at Bowling Green (11-8). Made two tackles at Toledo (11-1). Registered one pass breakup against Kent State (10-8). Recorded one of the Huskies three sacks at Kansas (9-10), while finishing the day with two tackles. Boenzi s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 Tackles: 3, twice, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), Sacks: 1, at Kansas, Da Ron Brown WR Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, Ill. Morgan Park 2011: Fourth on the team in receptions with 24 catches for 322 yards and two touchdowns through 13 games. Caught two passes for six yards against Ohio (12-2). Made two receptions for 21 yards against Ball State (11-15). Made three catches for 48 yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Caught three passes for 56 yards and one touchdown at Toledo (11-1). Grabbed one pass for 24 yards against Western Michigan (10-15). Hauled in two passes for 25 yards against Kent State (10-8). Caught five passes for 63 yards against Central Michigan (10-1). Grabbed three receptions for 46 yards against Wisconsin. Hauled in two receptions for 28 yards against Kansas (9-10), including a 10-yard touchdown late in the third quarter, the first of his career. D. Brown s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 5, at Central Michigan, Receiving Yards: 63, at Central Michigan, Longest Gain: 25, at Toledo, Touchdowns: 1, twice, last at Toledo, Willie Clark WR Sr.-RS 3L Roselle, Ill. Lake Park 2011: Has 18 receptions for 292 yards and 18 yards rushing on three carries. Had two carries for 10 yards versus Ohio (12-2). Caught a 54-yard touchdown pass against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Tallied three receptions for 30 yards against Ball State (11-15). Led the Huskies with four catches for a career-high 109 yards and two touchdowns at Bowling Green (11-8). Caught a 15-yard shovel pass for a touchdown in the fourth quarter at Toledo (11-1). Hauled in one catch for six yards against Western Michigan (10-15). Caught two passes for eight yards against Kent State (10-8). Made two receptions for 17 yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Tallied a season high two receptions for 35 yards at Kansas (9-10) and recorded a two-yard reception against Wisconsin (9-17). W. Clark s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 52/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 7, at Western Michigan, Yards: 109, at Bowling Green, TDs: 2, three times, last at Bowling Green, Long Gain: 65, at Eastern Michigan, Akeem Daniels RB So. 1L Kissimmee, Fla. Osceola 2011: Ranks third on the team in rushing with 292 yards and is sixth in receiving yards with 251 on 14 receptions. Gained six yards on two carries against Ohio (12-2). Ran for seven yards on four carries and caught one pass for three yards versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Rushed for 27 yards on four carries against Ball State (11-15). Caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from Chandler Harnish and gained six yards and a touchdown on three carries at Bowling Green (11-8). Combined for 63 yards on four carries and two receptions at Toledo (11-1). Gained five yards on four carries against Buffalo (10-22), in addition to recovering a muffed punt on special teams. Was second on the team with two catches for 49 yards against Western Michigan (10-15). Gained 58 yards on six carries against Kent State (10-8), while earning a start at wide receiver. Rushed five times for 24 yards against Central Michigan (10-1). Carried the ball eight times for 48 yards against Cal Poly (9-24), while catching one pass for 23 yards. Led the team in rushing versus Wisconsin (9-17), rushing four times for 23 yards. Caught three passes for 40 yards against Kansas (9-10), in addition to returning four kickoffs for 72 yards GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

35 MEET THE HUSKIES Daniels Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / CAREER 24/ RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / CAREER 24/ Rushing Yards: 62, vs. Toledo, Long Gain: 79, at Bowling Green, Touchdowns: 2, three times, last at Bowling Green, Jordan Delegal LB Sr. 2L Miami, Fla. Chaminade Madonna/Joliet JC 2011: Ranks third on the team in tackles (75) after making five against Ohio (12-2). Led the team with a career-high 10 stops against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Also contributed half a sack and a half tackle for loss versus the Eagles. Made five stops against Ball State (11-15) and five tackles at Toledo (11-1). Posted eight tackles, including one for a loss, at Buffalo (10-22). Recorded seven tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Made three stops, including a tackle for loss, and a pass breakup against Kent State (10-8). Registered four total tackles against Central Michigan (10-1). Made six total tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Compiled nine total tackles, including seven solo stops, along with two pass breakups, against Wisconsin (9-17). Posted eight total tackles, including six solo, against Kansas (9-10). Notched four assisted tackles and one pass breakup against Army (9-3). Delegal s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /1 0/ / /0 0/5 Career 40/ /1 0/7 Tackles: 10, vs. Eastern Michigan, TFL: 1, seven times, last vs. Eastern Michigan, Sacks: 1, four times, last vs. South Florida (International Bowl), Blocked Punts: 2, at Ball State, Tommy Davis S Jr.-RS 2L East St. Louis, Ill. Althoff Catholic 2011: Leads the team in punt returns with nine for 53 yards. Contributed a solo stop and a 10-yard kickoff return against Ohio (12-2). Made three tackles against Ball State (11-15). Returned one punt for 12 yards and added a solo tackle at Bowling Green (11-8). Made three tackles and returned two kickoffs for 21 yards at Toledo (11-1). Returned four punts for 40 yards, including a 26 yard return, against Kent State (10-8), along with making one assisted tackle. Tallied five tackles, including a half tackle for loss, against Central Michigan (10-1). Posted three solo and four total tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Tallied six tackles against Wisconsin (9-17), while recording four tackles at Kansas (9-10) and returning three kickoffs for 58 yards. Led the Huskies with 10 tackles against Army (9-3), while returning two kickoffs for 39 yards and one punt for one yard. Davis Career Stats KICKOFF RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / / Career 40/ PUNT RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / / Career 40/ DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /4 1/ / /0 0/0 Career 40/ /4 1/2 Tackles: 10, twice, last vs. Army, Long Kickoff Return: 86, vs. Eastern Michigan, Long Punt Return: 52, at Ball State, TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Toledo, dechane durante S Fr.-RS 1Sq Charlotte, N.C. Vance 2011: Named to the Rivals.com MAC All-Freshman Team. Recorded an interception and four tackles against Ohio (12-2). Posted five tackles, including a half sack and a half tackle for loss versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made five tackles, including one for a loss, against Ball State (11-15). Tallied four tackles at Bowling Green (11-8). Tied his career-high with nine tackles, including seven solo stops, at Toledo (11-1). Picked off his first career pass and made nine tackles, one for a two-yard loss, at Buffalo (10-22). Registered six tackles, including one for a loss, and a pass breakup against Western Michigan (10-15). Blocked a punt, broke up a pass and made three stops against Kent State (10-8). Made one solo tackle at Central Michigan (10-1). Posted three total tackles against Wisconsin (9-17). Made three solo stops at Kansas. Registered two solo tackles and one assisted tackle against Army (9-3). GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

