Northern Illinois (5-3, 3-1) at Toledo (5-3, 4-0)

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1 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES FOOTBALL Northern Illinois (5-3, 3-1) at Toledo (5-3, 4-0) #Tuesday Night Lights Northern Illinois opens November with the first of three straight Tuesday night games as the Huskies travel to Toledo for an ESPN2 game versus the Rockets. NIU is playing its second of three road games and looks to extend its season-long three-game winning streak. #Rockets & Dogs Despite Northern Illinois victory over Toledo in DeKalb a year ago, the Rockets hold the clear edge in the series as they have won 29 of the 38 meetings between the teams. Tuesday s meeting will be the 21st played in Toledo, where the Huskies have won just twice alltime, with the last NIU win at the Glass Bowl in UT has dominated the series of late, winning 14 of the last 17 games dating back to NIU has won just six of the 25 games played as MAC foes. #Doeren s Debut Season Northern Illinois Head Coach Dave Doeren is 5-3 in his first stint as a head coach after spending 16 seasons on the sidelines as a collegiate assistant. The 21st head football coach in NIU history, and the 10th since Northern Illinois joined the major college ranks in 1969, Doeren came to NIU after five seasons at Wisconsin ( ), where he was linebackers coach and defensive coordinator (see bio next page). #Scoring Spree A year ago in DeKalb, the Northern Illinois offense tallied 584 yards, including 422 rushing, and NIU took a 28-0 halftime lead en route to a win over Toledo on Senior Night. The Huskies posted their seventh straight win behind quarterback Chandler Harnish, who totaled 162 passing and 149 rushing yards in the game. After UT scored the first nine points of the second half, the teams traded touchdowns and NIU led with 7:18 to play in the third quarter. The Huskies then scored a pair of touchdowns to put the game away. Northern Illinois scored on long runs by Akeem Daniels (50) and Jasmin Hopkins (55) and got an 83-yard kickoff return TD from Tommy Davis. #MAC Mark Northern Illinois is in its 26th season as a member of the Mid-American Conference in In MAC games, Northern Illinois is all-time and the Huskies are (.602) in conference games since 2011 Niu Schedule & Results Sept. 3 ARMY (ESPN3.com) , W Sept. 10 at Kansas (Fox College Sports) , L Sept. 17 WISCONSIN - Soldier Field (ESPN3.com) , L Sept. 24 CAL-POLY , W Oct. 1 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3.com) , L Oct. 8 KENT STATE* , W Oct. 15 WESTERN MICHIGAN* - HC - (CSN Chicago) , W Oct. 22 at Buffalo* (ESPN Plus/ESPN3.com) , W Nov. 1 at Toledo* (ESPN2)...6 p.m. Nov. 8 at Bowling Green State* (ESPN2/ESPNU)... 7 p.m. Nov. 15 BALL STATE* (ESPNU)... 7 p.m. Nov. 25 EASTERN MICHIGAN*(ESPNU/ESPN3.com)...TBA Dec. 2 Marathon MAC Championship (ESPN2)...6 p.m. *Mid-American Conference Game. Nov. 1, p.m. (CT) ESPN2 Toledo, Ohio Glass Bowl 26,248 rejoining the MAC in NIU is playing its 15th consecutive campaign as a member of the MAC and also competed as a league member from #The MAC Road Northern Illinois has posted a (.649) record versus Mid-American Conference foes on the road since 2002, and after last week s win at Buffalo, is 1-1 on the road in league games so far this year. All-time, NIU is (.464) in road league games; since rejoining the MAC in 1997, the Huskies are on the road versus MAC teams. #NIU-Toledo Tuesdays on ESPN2 Northern Illinois and Toledo will play on a Tuesday night in front of an ESPN2 national television audience for the second straight season, while the 2011 game marks the fifth time in the last eight seasons that this match-up has been played on a weeknight on ESPN2. Four of those five weeknight contests (2004, 2006, 2010, 2011) have come on Tuesdays, with the 2005 game played on Wednesday. #Recapping Buffalo Jasmin Hopkins ran for three touchdowns and the Northern Illinois defense forced five turnovers, but it was not until Buffalo kicker Peter huskie FOOTBALL FACTS 2011 Record/MAC Record / Record MAC (Regular Season) Record/Finish...8-0/1st, West Division Head Coach...Dave Doeren Record at NIU & Career Record/Years...5-3/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... 1 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

2 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 Fardon missed an extra point try after the last of three Bulls fourth quarter touchdowns that NIU secured its first road win of Chandler Harnish scored on a six-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds to play in the first half to give Northern Illinois a lead, and NIU extended its margin to on a pair of Hopkins TD runs in the third quarter. Buffalo stormed back behind quarterback Chazz Anderson, who totaled 460 yards of total offense on 404 passing and 56 rushing yards. Anderson threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to pull the Bulls within one point with 14 seconds left in the game. #If You re Counting The Toledo game will be the 1,032nd game in Northern Illinois history and the Huskies will be looking for their 518th victory all-time. NIU has a alltime record for a winning percentage of.526. Over the past 11 seasons (since 2000), Northern Illinois is (.587) with nine winning campaigns to record the best mark of any of the three Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the state of Illinois. #Back to Ohio There are three Ohio natives on the Huskie roster, most notably junior receiver Perez Ashford, a product of Shaker Heights who is NIU s leading pass-catcher. Ashford, a junior, has 57 career catches for 645 yards, with 28 grabs for 356 yards in Running back James Spencer and defensive back Tre Moore are the other Ohioans on the NIU roster. Moore is a true freshman from Dayton who is redshirting the 2011 campaign, while Fremont product Spencer has earned recognition for his performance on the Huskies work team. #Milestones A pair of Huskie seniors can reach milestone marks versus Toledo. Quarterback Chandler Harnish, who set the NIU school record for yards of total offense in a career as a junior, needs 233 yards to reach 10,000 for his career. Harnish enters the Toledo game with 7,425 passing and 2,342 rushing yards for 9,767 total. He ranks 12th all-time in the MAC in total offense yards. Senior receiver Willie Clark needs 31 receiving yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark for his career. #Another Level Huskie junior defensive end Sean Progar has taken his game to another level of late with three quarterback sacks, six tackles for loss, a pass break-up, a forced fumble and 12 tackles in NIU s last three games. Progar, a first team All-MAC defensive end a year ago, leads Northern Illinois and ranks third in the league in sacks with 4.5, while his eight TFLs are tied for the NIU team lead. Progar made his 100th career tackle last week at Buffalo and has 26 career tackles for loss. His 14.5 sacks already rank eighth on the NIU career list. #Up Front NIU featured one of the most experienced offensive lines in the country entering the season with redshirt seniors Trevor Olson (LT), Scott Wedige (C), Joe Pawlak (RG) and Keith Otis (RT) and redshirt junior Logan Pegram (LG) all returning for the second straight season. Behind that line, NIU has the No. 1 scoring offense and total offense in the MAC, and the Huskies lead the league and rank seventh in the country in fewest sacks allowed. Northern Illinois has given up one sack or less in seven of the team s eight games so far this year and has not allowed a sack in its last three games. The five veterans up front have made 145 combined starts, led by Olson s 48 (every game of his NIU career) and Pawlak s 35. Otis and Wedige have 22 starts each; Pegram has started 18 contests. #Forty is the New 30 Northern Illinois tied its school record for most 40-point games in a season with its sixth 40-point performance versus Western Michigan. The Huskies have scored 40 or more points in six of eight games this year, including in two of NIU s three losses. With one more 40-point game, the 2011 Huskies will break the mark they currently share with the 2010 and 2000 NIU teams. NIU is averaging 38.5 points per game, above last year s average of 38.0 points per game, which stands as the school record. 2 NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren Dave Doeren, a 16-year collegiate coaching veteran who has helped take teams to eight bowl games and two national championship contests, was named the 21st head football coach in NIU history on Dec. 13, Doeren won his coaching debut when the Huskies defeated Army and his career and NIU record now stands at 5-3. Doeren came to NIU after ive seasons at Wisconsin. After spending two seasons as the Badgers co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, he added defensive coordinator duties in January 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 2010, UW posted an 11-2 record, won a share of the Big Ten title and played TCU in the 2011 Rose Bowl. Doeren s UW defenses were consistently ranked in the top 25 in the nation and while there he coached players like current National Football League linebackers Jonathan Casillas of the New Orleans Saints and DeAndre Levy of the Detroit Lions. Most recently, defensive end J.J. Watt was selected in the irst round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. Doeren arrived at UW after four seasons ( ) at the University of Kansas. He was the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for his irst three seasons before being promoted to co-defensive coordinator in Prior to his time at Kansas, Doeren coached the secondary at NCAA FCS power Montana for two seasons. Montana won the I-AA national championship in 2001 and went 28-3 with two conference titles in his time there. He started his college coaching career as an assistant at Drake from where he coached linebackers, before becoming defensive coordinator in A fouryear 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. 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