36 MEET THE HUSKIES Durante s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 2/6 Tackles: 9, two times, last at Toledo, INTs: 1, twice, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), Luke Eakes TE/FB Fr.-RS 1Sq St. Marys, Kan. St. Marys 2011: Caught a six-yard pass against Ball State (11-15) and has six receptions for 49 yards on the season. Hauled in one pass for 13 yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Caught one pass for five yards at Toledo (11-1). Made one catch for seven yards against Kent State (10-8). Made his second career start versus Cal Poly (9-24). Saw playing time in all five games, making his first career start against Army (9-3). Scored his first career touchdown against Army on a 13-yard reception. Eakes Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 1, six times, last vs. Ball State, Yards: 13, two times, last at Bowling Green, TDs: 1, vs. Army, Long Gain: 13, two times, last at Bowling Green, Sean Evans CB So.-RS 2Sq Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Ft. Walton Beach 2011: Broke up a last-second hail mary pass against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made three tackles against Ball State (11-15). Registered four tackles at Bowling Green (11-8). Posted four tackles and a pass breakup against Western Michigan (10-15). Made one tackle, an assist, against Wisconsin (9-17). Recorded a career-high six tackles at Kansas (9-10). Tallied two solo stops against Army (9-3), including one tackle for loss. Evans Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/3 Tackles: 6, at Kansas, TFL: 1, vs. Army, DEmarcus Grady WR Sr.-RS 3L Grand Rapids, Mich. East Grand Rapids 2011: Posted a special teams tackle at Toledo (11-1). Made his first career reception, a 24-yard gain against Cal Poly (9-24). Caught a season-long 27 yard pass at Central Michigan (10-1). Has seen action at wide receiver in all twelve games this season. Grady s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/Gm Ef ic / / / / Career 32/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 32/ RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Pass Attempts: 18, vs. Akron, Pass Completions: 10, vs. Akron, Passing Yards: 119, vs. Eastern Michigan, Long Completion: 36, vs. Miami (Ohio), Passing Touchdowns: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan, Rushing Attempts: 20, vs. Akron, Rushing Yards: 109, vs. Akron, Rushing Touchdowns: 2, at Eastern Michigan, Long Rushing Gain: 61, twice, last at Eastern Michigan, Marckie Hayes CB Fr.-RS 1Sq Sycamore, Ill. Sycamore 2011: Has seen action in all 13 games this season, playing primarily on special teams. Contributed one tackle against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Posted two stops and a forced fumble versus Ball State (11-15). Made two assisted tackles at Toledo (11-1). Registered a solo tackle at Buffalo (10-22). Tallied two tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Posted one solo tackle at Kansas (9-10). Hayes Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/0 Tackles: 4, vs. Army, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

37 25 Jasmin Hopkins RB Sr. 1L Stanley, N.C. East Gaston/Fort Scott CC 2011: Second on the team and tenth in the MAC rushing, averaging 71.7 yards a game. Ninth on the team in receiving yards with 10 receptions for 48 yards. Gained 60 yards on 11 carries and eight yards on three receptions versus Ohio (12-2). Rushed for 31 yards on eight carries against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Tallied 122 yards on 18 carries against Ball State (11-15), grinding out 59 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries at Bowling Green (11-8). Posted 72 yards on 11 carries and one touchdown at Toledo (11-1). Scampered for 48 yards on 18 carries and three scores at Buffalo (10-22), in addition to catching one pass for seven yards. Ran for 91 yards on 14 carries and scored three touchdowns against Western Michigan (10-15). Carried the ball 10 times for 19 yards and made one catch for one yard against Kent State (10-8). Gained 95 yards on 19 carries and scored one touchdown against Central Michigan (10-1). Rushed for a career-best 143 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns against Cal Poly (9-24). Carried the ball four times for seven yards and scored a touchdown against Wisconsin (9-17). Ran 13 times for 47 yards and one touchdown against Kansas (9-10). Rushed for 138 yards on 14 attempts against Army (9-3). Hopkins Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 26/ RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 26/ KICKOFF RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / Career 26/ Rushing Attempts: 22, vs. Cal Poly, Rushing Yards: 143, vs. Cal Poly, Longest Rush: 74, at Eastern Michigan, Touchdowns: 3, two times, last at Buffalo, Longest Kickoff Return: 33, at Akron, Victor Jacques LB Jr.-RS 1L Miami, Fla. Christopher Columbus 2011: Tallied 18 tackles on the season after making one against Ohio (12-2). Recorded a career-high four tackles versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made three stops, including an assisted tackle for loss, at Bowling Green (11-8). Registered two tackles at Toledo (11-1). Posted a solo tackle at Buffalo (10-22). Registered two assisted tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Made three tackles against Kent State (10-8). Recorded his second tackle of the season, an assist, against Cal Poly (9-24). Made one assisted tackle against Army (9-3). GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012 MEET THE HUSKIES 36 Jacques Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ DID NOT PLAY / /0 0/0 Career 23/ /0 0/0 99 Nabal Jefferson DL Jr. 2L Chicago, Ill. Marist 2011: Has 41 tackles on the season. Tied a careerhigh with six stops against Ohio (12-2). Made three tackles, including one for a loss, versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Posted four tackles against Ball State (11-15). Made three tackles at Bowling Green (11-8). Tied a career high with six tackles at Toledo (11-1). Made a career-high six tackles at Buffalo (10-22) and recovered his first career fumble. Tallied an assisted tackle against Western Michigan (10-15). Returned his first career interception 25 yards for a touchdown against Kent State (10-8). Recorded one solo and one assisted tackle against Central Michigan (10-1). Posted one solo and one assisted tackle against Cal Poly (9-24). Made one assisted tackle versus Wisconsin (9-17). Recorded four solo tackles at Kansas (9-10). Registered one assisted tackle against Army (9-3). Jefferson s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /1 1/1 Career 38/ /1 1/2 Tackles: 6, three times, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), TFL: 2.5, vs. Fresno State (Humanitarian Bowl), Sacks: 1.5, at Ball State, Ints: 1, vs. Kent State, TD: 1, vs. Kent State, Kyle Jenkins DE Sr.-RS 2Sq Itasca, Ill. Driscoll/Harper College 2011: Made two solo stops against Ohio (12-2) and has 22 tackles on the season. Had one tackle against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Registered an assisted tackle for loss at Bowling Green (11-8). Recorded a solo stop at Toledo (11-1). Posted one tackle at Buffalo (10-22). Made an assisted tackle against Western Michigan (10-15). Posted a sack, fumble recovery, three stops, including one-anda-half tackles for loss against Kent State (10-8). Recorded 16 tackles in seven games played this season. Posted a career-high six tackles at Central Michigan (10-1). Tallied one assisted tackle against Wisconsin (9-17). Made one tackle for loss at Kansas (9-10). Totaled four stops against Army (9-3), including one solo tackle.