3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 AMONG THE ELITE NIU S HARNISH HONORED AS NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETE On Oct. 25, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish was named a recipient of one of 16 National Scholar-Athlete Awards from the National Football Foundation and is also now a inalist for the 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy. 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 will receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship and be honored, along with the other 15 NFF Scholar-Athletes, at the 54th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, 2011 at the Waldorf=Astoria. 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 already owns seven Northern Illinois career 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). #Turnover Tale Turnovers played a huge role in Northern Illinois latest win as the Huskies won the turnover battle versus Buffalo by a 5-0 margin en route to their win in New York. NIU recovered three fumbles, including two on muffed punts, and picked off a pair of passes with redshirt freshman Dechane Durante making his first career interception and Rashaan Melvin getting his team-leading second pick-off of the year. On the other hand, the Northern Illinois offense has been turnover-free in four games this year. #Record Breaker Quarterback Chandler Harnish now owns seven Huskie career passing and total offense records after adding the record for pass completions to his list versus Buffalo. In 41 career games, Harnish has completed 585-of-941 passes for 7,425 yards (all records) with five 300-yard passing games, including two this season. He has accounted for 9,767 yards of total offense and 73 touchdowns (rushing and passing) in 1,379 plays - also school records. Many of the marks - including those for passing yards and completions, as well as 300-yard games and TDs responsible for - were set by College Football Hall of Famer George Bork from Harnish needs nine touchdown passes to claim that Huskie career record Media Information MAC COACHES TELECONFERENCE NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren will be on the Mid-American Conference Coaches Conference Call on Mondays at 8:45 a.m. (Central). Contact NIU or the MAC for the phone number and the complete line-up of coaches. NIU WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Due to the Tuesday night games over the next three weeks, NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren and up to four NIU players will be available for interviews on the next three Thursdays - Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and Nov at 12:15 p.m. in the McCareins Auditorium on the second loor of the Yordon Center. The inal regular season press conference of the year is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 22 (prior to the Friday, Nov. 26 game). Media should pick up a parking pass in the Yordon Center Lobby. Quotes will be posted on on Tuesday afternoons. NIU WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALL Media can listen to and participate in NIU s weekly press conferences via telephone (see dates and times above). Contact the NIU Media Relations Of ice to get the phone number for the call. Please hold on the line until the call, which is for media only, begins. 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 PLAYER AND COACH AVAILABILITY This week, Huskie players are available for interviews following practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25 and 26, or after the Huskies night practices on Friday and Saturday. Contact Donna Turner or Joe Summins (see below) in the NIU Media Relations Of ice to arrange interviews with Huskie players (Summins) or coaches (Turner). For best results, please give one day s advance notice. PRACTICE COVERAGE Northern Illinois football practices are open to the media. Please contact the NIU Media Relations Of ice to con irm practice times. Due to the Tuesday games in November, the practice schedule is altered (see above). #The Club Chandler Harnish put himself in the NCAA record books with a rare performance versus Western Michigan. Harnish became only the 10th player in NCAA 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 to power the Huskie offense. Harnish joined an elite list of players that includes Texas Vince Young (2005), Patrick White of West Virginia (2006), Brad Smith of Missouri (2005), Indiana s Antwaan Randle El (2000) and Michigan s Denard Robinson (2010). To date, Robinson is the only player to have two games. Harnish s 432-yard total offense day earned him Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. #Great Game Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish became the first MAC player to rush for 200 or more yards this season with his 229-yard effort versus Western Michigan CREDENTIALS To request credentials to Northern Illinois home football games, contact Donna Turner via at least one week prior to the game. Press and parking passes are available to accredited members of the media only. For credentials to NIU road games, contact the host SID directly. NIU 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 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

4 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 Huskie Multimedia WATCH TOLEDO NIU ON ESPN2 AND ESPN3D The Northern Illinois-Toledo game will air on ESPN2 and marks the irst of three consecutive nationally televised games for the Huskies. The game will also be available on ESPN3 through the WatchESPN.com website. In addition, the game can be viewed in HD. Dave Lamont will handle play-by-play duties with Tim Brown on the call as color analyst. LISTEN ON THE NIU RADIO NETWORK The Northern Illinois Radio Network, presented by IMG College, will bring Huskie fans live game action 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) Each week, the broadcast kicks off with the pregame show 30 minutes prior to kick off. Hall of Fame broadcaster Bill Baker is in his 32nd season as the play-by-play voice of the Huskies and is joined by Mark Lindo, in his 27th year as NIU s color analyst, and sixth-year sideline reporter Casey Kahler. INSIDE HUSKIE FOOTBALL RADIO SHOW NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren joins host Bill Baker and other special guests on the Inside Huskie Football radio show each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. during the 2011 season. The show takes place live at Cabana Charley s in Sycamore and fans are invited to attend. Hear the show live on WLBK 1360 AM DeKalb and on NIU Radio Network af iliate ESPN1380AM in Janesville, Wis. The 2011 dates for the show are Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; and Nov. 3, 10 and Nov. 22 (Tuesday). 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 will air every Saturday morning from 7:30-8 a.m. HUSKIES ALL ACCESS Fans across the country can hear all NIU live radio broadcasts, including football games and Inside Huskie Football, live 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 select football and all home basketball, volleyball and men s and women s soccer games as well as home gymnastics and wrestling meets. Subscribers also have access to Coach Doeren s weekly press conferences and special video features. NIUHUSKIES.COM The best source for all of the latest NIU Athletics news and information, statistics, press releases and more is NIUHuskies.com. The Huskies of icial athletics website includes video, links to live stats coverage, complete bios on Huskie players and coaches and archives. and the performance ranks eighth among all players and is the top rushing total by any FBS quarterback this season. 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 306-yard total in that October win over Fresno State. #He s Got Legs Chandler Harnish is only the second Huskie quarterback all-time to surpass the 2,000-yard mark in career rushing yards as he now ranks 11th on NIU s all-time rushing list with 2,342 yards on 438 carries. Harnish joined Stacey Robinson (2,727 yards on 428 carries from ) as one of only two quarterbacks in NIU s 2,000- yard club. He needs 91 yards to move into the Top 10. Harnish also has 21 career rushing scores, with a career-high eight in 2011, to rank 10th all-time in that category. He has led NIU in rushing in four games this season and currently ranks fourth in the MAC, and 39th in the country, in rushing yards per game. #Chandler on the Charts As a redshirt freshman starting his first career game at Minnesota in 2008, Chandler Harnish threw for 326 yards on 17-of-29 passing. Versus Central Michigan on Oct. 1, 2011, Harnish surpassed that mark with 370 yards on 27-of-50 passing. The 370 yards rank sixth all-time at NIU, while 27 