38 MEET THE HUSKIES Jenkin s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /1 0/0 Tackles: 6, at Central Michigan, Sacks: 1, vs. Kent State, TFL: 1.5, vs. Kent State, Anthony Johnson WR Fr.-RS 1Sq San Antonio, Texas Earl Warren 2011: Caught one pass for 15 yards versus Ball State (11-15). Set career-highs in receptions (four) and receiving yards (51) at Bowling Green (11-8). Hauled in two passes for 26 yards at Toledo (11-1). Caught one pass for 20 yards against Central Michigan (10-1). Was on the receiving end of two passes for 18 yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Caught one pass for 12 yards at Kansas (9-10). Nabbed two receptions against Army (9-3) for 32 yards. Johnson s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 14/ Catches: 4, at Bowling Green, Yards: 51, at Bowling Green, Long Gain: 25, at Bowling Green, Jordan Lynch QB So.-RS 1L Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel 2011: Fourth on the team in rushing with 250 yards on 38 carries. Had one carry for two yards versus Ohio (12-2). Attempted one pass, while tallying one carry against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Gained 14 yards on one carry versus Ball State (11-15). Went two-for-two passing for 46 yards and a touchdown at Bowling Green (11-8), in addition to rushing gor 32 yards on six carries. Recorded a three-yard carry at Toledo (11-1). Had one rush for four yards at Buffalo (10-22). Accumulated 133 yards on 10 carries against Western Michigan (10-15), including a 66- yard touchdown run. Gained 46 yards and one touchdown on eight carries against Kent State (10-8), while finishing with three-for-four passing for 22 yards. Ran the ball once for three yards at Central Michigan (10-1). Rushed for six yards and one carry against Cal Poly (9-24). The Huskies second leading rusher with 19 yards on four carries against Wisconsin (9-17), also completed all three of his passes for nine yards. Completed three passes on five attempts against Army (9-3) for 25 yards, while earning eight yards on one carry. Lynch s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/Gm Ef ic / / Career 21/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 21/ TOTAL OFFENSE Year Rush Yds. Pass Yds. TD Plays Yds. YPG YPP Career Rushing Yards: 142, at Eastern Michigan, Rushing Touchdowns: 2, at Eastern Michigan, Passing Touchdowns: 1, two times, last at Bowling Green, Long Rush: 90, vs. Buffalo, Jack Marks TE Sr.-RS 2L Orland Park, Ill. Marist 2011: Has played in all 13 games this season, making his first start of the season against Wisconsin (9-17). Caught his first pass of the season, a 13-yard gain against Western Michigan (10-15). Contributed to NIU s 340 passing yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Paved the way for NIU s 523 yards of total offense at Toledo (11-1). Helped NIU post season-highs in first downs (33) and rushing yards (355) against Cal Poly (9-24). Against Army (9-3), helped Northern Illinois rack up 509 yards of total offense. Marks Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 35/ Catches: 5, at Illinois, Receiving Yards: 55, at Illinois, Long Gain: 22, at Illinois, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

39 MEET THE HUSKIES 11 Rashaan Melvin CB Jr.-RS 1L Waukegan, Ill. Waukegan 2011: Ranks fourth on the team in tackles with 70 after making three against Ohio (12-2). Also had two key pass breakups against the Bobcats. Tied for the team lead in interceptions with two. Made nine tackles against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Registered two stops against Ball State (11-15). Recorded two stops at Bowling Green (11-8). Posted five tackles at Toledo (11-1). Tallied 10 stops, an interception and a pass break up at Buffalo (10-22). Made eight stops, including one for a loss, and two pass breakups against Western Michigan (10-15). Tallied one tackle against Kent State (10-8). Compiled four solo tackles and one assisted tackle against Central Michigan (10-1). Posted the second-most tackles on NIU s defense against Cal Poly (9-24) with nine. Recorded a career-high 10 tackles against Wisconsin (9-17). Did not play against Kansas (9-10). Grabbed an interception against Army (9-3), as well as tallying six total tackles. Melvin s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 2/ / /0 2/10 Career 26/ /0 4/16 Tackles: 10, twice, last at Buffalo, Int: 1, four times, last at Buffalo, Martel Moore WR Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas Earl Warren 2011: Second on team in receiving touchdowns (six), catches (39) and receiving yards (523). Caught three passes for 59 yards and one touchdown against Ohio (12-2). Led NIU with five receptions for 29 yards against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Caught six passes for 120 yards against Ball State (11-15), while snagging one pass for five yards at Toledo (11-1). Paced the Huskie receiving corps with three catches for 34 yards at Buffalo (10-22). Led the team with four receptions for 35 yards and one touchdown against Kent State (10-8). Grabbed six catches for a team-high 130 yards and one touchdown against Central Michigan (10-1). Hauled in two passes against Cal Poly (9-24) for 12 yards and nabbed two passes for 13 yards against Wisconsin (9-17). Caught four passes for 45 yards and one touchdown at Kansas (9-10). Led the Huskies in receiving with four catches for 46 yards against Army (9-3), while also posting a touchdown reception. Moore s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 39/ Catches: 6, three times, last vs. Ball State, Receiving Yards: 130, at Central Michigan, Long Gain: 69, vs. Miami (OH) (MAC Championship), Ryan Neir P Jr.-RS 3Sq Roscoe, Ill. Hononegah 2011: Averaged 39.2 yards on five punts against Ohio (12-2), with two landing inside the 20. Booted a career-long 54-yard punt against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Placed two of his five punts inside the 20 against Ball State (11-15). Earned a 35.0-yard average on five punts at Bowling Green (11-8). Averaged 30.5 yards on four punts at Toledo (11-1). Posted a career-high 41.4-yard average on eight punts at Buffalo (10-22). Averaged 36.3 yards on three punts against Kent State (10-8), including a 52 yarder. Recorded a 34.0-yard average on three punts against Central Michigan (10-1), including one that landed inside the 20. Recorded one punt for 38 yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Punted nine times for a 34.9 yard average against Wisconsin (9-17). Posted a yard average on two punts against Kansas (9-10). Punted twice against Army (9-3) for a 37.0 yard average. Neir s Career Stats Year G/GS Punts Yards Avg. Long In / Punts: 9, vs. Wisconsin, Long: 54, vs. Eastern Michigan, Inside 20: 3, vs. Wisconsin, Ron Newcomb DL Sr.-RS 2L Wheat ield, Ind. Mt. Carmel (Chicago) 2011: Named Second Team All-MAC by Phil Steele. Ranks second on the team with 4.5 sacks. Recorded three tackles, including one for a loss, against Ohio (12-2). Made three tackles, including one for a loss and a sack against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Contributed four tackles against Ball State (11-15). Registered 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack at Bowling Green (11-8). Made six tackles at Toledo (11-1). Posted five tackles at Buffalo (10-22). Recorded one tackle, a tackle for loss, against Western Michigan (10-15). Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after posting a career-high nine tackles (4.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal against Kent State (10-8). Made four tackles, including one for a loss, and a pass breakup against Central Michigan (10-1). Registered five tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Cal Poly (9-24). Made two tackles, one solo and one assisted, against Wisconsin (9-17). Recovered a fumble and made three tackles at Kansas (9-10). Recorded two assisted tackles, including one for a loss, while starting at nose tackle against Army (9-3). Newcomb s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot TFL-Yds Sk.-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /1 0/4 Career 35/ /0 0/7 Tackles: 9, vs. Kent State, TFL: 4.5, vs. Kent State, Sacks: 2.5, vs. Kent State, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