completions tied Harnish s careerbest and are fifth on the single-game list. The 50 pass attempts also rank fifth on the single-game list. Harnish s 462 yards of total offense (370 pass, 92 rush) are the second-most by an NIU player, topped only by Phil Horvath s 477-yard game versus Akron on Sept. 24, #Starting Strong Chandler Harnish began his senior season with a career-best five touchdown passes - thrown to five different receivers - versus Army. His five TD passes were the most by an NIU quarterback since Sept. 17, 2005, when Phil Horvath threw six versus Akron. The performance, which included a one-yard rushing score, earned Harnish MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors. He also was selected the MAC Player of the Week by rivals.com. #In the Zone NIU is ranked third in the MAC in red zone offense with 40 scores in 44 trips inside the opponents 20-yard line, including a perfect 4-for-4 day at Buffalo. The Huskies have scored 29 touchdowns and 11 field goals from inside the 20 for a 90.9 percent rate. Northern Illinois has been in the red zone seven more times than any other school in the league and have nine scores more than any other school. NIU s 29 TDs is six more than the No. 2 team. The Huskies are tied for 13th in the country in red zone offense. #Touchdown Time Senior tailback Jasmin Hopkins has scored six rushing touchdown in the past two weeks with three scores versus both Western Michigan and Buffalo to take the team lead in TDs. Hopkins now has 12 scores in Northern Illinois eight games, including 11 rushing and one passing touchdown. He has scored at least one touchdown in six games and has four multiple touchdown games. With 12 TDs in 121 touches (rushes and catches), Hopkins scores approximately once every 10 times he touches the ball. #Three-Headed Monster While nine different Huskies have caught touchdown passes in 2011, three veterans have separated themselves at the top of the NIU receiving charts. Perez Ashford, Nathan Palmer and Martel Moore have combined to catch 80 of Northern Illinois 144 completions for 1,000 yards and six touchdowns. Ashford leads the way in catches and yards with 28 grabs for 356 yards, followed closely by Palmer (27-329) and Moore (25-315). Texan Moore s four touchdown passes lead NIU. Indiana native Palmer has caught at least one pass in every game this season, and Ashford has at least one catch in seven straight games. Palmer has the top catch day of the 4

5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 year with nine versus Kansas while Moore totaled 130 receiving yards at Central Michigan. #Middle Man Back in his middle linebacker position for the first time since 2009, senior Pat Schiller leads the Huskie defense and ranks tied for sixth in the MAC in tackles. Schiller has 69 tackles on the year, already his second best single season total, with 30 solo stops and 39 assists. He has already recorded a career-high eight tackles for loss on the season and has 194 career tackles. Schiller led NIU in tackles versus Buffalo with 11. Against Western Michigan, he made a team-leading 10 tackles, tallied his second quarterback sack and broke up a pair of passes. #Super Sophomore After making a name for himself as a true freshman as a special teams star with three blocked punts, defensive back Jimmie Ward has become an every down player in the Huskies defensive backfield in Ward ranks second on the team in tackles with 59 and his 31 solo stops are second on the squad. He made a career high and team leading 11 stops versus Wisconsin after registering 10 tackles at Kansas. The Alabama native also has a quarterback sack, two tackles for loss, a blocked punt and two pass break ups on the season. #He s No Newcomb-er Huskie senior Ron Newcomb, who entered the Kent State game with one career sack and six tackles for loss, spent the day in the KSU backfield as he totaled 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss versus the Golden Flashes. Newcomb had a career high nine tackles to lead NIU, he forced a fumble and blocked a field goal. The Indiana native, who has already posted his career best SEASON with 31 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, was named the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week. His eight tackles for loss lead Northern Illinois. #Good Day for the Defense Northern Illinois held Kent State to 64 total yards on 62 offensive plays, the lowest total net yards 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 the Huskies held Miami (Ohio) to a school-record minus 11 rushing yards on Oct. 24, The 63 passing yards are the fewest since Eastern Michigan tallied just 11 yards through the air 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. #Defensive