40 62 Trevor Olson OT Sr.-RS 3L Rich ield, Minn. Rich ield 2011: First Team All-MAC selection and fourth team All-American choice by Phil Steele. Has started all 53 games of his NIU career and has not allowed a sack all season. Assisted NIU in gaining 405 yards of total offense against Ohio (12-2). Paved the way for NIU s 188 yards rushing against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Helped the Huskies accumulate 43 first downs and 710 yards of total offense versus Ball State (11-15). Contributed to NIU s 623 yards of total offense at Bowling Green (11-8). Helped NIU s offense put up 63 points at Toledo (11-1). Member of an offensive line that did not give up a sack for the third straight game at Buffalo (10-22). Assisted the Huskies in gaining 697 yards of total offense against Western Michigan (10-15), the second-most single game yards in program history. Helped NIU gain 209 yards rushing against Kent State (10-8). Assisted NIU compile 587 yards of total offense against Central Michigan (10-1). Helped pave the way to NIU s 542 yards of total offense against Cal Poly (9-24). Helped the Huskies rack up 462 total yards of offense at Kansas (9-10). 69 Stephen O Neal DE So.-RS 1L Park Forest, Ill. Rich East 2011: Tallied 10 tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss in 11 games for the Huskies. Recorded a three-yard sack against Ohio (12-2). Posted a tackle for loss at Toledo (11-1). Made two tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Notched one sack for a 12-yard loss against Kent State (10-8). Made a career-high five tackles against Wisconsin (9-17). Saw his first action of the season at Kansas (9-10). O Neal s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/0 Career 24/ /0 0/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Wisconsin, TFLs: 1, three times, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), Sack: 1, three times, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), Keith Otis OL Sr.-RS 2L Chicago, Ill. Hubbard 2011: Assisted the Huskie offense in gaining 155 yards on the ground against Ohio (12-2). Opened the hole for Chandler Harnish s 68-yard touchdown run against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Helped pave the way for the Huskies 710 total yards of offense against Ball State (11-15). Contributed to NIU gaining 340 passing yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Helped NIU put up 532 yards of total offense at Toledo (11-1). Member of an offensive line that did not give up a sack for the third straight game at Buffalo (10-22). Helped NIU gain 494 yards rushing against Western Michigan (10-15) and 697 yards of total offense. Did not allow a sack against Kent State (10-8). Assisted in the Huskies 370 yards passing, which ranks sixth in team history. Helped the Huskies set a new season-high in first downs with 33 against Cal Poly (9-24). Has started all 27 MEET THE HUSKIES games of his Huskie career at right tackle. Assisted NIU in gaining 147 yards on the ground at Kansas (9-10). Started at right tackle against Army (9-3) as NIU tallied 509 yards of total offense. 81 Nathan Palmer WR Sr.-RS 3L Elkhart, Ind. Central 2011: Third team All-MAC selection. Team leader in receptions (46), receiving yards (683) and receiving touchdowns (seven). Earned MAC Championship Most Valuable Player honors after catching four passes for 115 yards and two scores against Ohio (12-2). Also rushed four times for 17 yards versus the Bobcats. Made eight catches for 95 yards and a touchdown against Ball State (11-15). Gained 24 yards on three receptions at Bowling Green (11-8). Recorded 120 yards receiving and scored three touchdowns on four receptions at Toledo (11-1). Hauled in two passes for 38 yards at Buffalo (10-22). Led NIU with seven catches for 89 yards against Western Michigan (10-15). Grabbed two receptions for 35 yards against Kent State (10-8). Caught one pass for 12 yards against Central Michigan (10-1). Snagged three passes for 27 yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Made two receptions for 23 yards against Wisconsin (9-17). Led all Huskie receivers with a career-best nine catches for 86 yards. Caught one pass against Army (9-3) that went 19 yards for a touchdown. Palmer s Career Stats RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 47/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 47/ Catches: 9, at Kansas, Receiving Yards: 170, at Minnesota, TDs: 3, at Toledo, Long Gain: 91, at Minnesota, Rushing Yards: 69, vs. Ball State, Joe pawlak OL Sr.-RS 3L Grayslake, Ill. Grayslake 2011: Helped NIU gain 250 yards through the air against Ohio (12-2). Assisted the Huskies in averaging five yards per play against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Helped pave the way for the Huskies 710 total yards of offense and 43 first downs against Ball State (11-15). Helped the Huskies gain 289 yards rushing at Bowling Green (11-8). Member of an offensive line that helped NIU record 267 yards rushing at Toledo (11-1). Did not give up a sack for the third straight game at Buffalo 39 GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

41 MEET THE HUSKIES (10-22). Assisted the NIU offense in gaining 697 yards of total offense against Western Michigan (10-15). Helped the Huskie offense gain 344 yards of total offense against Kent State (10-8). Protected Chandler Harnish during his career-high 370-yard passing performance against Central Michigan (10-1). Guided NIU s offense to 355 rushing yards against Cal Poly (9-24). 70 Logan Pegram OL Jr.-RS 2L Silver Lake, Kan. Silver Lake 2011: Helped the Huskies gain 6.5 yards per play against Ohio (12-2). Contributed to NIU s 340 passing yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Paved the way for NIU s 523 yards of total offense at Toledo (11-1). Member of an offensive line that did not give up a sack for the third straight game at Buffalo (10-22). Helped NIU gain 494 yards rushing against Western Michigan (10-15) and 697 yards of total offense. Helped NIU tally 355 yards rushing against Cal Poly (9-24). Started at left guard at Kansas (9-10) as NIU failed to give up a sack. Against Army (9-3), helped Northern Illinois rack up 509 yards of total offense. 95 Sean Progar DE Jr.-RS 2L Glenview, Ill. Glenbrook South 2011: Ranks fourth in the MAC with 5.5 sacks. Paced the Huskie defensive line with seven tackles versus Ohio (12-2). Made four tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Led all NIU defensive linemen with five tackles against Ball State (11-15). Made two tackles and recorded three quarterback hurries at Bowling Green (11-8). Posted three tackles, with one for a loss, at Toledo (11-1). Made two tackles for loss and a sack against Western Michigan (10-15). Tallied three tackles, 1.5 of which went for a loss, at Buffalo (10-22). Registered career-highs in tackles for loss (4.5) and sacks (two) against Kent State (10-8). Had three tackles and a sack against Central Michigan (10-1). Posted two assisted tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Started at defensive end against Wisconsin (9-17). Tallied a team-high 10 total tackles and a half sack at Kansas (9-10). Compiled four tackles one solo, three assisted against Army (9-3). Progar s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /2 0/ / /1 0/ / /0 0/1 Career 40/ /3 0/3 Tackles: 10, at Kansas, TFL: 4.5, vs. Kent State, Sacks: 2, two times, last vs. Kent State, michael santacaterina LB Fr.-RS 1Sq Geneva, Ill. Geneva 2011: Contributed five tackles against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made three assisted stops versus Ball State (11-15). Set a career-high in his first career start with five tackles at Bowling Green (11-8). Contributed one tackle at Toledo (11-1). Tied a career-high with four tackles at Buffalo (10-22). Tallied three tackles and made his first career interception against Western Michigan (10-15). Recorded a career-high four tackles, including a half sack, and forced a fumble versus Kent State (10-8). Totaled two assisted tackles against Army (9-3). Santacaterina s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 1/0 Tackles: 5, two times, last vs. Eastern Michigan, Sacks: 0.5, vs. Kent State, TFL: 0.5, four times, last vs. Eastern Michigan, Ints: 1, vs. Western Michigan, Pat Schiller LB Sr.-RS 3L Geneva, Ill. Geneva 2011: Ranks first on the team with 108 tackles. Posted five stops against Ohio (12-2). Made eight tackles, 1.5 of which went for a loss, versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Led NIU with nine tackles against Ball State (11-15). Posted six stops at Bowling Green (11-8). Made 11 tackles, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry at Toledo (11-1). Compiled 11 stops and a half tackle for loss at Buffalo (10-22). Led the Huskies with 10 tackles against Western Michigan (10-15), while also posting two pass breakups and a sack. Tallied six tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Kent State (10-8). Was second among Huskie defenders against Central Michigan (10-1) with nine tackles. Led NIU with 11 total tackles, which included one sack and a half tackle for loss, against Cal Poly (9-24). Tallied five total tackles, including three solo, versus Wisconsin (9-17). Made eight total tackles at Kansas (9-10), including one and a half tackles for loss. Started at middle linebacker against Army (9-3) and garnered nine total tackles, including two for losses. Schiller s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 1/ / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /0 0/6 Career 47/ /0 1/8 Tackles: 12, vs. Ball State, TFL: 1.5, four times, last vs. Eastern Michigan, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

42 MEET THE HUSKIES 99 Mathew Sims K So. 1L Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal 2011: Established NIU single-season highs in points kicking (116), PATs attempted (61) and in PATs made (59). Ranks eighth in the NIU record books in most points kicking with 124. Kicked the game-winning field goal of 33 yards as time expired against Ohio (12-2). Made a 39-yard field goal versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Kicked the gamewinning field goal - the first of his career - with eight seconds left against Ball State (11-15). Connected on a 23-yard field goal early in the second quarter and was perfect (six-for-six) on PATs at Bowling Green (11-8). Went a perfect nine-for-nine on PATs at Toledo (11-1). Was four-for-four and one-of-two on field goals at Buffalo (10-22). Went three-of-four on field goal attempts and six-for-six on PATs against Western Michigan (10-15). Converted on all four field goal attempts and all four PATs against Kent State (10-8). Was four-ofsix on field goals against Central Michigan (10-1), while making all four of his PAT attempts. Converted a 22-yard and a 44-yard field goal against Cal Poly (9-24). Went six-for-six on PATs at Kansas (9-10). Was a perfect sevenfor-seven in PATs against Army (9-3). Sims Career Stats FIELD GOALS EXTRA POINTS Year G Md Att Lg Blkd Md Att Blkd Pts Career Longest Field Goal: 44 yards, two times, last vs. Kent State, Field Goals: 4, two times, last vs. Kent State, Demetrius Stone S Jr. 1L Miami, Fla. American Senior/Coffeyville CC 2011: Has 55 tackles on the season after making two stops against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Registered nine tackles at Toledo (11-1). Posted seven tackles and a pass breakup at Buffalo (10-22). Made his first career interception and tallied four stops against Western Michigan (10-15). Registered one tackle and a pass breakup against Kent State (10-8). Had three tackles and a pass breakup against Central Michigan (10-1). Tallied seven tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Registered seven solo tackles versus Wisconsin (9-17). Led NIU with a career-high 10 tackles, eight solo, at Kansas (9-10). Totaled five tackles and a fumble recovery against Army (9-3). Stone s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /1 1/6 Career 24/ /1 1/9 Tackles: 10, at Kansas, INTs: 1, vs. Western Michigan, Jimmie Ward DB So. 1L Mobile, Ala. Davidson 2011: Second team All Mid-American Conference honoree by league coaches. Ranks second on the team with 93 tackles while his 44 solo stops are also second. Made his first career interception in the second half of the MAC Championship game versus Ohio to spur NIU comeback. Added six tackles, four solo in the contest. Credited with eight tackles against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made two tackles against Ball State (11-15). Posted five stops at Bowling Green (11-8). Led the Huskie defense with 13 stops at Toledo (11-1). Forced a fumble and made five tackles at Buffalo (10-22). Was second on the Huskie defense with nine tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Made six tackles against Kent State (10-8). Tallied four tackles, two solo and two assists at Central Michigan (10-1). Compiled six total tackles against Cal Poly (9-24), including a tackle for loss. Led NIU with 11 total tackles against Wisconsin (9-17). Tied for the team lead with 10 total tackles, while making one pass breakup against Kansas (9-10). Blocked a first quarter punt against Army (9-3) that was returned for a touchdown. Made seven tackles and had his first career quarterback sack in the game. Ward s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 1/5 Career 27/ /0 1/6 Tackles: 13, at Toledo, Blocked Punts: 1, four times, last vs. Army, Touchdowns: 1, at Ball State, Dominique Ware CB So.-RS 1L Bolingbrook, Ill. Plain ield North 2011: Recorded one tackle at Toledo (11-1). Made one tackle and recovered a fumble at Buffalo (10-22). Registered three tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Recorded one solo stops against Kent State (10-8). Posted two solo tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Tallied three stops against Wisconsin (9-17). Made three solo tackles at Kansas (9-10). Tallied a career-high five tackles against Army (9-3). Ware s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 1/ / /1 0/0 Career 18/ /1 1/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Army, TFL: 1, at Eastern Michigan, INTs: 1, at Akron, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

43 MEET THE HUSKIES 71 Scott Wedige C Sr.-RS 2L Elkhorn, Wis. Elkhorn Area 2011: First-team All-MAC selection and secondteam All-American pick by CBSSports.com. Started his 27th-straight game at center versus Ohio (12-2). Against Ball State (11-15), helped clear the way for 710 yards of total offense. Helped NIU put up 45 points against Bowling Green (11-8). Helped NIU to put up 63 points at Toledo (11-1). Member of an offensive line that did not give up a sack for the third straight game at Buffalo (10-22). Assisted the Huskies in gaining 697 yards of total offense against Western Michigan (10-15), the second-highest single game total in program history. Helped NIU pile up 209 rushing yards against Kent State (10-8). Assisted NIU to tally 587 yards of total offense against Central Michigan (10-1). Against Cal Poly (9-24), helped lead the way to 542 yards of total offense. Led the way for NIU s 462 yards of total offense at Kansas (9-10). Started at center against Army (9-3), helping Northern Illinois compile 509 yards of total offense. 91 Anthony Wells DL So.