Lineman s Dream Nabal Jefferson fulfilled a defensive lineman s dream versus Kent State when he picked off an attempted screen pass and returned it 25 yards to record the first score of 2011 for the Huskie defense. Northern Illinois picked off a season-best two passes versus both WMU and Buffalo with safeties Demetrius Stone (WMU) and Dechane Durante (UB) and linebacker Michael Santacaterina (WMU) recording their first career INTs. NIU s interceptions have been by a linebacker (1), defensive linemen (2), defensive backs (4). #Field Goal Frenzy After making 12 field goals over the past four weeks, sophomore kicker Mathew Sims has 14 three-pointers on the season and is ranked seventh in the country in field goals with 1.75 per game. He made four-of-six field goals at Central Michigan, and hit all four of his three ROCKETS FACTS 2011 Record/MAC Record...5-3/ Record/MAC Record/Finish...8-5/7-1/2nd West Head Coach...Tim Beckman Alma Mater/Year... Findlay 88 Record at UT/Year /3rd Career Record/Year /3rd Location... Toledo, Ohio Enrollment... 23,064 Conference...Mid-American Colors...Midnight Blue & Gold Stadium...Glass Bowl Surface/Capacity......FieldTurf/26,248 President...Dr. Lloyd Jacobs Athletic Director...Mike O Brien Ticket Information GOLD Athletics Website... FB Media Relations Contact... Paul Helgren Phone (O); (C) Address...paul.helgren@utoledo.edu 2011 UT Schedule & Results Sept. 1 NEW HAMPSHIRE , W Sept. 10 at Ohio State , L Sept. 16 BOISE STATE , L Sept. 24 at Syracuse , L (OT) Oct. 1 at Temple* , W Oct. 8 EASTERN MICHIGAN* , W Oct. 15 at Bowling Green* , W Oct. 22 MIAMI (OHIO)* , W Nov. 1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS*... 7 p.m. Nov. 8 WESTRN MICHIGAN*...8 p.m. Nov. 18 at Central Michigan*...8 p.m. Nov. 25 at Ball State*...TBA Dec. 2 Marathon MAC Championship (ESPN2)... 7 p.m. *Mid-American Conference game; All Times Eastern. Series History Overall... Toledo leads 29-9 In Toledo... Toledo leads 18-2 In MAC Games... Toledo leads 19-6 Streak...NIU, 1 Series History: : UT 35, NIU 0 (A) 1969: UT 35, NIU 21 (H) : UT 33, NIU 20 (A) 1970: UT 45, NIU 7 (A) : NIU 39, UT 27 (H) 1971: UT 23, NIU 8 (H) : UT 23, NIU 14 (A) 1972: NIU 30, UT 7 (A) : UT 42, NIU 21 (A) 1974: UT 44, NIU 14 (A) : UT 25, NIU 8 (H) 1975: UT 24, NIU 22 (H)* : UT 41, NIU 14 (A)* 1976: UT 17, NIU 2 (A)* : UT 16, NIU 3 (H)* 1977: UT 27, NIU 9 (H)* : UT 44, NIU 14 (A)* 1978: UT 35, NIU 16 (A)* : UT 38, NIU 24 (H)* 1979: NIU 28, UT 10 (H)* : UT 41, NIU 20 (A)* 1980: UT 13, NIU 6 (A)* : UT 33, NIU 30 (H)* 1981: UT 31, NIU 0 (H)* : UT 49, NIU 30 (A)* 1982: UT 9, NIU 3 (A)* : UT 31, NIU 17 (H)* 1983: NIU 26, UT 10 (H)* : NIU 35, UT 17 (A)* 1984: UT 13, NIU 7 (A)* : UT 17, NIU 13 (H)* 1985: NIU 16, UT 3 (H)* : UT 70, NIU 21 (A)* 1986: UT 29, NIU 28 (A) : NIU 38, UT 7 (H)* 1987: NIU 41, UT 5 (H) : UT 20, NIU 19 (A)* : NIU 65, UT 30 (H)* 5 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

6 pointers versus Kent State. Sims hit field goals of 31, 32, 44 and 34 yards in the KSU game and was named one of the Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week. His perfect day tied for the top percentage day in school history and was the first time since 2000 that an NIU kicker went four-for-four or better on threes. He added three field goals versus WMU with a long of 36. #Their Town Northern Illinois has 36 Chicagoland natives on its 110-man roster in NIU s Chicago contingent includes starters Da Ron Brown, Jack Marks, Joe Pawlak, Keith Otis and Willie Clark on offense, along with Alan Baxter, Ron Newcomb, Nabal Jefferson, Sean Progar, Pat Schiller and Rashaan Melvin on defense. #First-Timers Twenty-six players have seen their first action as Huskies this year, including true freshmen Tyler Wedel, Jason Meehan, Rob Sterling and Tommylee Lewis. Five redshirt freshmen have made their debuts as starters as Luke Eakes (TE/FB), Da Ron Brown (WR), Jamaal Bass (LB), Dechane Durante (S) and snapper Brian Mayer have made key contributions. Transfers Jamal Womble (RB), Leighton Settle (RB), Jhony Faustin (DB) and Tim Semisch (TE) have also played their first games as Huskies with Faustin and Semisch earning starts. #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 knocked down a late Flashes field goal attempt. NIU s other punt blocks this season have been by Courtney Stephen, who blocked a punt versus Cal Poly, and Jimmie Ward. Stephen recovered Ward s block versus Army and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown. Ward, a sophomore, already has four career punt blocks. A year ago, the Huskies blocked five punts and seven total kicks. #Senior CLASS Nominee NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish was selected one of 30 candidates for the 2011 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award for football. The award honors seniors who have achieved in the community, classroom, character and competition. Harnish overcame a career-threatening knee injury and has played for three different head coaches and four quarterback coaches during his five seasons with the Huskies. Last year, NIU defensive end and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jake Coffman narrowly lost out on winning the Senior CLASS Award. One of 10 finalists, Coffman was named to the 2010 First Team. #So Long Saturdays The Buffalo game marked Northern Illinois last Saturday game of the season. NIU will have 10 days between the game at Buffalo and the first of three straight Tuesday games, on Nov. 1 at Toledo. The next Tuesday, Northern Illinois returns to Ohio Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 WHERE HARNISH RANKS... IN THE NIU CAREER RECORD BOOKS Rank Category...Total... Next 1st Total Offense Yards...9, st Passing Yards...7, st Pass Completions st Pass Attempts st 300-Yard Passing Games st Touchdowns Responsible For st Plays (Total Offense)...1, rd Touchdown Passes th Rushing Touchdowns th Rushing Yards...2, ,432 IN THE MAC CAREER RECORD BOOKS 12th Total Offense Yards...9,767 14th Plays (Total Offense)...1,379 17th Passing Yards...7,425 18th Completion Percentage th Touchdown Passes th Pass Completions AMONG NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS 8th Total Offense Plays...1,379 9th Total Offense Yards...9,767 10th Touchdowns Responsible For th Total Offense Yards/Play th Touchdown Passes th Passing Yards...7,425 15th Pass Attempts th Pass Completions to take on Bowling Green Nov. 8 before playing host to Ball State on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in DeKalb. The Huskies final game of the season is Friday, Nov. 26 versus Eastern Michigan. #Home SEVEN Home Through five of its seven 2011 home games, Northern Illinois has posted a 4-1 record, including a 4-0 mark at Huskie Stadium. The lone loss came to No. 4 Wisconsin in Chicago at Soldier Field Showdown II. NIU s seven home games is the most since 2003, when the Huskies played seven games at Huskie Stadium and went 7-0 in those games en route to a 10-2 record. Northern Illinois played just five home games in The Wisconsin game marked NIU s second Chicago game after opening the 2007 season versus Iowa at Soldier Field. Northern Illinois returns to the site for the 2012 season opener versus Iowa. #Back to September Northern Illinois posted a 2-2 record in non-conference play for the third straight season as NIU completed its 2011 non-league slate in the first four weeks of the year. The Huskies won their season opener for the first time since 2003 with a victory over Army, then dropped a decision at Kansas when the Jayhawks scored on fourth and goal with nine seconds left in the game. The Huskies ran into a powerful Wisconsin team in Chicago and fell to the No. 7 ranked Badgers 49-7 in Soldier Field Showdown II before defeating Cal Poly in the non-conference finale to reach the 2-2 mark. #Lofty Ranking Northern Illinois is ranked among the best football programs in the nation according to the NCAA s Academic Progress Rate (APR). NIU s 987 APR for puts the Huskies in elite company, behind only Northwestern (993) and Rutgers (988) and ahead of teams like Duke (986), Stanford (977) and Vanderbilt (977). One of 14 teams in the country to receive an NCAA Public Recognition Award, NIU s APR of 987 is 41 points above the national average. The APR measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of studentathletes. #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 among a very small group of Northern Illinois players to have played on three bowl teams. Among NIU s 13 fifthyear seniors, 10 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 47-game starter Trevor Olson at left tackle and four-year starting quarterback Chandler Harnish. #Great Gift During Soldier Field Showdown II in Chicago, Northern Illinois announced that