-RS 1L North Chicago, Ill. North Chicago 2011: has tallied 16 tackles in 13 games. Recorded three tackles and one sack against Ohio (12-2). Made two tackles, including one for a loss, against Ball State (11-15). Posted a tackle for loss at Toledo (11-1). Made his first career sack against Western Michigan (10-15). Recorded his ninth tackle of the season, a solo stop, against Cal Poly (9-24). Had one solo tackle versus Wisconsin (9-17). Registered a career-high four tackles, including a tackle for loss at Kansas (9-10). Made two solo and one assisted tackles against Army (9-3). A. Wells Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/1 Career 17/ /0 0/2 Tackles: 4, at Kansas, TFLs: 1, six times, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), jamison wells WR So.-RS 1Sq Combined Locks, Wis. Kimberly 2011: Eighth on the team in receiving with 97 yards on 12 catches. Gained 17 yards receiving on one catch against Ohio (12-2). Caught one pass for 18 yards versus Ball State (11-15). Rushed twice for 21 yards at Bowling Green (11-8). Hauled in one pass for seven yards at Toledo (11-1). Made one reception for six yards at Buffalo (10-22). Snagged one pass for seven yards against Kent State (10-8). Caught one pass for six yards at Central Michigan (10-1). Snagged one pass for seven yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Was on the receiving end of two passes against Wisconsin (9-17), compiling 11 yards. Grabbed one pass for two yards and made a solo tackle on special teams at Kansas (9-10). Caught two passes for 16 yards against Army (9-3). J. Wells Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 2, twice, vs. Wisconsin, Receiving Yards: 18, vs. Ball State, Joe Windsor DE So. 1L Kearney, Mo. Kearney 2011: Has 19 tackles on the seson after making one stop against Ohio (12-2) and one tackle against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Recovered a fumble on the final play against Ball State (11-15). Made two stops at Bowling Green (11-8). Recorded one tackle at Toledo (11-1). Made a career-high five tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Registered one assisted tackle against Wisconsin (9-17). Posted three total tackles, with one for a loss, at Kansas (9-10). Made five tackles, including one for a loss, against Army (9-3). Windsor s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /1 0/0 Career 26/ /1 0/0 Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. Cal Poly, TFLs: 1, three times, last at Kansas, Jamal Womble RB Jr. JC Teachey, N.C. Buena (Ariz.) HS/Hutchinson CC 2011: Rushed twice for 10 yards versus Ohio (12-2). Had one carry for five yards at Toledo (11-1). Gained eight yards on two carries at Buffalo (10-22). Lost five yards on two carries against Western Michigan (10-15). Carried the ball five times for 18 yards against Kent State (10-8). Tallied four carries for six yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Rushed four times for nine yards against Wisconsin (9-17). Rushed dfor 11 yards on four carries against Kansas (9-10). Rushed seven times for 37 yards and caught two passes for 58 yards and a touchdown against Army (9-3). Womble s Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 2, vs. Army, TDs: 1, vs. Army, Long Gain: 58, vs. Army, GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

44 NEWCOMERS 28 Jhony faustin CB So. JC Naples, Fla. Lely/Ellsworth CC 2011: Led NIU with a career-high nine tackles and recorded his first career interception against Ohio (12-2). Contributed eight tackles versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made four solo stops against Ball State (11-15). Led the NIU defense with seven tackles at Bowling Green (11-8). Posted six tackles at Toledo (11-1). Made his first career start at Buffalo, where he made six tackles. Tallied eight tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Made three tackles and broke up a pass against Kent State (10-8). Posted three solo tackles at Central Michigan (10-1). Recorded seven tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Faustin s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 1/4 Tackles: 9, vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), INTs: 1, vs. Ohio (MAC Championship), jason meehan DE Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. Webster Groves 2011: Tallied 25 tackles in 13 games this seasoncontributed three tackles and an assisted tackle for loss against Ohio (12-2). Added an assisted tackle versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Made one tackle versus Ball State (11-15). Registered three tackles, including a tackle for loss, at Bowling Green (11-8). Tallied two tackles at Toledo (11-1). Posted a tackle for a two-yard loss at Buffalo (10-22). Made two tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Posted three tackles, including a half sack, and a fumble recovery against Kent State (10-8). Tallied a season-high six tackles against Cal Poly (9-24). Had a kickoff return at Kansas (9-10). Made three tackles against Army (9-3). Meehan s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /1 0/0 Tackles: 6, vs. Cal Poly, Tommylee Lewis WR Fr. HS Riviera Beach, Fla. W.T. Dwyner 2011: Leads NIU with 26 kick returns for 676 yards and two touchdowns. Returned three kicks for 51 yards against Ohio (12-2). Carried the ball once for 20 yards and returned two kickoffs for 42 yards against Eastern Michigan (11-25). Averaged 23.4 yards per return against Ball State (11-15), including a long of 32 yards. Tallied 38 yards on two returns at Bowling Green (11-8), along with 11 yards on two rushes. Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns at Toledo (11-1), breaking the record for longest kick return in Glass Bowl history to earn MAC West Specialist of the Week honors. Posted four returns for 52 yards at Buffalo (10-22). Returned one kickoff for 36 yards at Central Michigan (10-1). Made three returns for 69 yards against Cal Poly (9-24). Lewis Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / KICK RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / Long Return: 100 yards, at Toledo, Touchdowns: 2, at Toledo, Tim Semisch TE Fr.-RS TR Omaha, Neb. Millard North/Nebraska-Omaha 2011: Has seen action in all 13 games during the season. Caught his first career pass, a seven-yard gain, for a touchdown against Cal Poly (9-24). Earned his first career start against Kent State (10-8). Also started at tight end against Western Michigan (10-15). Semisch Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 1, vs. Cal Poly, Yards: 7, vs. Cal Poly, TDs: 1, vs. Cal Poly, Long Gain: 7, vs. Cal Poly, Tyler Wedel P/K Fr. HS McFarland, Wis. McFarland 2011: Posted a 64.0-yard gross average on four kickoffs against Ohio (12-2). Averaged 50 net yards per kickoff versus Eastern Michigan (11-25). Netted 43.1 yards on seven kickoffs against Ball State (11-15). Averaged a 62.0 yards per kickoff and made three tackles at Bowling Green (11-8). Posted a 48.0-yard average on four kickoffs. Registered a 58.8-yard average on six kickoffs at Buffalo (10-22). Kicked off ten times for a 53.6-yard average. Averaged 67.8 yards on eight kickoffs, while posting two touchbacks, against Kent State (10-8). Kicked off six times for a 65.7-yard average and one touchback at Central Michigan (10-1). Had nine kickoffs against Cal Poly (9-24) for a 57.9-yard average. Kicked off once against Wisconsin (9-17) for 66 yards. Posted a 65.0-yard average on seven kickoffs at Kansas (9-10). Kicked off six times against Army (9-3) for a 61.0 yard average GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

45 Northern Illinois bowl history 1983 California Bowl 2004 Silicon Valley Classic NIU 20, Cal State Fullerton 13 Dec. 17, 1983 ESPN/Mizlou Network Fresno, Calif. Bulldog Stadium 20,464 Northern Illinois used a pair of touchdown runs by Darryl Richardson and two field goals by Vince Scott on its way to a victory over Cal State Fullerton in the California Bowl. After the teams traded first quarter field goals, the Huskies and Titans swapped second quarter touchdowns on the way to a halftime tie. Richardson scored the first TD of the contest on a three-yard run midway through the second and Fullerton answered on its ensuing drive when Damon Allen hit Corn Redick on a 25-yard touchdown pass. Richardson, who entered the game as the nation s 10th leading rusher, scored on a fouryard run in the third quarter to put NIU ahead to stay. The Huskies extended the lead to when Scott booted a 42-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. The Titans capped the scoring midway through the fourth when Greg Steinke connected on a 40-yard field goal. Huskie fullback Lou Wicks totaled 117 rushing yards while Richardson added 67 for the NIU option attack. Quarterback Tim Tyrrell completed 10-of-18 passes for 119 yards and ran Lou Wicks rushed for 117 yards in the California Bowl victory. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Cal State Fullerton SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Scott 23 FG, 1st 9:18 (12-71, 5:42) CSF - Steinke 26 FG, 1st 5:57 (8-67, 3:21) NIU - Richardson 3 run (Scott kick), 2nd 8:53 (15-60, 5:57) CSF - Redick 25 pass from Allen (Steinke kick), 2nd 6:11 (6-80, 2:42) NIU - Richardson 4 run (Scott kick), 3rd 3:13 (5-45, 2:17) NIU - Scott 42 FG, 4th 12:09 (7-30, 3:20) CSF - Steinke 40 FG, 4th 7:03 (11-54, 5:06) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Richardson 21-67, Wicks , Tyrrell 14-37, Kincade 3-4. CSF: Allen 9-6, Lewis 8-11, Calhoun 5-55, Gerhert 4-11, Redick Passing NIU: Tyrrell , 119. CSF: Allen , 233. Receiving NIU: Sims 4-43, Wicks 2-22, Richardson 2-2, Quinlan 1-37, Spicher CSF: Pruitt 6-133, Pitts 6-60, Gerhart 3-7, Redick 1-25, Lewis 1-4. Tackle Leaders NIU: Considine 7, Bartlett 7, Hicks 7, Schlinger 6, Grif in 6, Sanders 6, Burns 6. CSF: Hubbard 18, Nevens 11, Pembrook 10, Collins 6, McLean 6. for 37 more behind a line that featured Todd Peat. NIU finished 10-2 on the season while Fullerton enjoyed their best Division I-A season at 7-5. Team Statistics NIU... CSF First Downs (R-P) 15 (11-4)...15 (5-9) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 33: :27 Sacks By-Yards N/A... N/A NIU 34, troy 21 Dec. 30, 2004 ESPN2 San Jose, Calif. Spartan Stadium 21,456 Josh Haldi passed for 146 yards and rushed for two touchdowns to lead Northern Illinois through mud and rain to its first bowl victory in 21 years, over Troy in the Silicon Valley Football Classic. The Huskies (9-3) overcame a steady downpour, lighting problems and a delayed kickoff by scoring 34 consecutive points. Tailback Garrett Wolfe, the NCAA s scoring co-leader, rushed for his 21st touchdown of the season before leaving with a hip injury. But A.J. Harris filled in with 120 yards rushing and another score as the Huskies methodically erased a quick start by the Trojans (7-5), who scored two touchdowns in the first nine minutes of the game. Down 14-0, Wolfe scored on a 50-yard TD run while setting the school record for touchdowns Joe Novak lifts the championship trophy after a victory. (21) on the play. Haldi ran for a pair of one-yard touchdowns sandwiched around a Chris Nendick field goal as NIU took a halftime lead. Nendick booted a second field goal and Harris scored on a three-yard run to put NIU ahead before Troy added a fourth quarter TD. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Troy Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY Troy - McDowell 1 run (Whibbs kick), 1st 10:41 (9-78, 4:19) Troy - Richardson 23 pass from McDowell (Whibbs kick), 1st 6:05 (8-73, 2:51) NIU - Wolfe 50 run (Nendick kick), 1st 4:46 (3-73, 1:19) NIU - Haldi 1 run (Nendick kick), 1st 1:15 (5-28, 1:46) NIU - Nendick 30 FG, 2nd 9:49 (4-1, 1:35) NIU - Haldi 1 run (Nendick kick), 2nd 0:34 (7-56, 2:45) NIU - Nendick 39 FG, 3rd 7:50 (9-46, 3:35) NIU - Harris 3 run (Nendick kick), 4th 14:30 (11-70, 6:37) Troy - McDowell 4 run (Whibbs kick), 4th 10:50 (9-82, 3:40) Offensive MVP: DeWhitt Betterson (Troy); Defensive MVP: Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU); Special Teams MVP: Dustin Utschig (NIU) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Troy: Betterson , McDowell 13-18, Richardson 2-3. NIU: Harris , Team Statistics Troy...NIU First Downs (R-P) 13 (9-4)...17 (9-5) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 27: :08 Sacks By-Yards Wolfe 15-84, Haldi Passing Troy: McDowell , 122, Samples 0-2-0, 0. NIU: Haldi , 146. Receiving Troy: Samples 3-87, Richardson 1-23, Banks 1-6, Dawkins 1-6. NIU: Cieslak 2-35, Perez 2-31, Powers 1-47, Sheldon 1-17, Nordin 1-9, Hurd 1-7. Tackle Leaders Troy: Johnson 7, Davis 6, Ansley 5, Faulk 4, Martin 4. NIU: Atkinson 11, Al. Hansbro 6, Lee 6, Holdman 6, Ad. Hansbro 6. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,

46 Northern Illinois bowl history TCU 37, NIU Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 19, 2006 ESPN San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium 29,709 A powerful TCU defense shut down the Huskie offensive attack while the Horned Frogs offense wore down the Northern Illinois defense en route to a 37-7 victory in the 2006 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. TCU took an early 6-0 lead on a four-yard run by Lonta Hobbs thanks to a short punt that resulted in great field position. NIU was unable to take advantage of a blocked punt by Dustin Utschig and TCU added to its lead on the first of quarterback Jeff Ballard s three touchdown runs, this one from 10 yards out with 14:49 left in the second. The Huskies got their best scoring chance of the half as they mounted a seven-play, 53-yard drive to the TCU 34-yard line. But Chris Nendick s 51- yard field goal attempt fell short and the Horned Frogs got a 25-yard three-pointer from Chris Manfredini as the half ended to take a 16-0 lead. TCU extended their lead to 23-0 on the first possession of the second half as Ballard scored on a one-yard run. Another long punt return set up a Ballard six-yard TD run to give the Frogs a 30-0 lead. The Huskies lone score of the game came at the start of the fourth quarter when Jarret Carter blocked a Brian Cortney punt and John Tranchitella returned it 32 yards for the score. Matt Simon set a NIU bowl record with his 62-yard catch. TCU ended the season 11-2 while the Huskies capped their 2006 campaign with a 7-6 record. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois TCU SCORING SUMMARY TCU - Hobbs 4 run (Manfedini kick blocked), 1st 12:03 (3-26, 0:46) TCU - Ballard 10 run (Manfredini kick), 2nd 14:49 (7-55, 2:09) TCU - Manfredini 25 FG, 2nd 0:00 (12-77, 3:52) TCU - Ballard 1 run (Manfredini kick), 3rd 12:06 (7-80, 2:54) TCU - Ballard 6 run (LoCoco kick), 3rd 9:08 (3-19, 1:11) NIU - Tranchitella 32 blocked punt return (Nendick kick), 4th 14:14 TCU - Hecht 6 pass from Ballard (LoCoco kick), 4th 10:55 (6-62, 3:19) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Wolfe 20-28, Anderson 3-4, Britt Davis 1-(-4), Nicholson 5-(-48). TCU: Hobbs , Brown 14-52, Ballard 11-19, Team Statistics NIU... TCU First Downs (R-P) 5 (0-2).. 23 (10-13) Rushes-Net Yards 29-(-20) Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 27: :24 Sacks By-Yards Massey Passing NIU: Nicholson , 80, Morris 0-1-0, 0. TCU: Ballard , 258. Receiving NIU: Carter 2-14, Wolfe 2-2, Simon 1-62, Brandon Davis 1-2. TCU: Harmon 6-94, Hobbs 3-61, Moore 2-26, Reagan 2-23, Bryant 2-20, Andrus 1-12, Brown 1-8, Massey 1-8, Hecht 1-6. Tackle Leaders NIU: Utschig 9, Reiter 8, Hanson 8, Rice 7, McCarthy 7. TCU: White 7, Henson 6, Phillips 6, Hawthorne Independence Bowl Louisiana tech 17, NIU 10 Dec. 28, 2008 ESPN Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium 41,567 Northern Illinois out-gained Louisiana Tech in rushing, passing and total offense at the 33rd Annual Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., but committed a season-high three turnovers and gave up a momentum-turning kickoff return to fall Philip Livas 97-yard kickoff return with 1:43 left in the first quarter proved to be the difference in a defensive struggle. The play came immediately after NIU scored the game s first touchdown on an eight-yard pass from Chandler Harnish to fullback Kyle Skarb. That play capped a 69-yard drive as NIU dominated time of possession in the first quarter, 11:46 to 3:14. After a 15-yard punt gave La Tech field position at the NIU 42-yard line, the Bulldogs took just five plays go ahead for good 14-7 on Daniel Porter s 11 yard run. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 17-7 on their first drive of the second half as they went 49 yards in eight plays before stalling at the NIU 13-yard line. From there, Brad Oestriecher hit a 33-yard field goal. NIU answered with a 10-play, 86-yard drive. Harnish hit Marcus Perez with a 40-yard pass play to the La Tech eight and Mike Salerno hit Chandler Harnish completed 20 of 40 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown. a 20-yard field goal to close the margin to seven points to complete the scoring. Louisiana Tech finished 2008 with an 8-5 mark while NIU ended at 6-7. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Louisiana Tech SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Skarb 8 pass from Harnish (Salerno kick), 1st 1:56 (11-69, 5:50) TECH - Livas 97 kickoff return (Oestriecher kick), 1st 1:43 TECH - Porter 11 run (Oestriecher kick), 2nd 13:41 (5-42, 2:04) TECH - Perkins 33 FG, 3rd 11:54 (8-49, 3:06) NIU - Salerno 20 FG, 3rd 7:31 (10-66, 4:23) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Spann 14-79, Harnish 12-61, Palmer 1-12, Brown 1-2, Grady 2-1. LT: Porter 18-78, Livas 3-15, Jackson 5-9, Harris 1-6, Jenkins 4-(-16). Passing NIU: Harnish Team Statistics NIU...LT First Downs (R-P) 17 (8-9)...12 (4-6) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 33: :48 Sacks By-Yards , 186, Simon 0-1-0, 0. LT: Jenkins , 144. Receiving NIU: Simon 6-44, Perez 2-44, Cunningham 2-26, Spann 2-15, Cox 2-15, Turner 2-15, Skarb 1-8, Flahive 1-8, Brown 1-6, Davis 1-5. LT: Livas 4-18, Tuminello 2-30, Beck 2-17, Jackson 1-34, Porter 1-24, Morris 1-15, Womack 1-6. Tackle Leaders NIU: Hanson 9, Bryant 7, Allen 6. LT: Brown 14, Harris 6, Young 6, Victorian 6, Howze GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8, 2012

47 Northern Illinois bowl history The University of South Florida scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to hand the Northern Illinois University Huskies a 27-3 loss in the 2010 International Bowl at the Rogers Centre. Northern Illinois and South Florida battled to a 3-3 tie in the first half as NIU held the Bulls to minus three rushing yards and just 95 yards of total offense. Each team punted four times in the half in a field position battle. NIU harassed USF quarterback B.J. Daniels, sacking him four times in the half, including a 20-yard sack by freshman linebacker Tyrone Clark. USF s Eric Schwartz put the Bulls on the board first with a 39-yard field goal with 10:17 left in the first half before Huskie senior Mike Salerno tied the game on a 21-yard boot early in the second period. The turning point of the game came on South Florida s second possession of the second half. Leading 6-3 and facing a third and 13, Daniels scrambled to avoid the Huskie rush before connecting with wide receiver A.J. Love on a 46-yard touchdown pass to give Chad Spann closed out 2010 with 93 yards on 20 carries in the International Bowl game International Bowl South Florida 27, NIU 3 Jan. 3, 2010 ESPN2 Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre 49,539 overall, while South Florida went to 8-5 with the win. the Bulls a 13-3 lead and the momentum. South Florida held the ball for 11:06 in the third quarter while the Huskies could manage only 10 offensive plays and 29 yards. Northern Illinois finished the season 7-6 SCORING BY QUARTERS Total South Florida Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY USF - Schwartz 39 FG, 1st 10:17 NIU - Salerno 21 FG, 2nd 3:55 USF - Schwartz 19 FG, 3rd 4:19 USF - Love 46 reception from Daniels (Schwartz kick), 3rd 3:03 USF - Love 7 reception from Daniels (Schwartz kick), 4th 3:59 USF - Ford 24 run (Schwartz kick), 4th :08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Spann 20-93, Anderson 2-14, Palmer 2-4, Grady 2-0, Harnish 5 (-3). USF: Ford , Plancher 5-11, Kelly 1-0, Lamar 3 (-3), Daniels 11 (-26). Team Statistics NIU...USF First Downs (R-P) 11 (3-7)...19 (9-9) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 27: :44 Sacks By-Yards Passing NIU: Harnish , 130, Grady 0-1-0, 0. USF: Daniels , 217. Receiving NIU: Lewis 4-38, Spann 3-30, Cunningham 2-25, Moore 1-18, Palmer 1-12, Cox 1-7. USF: Mitchell 6-94, Love 3-56, Hester 2-30, Grif in 1-15, Wilson 1-13, Landi 1-9. Tackle Leaders NIU: C. Smith 8, Wilson 7, Butler 6. USF: Wilson 7, Allen 6, Murphy Humanitarian Bowl NIU 40, Fresno State 17 Dec. 18, 2010 ESPN Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium 25,449 Northern Illinois won its school record 11th game of the season with a dominating win over Fresno State in the Humanitarian Bowl on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Huskies relied on quarterback Chandler Harnish, tailback Chad Spann and defensive end Jake Coffman to lead the way, with a healthy dose of help from their friends on the NIU offensive and defensive lines. Harnish completed 17-of-27 passes for a season-best 300 yards and ran for 72 yards on 10 carries to earn NIU Most Valuable Player honors. He scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first half on runs of seven and 28 yards, and hit fullback Kyle Skarb with a 22-yard scoring toss at the end of the first half to put Northern Illinois ahead NIU did not let up in the second half, with Mike Cklamovski booting a career-long 51-yard field goal to give the Huskies a lead. Spann ended each of NIU s next two possessions with touchdowns as NIU extended its lead to He finished the game with 95 yards on 15 carries. In between his scores, the Huskie defense earned a huge stop, forcing an FSU fumble at the NIU eight-yard line to end the Bulldogs last serious threat. Coffman recorded a career best three quarterback sacks, all in the first half, as part of a Huskie defensive effort that included six sacks and 14 tackles for loss. Fresno State gained just 74 yards rushing on 35 carries, while NIU piled up 503 yards of total offense. To cap off the day, as the final seconds were counted down, a torrent of snow fell on the Bronco Stadium turf, covering the beautiful blue field in white. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Northern Illinois Fresno State SCORING SUMMARY FS - Hamler 11 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick), 1st 5:25 (13-69, 6:33) NIU- Harnish 7 run (Cklamovski kick failed), 1st 3:10 (5-68, 2:15) NIU - Harnish 28 run (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 14:20 (5-69, 1:25) NIU - Cklamovski 45 FG, 2nd 9:14 (8-25, 2:59) FS - Goessling 45 FG, 2nd 3:41 (11-46, 5:33) NIU - Skarb 22 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 0:57 (6-69, 2:44) NIU - Cklamovski 51 FG, 3rd 10:13 (8-49, 3:26) NIU- Spann 18 run (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 1:14 (8-89, 2:41) NIU - Spann 8 run (Cklamovski kick), 4th 12:16 (4-61, 1:54) FS - Evans 11 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick), 4th 5:31 (13-71, 6:45) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Spann 15-95, Harnish 10-72, Hopkins 1-35, A. Daniels 1-2, Team 1-(-1). FS: Saunders 5-58, Rouse 14-32, Evans 1-4, Burse 4-1, Harris 1-1, Ellis 1-0, Colburn Team Statistics NIU...FSU First Downs (R-P) 22 (7-14)...26 (5-17) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Plays-Total Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Punts-Average Possession Time 24: :53 Sacks By-Yards (-22). Passing NIU: Harnish , 300; Palmer 0-1-0, 0. FS: Colburn , 288. Receiving NIU: W. Clark 4-88, Moore 4-88, Cox 4-34, Palmer 2-40, Skarb 1-22, Ashford 1-18, Schepler FS: Hamler 7-87, Evans 6-33, Johnson 3-44, Harris 3-42, Saunders 3-21, Ellis 2-(-5), Raphael 1-30, Rouse 1-14, Stallworth 1-11, Burse Tackle Leaders NIU: T. Clark 12, Stone 9, Butler 9. FS: Dunn 9, Bell 8. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 8,