7 Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Zach Anderson DT So.-RS 8/0 Perez Ashford WR Jr. 33/5 Greg Barksdale LB So. 16/0 Jamaal Bass LB Fr.-RS 8/7 Matt Battaglia OL Jr. 8/0 Alan Baxter DE Jr. 32/4 Cameron Bell RB Sr.-RS 14/3 Frank Boenzi DL Fr.-RS 6/0 Da Ron Brown WR Fr.-RS 8/2 Ryan Brown OT Fr.-RS 4/0 Devon Butler LB So. 24/13 Tyrone Clark LB So. 22/15 Willie Clark WR Sr.-RS 47/10 Adam Coleman DT/TE Sr. 31/0 C.J. Compher FB Fr.-RS 1/0 Akeem Daniels WR So. 19/2 Tommy Davis DB Jr.-RS 35/19 Jordan Delegal LB Sr. 35/8 Dechane Durante D Fr.-RS 8/3 Luke Eakes TE Fr.-RS 8/2 Sean Evans DB So.-RS 10/0 Jhony Faustin CB Jr. 8/4 Ryan Fillingim K Sr.-RS 1/-- Mike Gegner C Fr.-RS 3/0 DeMarcus Grady QB/WR Sr.-RS 27/6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 Dr. Kenneth and Ellen Chessick made the largest gift ever to Huskie Athletics to name the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center. The Chessicks $3 million naming gift was the lead donation in the initial phase of fundraising for the facility and the Huskies received two additional gifts of more than $1 million, marking the first time that has happened in NIU history. The formal announcement of the campaign was held onsaturday, Oct. 15 (see release page 8). Dr. Kenneth Chessick, a surgeon and attorney who graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Law in 1984 and from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1968 and is the founder of the website Restaurant.com, and his wife, Ellen, have devoted themselves to student academic success for many years and have a long history of philanthropic support to NIU. #Honoring the Past NIU honored its 1963 Huskie National Champion Football team by raising a banner atop a 63-foot permanent flag pole outside Huskie Stadium prior to the Homecoming game versus Western Michigan. Members of the 1963 team, including all-time great and College Football Hall of Famer George Bork, were in attendance for the flag raising ceremony. The flag pole is located just outside the gates at the southwest corner of Huskie Stadium and can be seen clearly from inside the stadium. The 1963 NIU team posted a perfect record, capped by a victory over Southwest Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, to claim the College Division Championship. #Back in Black Northern Illinois unveiled new black jerseys versus Kent State and went with an all black look for the first time since the early 1990s. The Huskies wore red jerseys with black pants at home throughout the Joe Novak and Jerry Kill eras. The black jerseys featured red panels underneath each arm. NIU has had the jerseys since this summer and head coach Dave Doeren made the decision to break them out to start the October homestand. Northern Illinois wore black again versus Western Michigan and will be back in black for NIU s annual Black Out game versus Ball State on Nov. 15. the Last Time Career Games Played/Started Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Chandler Harnish QB Sr.-RS 41/39 Marckie Hayes DB Fr.-RS 8/0 Mike Hellams LB So. 9/0 Jasmin Hopkins TB Sr. 21/7 Victor Jacques LB Jr.-RS 19/0 Nabal Jefferson DT Jr. 33/5 Kyle Jenkins DE Sr.-RS 8/2 Anthony Johnson WR So.-RS 12/0 Adam Kiel TE Sr.-RS 33/13 Matt Krempel OL So.-RS 12/0 Tommylee Lewis WR Fr. 5/1 Jordan Lynch QB So.-RS 16/0 Jack Marks TE Sr.-RS 30/7 Brian Mayer DS Fr.-RS 8/-- Pat McAvoy FB Sr.-RS 14/1 Jason Meehan DE Fr. 8/0 Rashaan Melvin CB Jr.-RS 23/9 Martel Moore WR Jr. 35/20 Ryan Neir P Jr.-RS 8/-- Ron Newcomb DL Sr.-RS 28/7 Trevor Olson OT Sr.-RS 48/48 Stephen O Neal DE So.-RS 20/0 Keith Otis OL Sr.-RS 30/22 Nathan Palmer WR Sr.-RS 42/18 Joe Pawlak OL Sr.-RS 46/35 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 65, TOLEDO 30 Nov. 9, :00 p.m. ESPN2 DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 18,472 SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Toledo Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Spann 1 run (Cklamovski kick), 1st 7:40 (14-74, 7:20) NIU - A. Daniels 12 run (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 11:39 (10-74, 4:51) NIU - Palmer 33 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 5:43 (6-80, 3:20) NIU - Harnish 28 run (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 0:20 (7-74, 3:17) TOL - Johnson safety (Tackled QB in end zone), 3rd 12:49 TOL - Thomas 18 run (Claus kick), 3rd 10:42 (6-74, 1:46) NIU - Spann 5 run (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 8:17 (5-80, 2:25) TOL - Thomas 60 run (Claus kick), 3rd 7:18 (2-67, 0:59) NIU - A. Daniels 50 run (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 5:44 (3-60, 1:34) NIU - Spann 8 run (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 2:34 (4-55, 1:43) TOL - Page 3 pass from Owens (Claus kick), 3rd 0:38 (6-51, 1:56) NIU - Davis 83 kickoff return (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 0:28 NIU - Cklamovski 43 FG, 4th 10:42 (4-5, 2:39) NIU - Hopkins 55 run (Cklamovski kick failed), 4th 1:37 (2-63, 0:54) TOL - Jones 5 pass from Owens (Claus kick), 4th 0:03 (8-49, 1:34) Team & Individual Statistics UT...NIU First Downs (R-P) 20 (8-11)...28 (18-8) 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 20: :18 Sacks By-Yards Rushing - UT: Thomas , Owens 9-25, Williams 6-14, Pasquale 1-3. NIU: Harnish , Ja. Hopkins 5-70, Spann 20-74, A. Daniels 2-62, Lynch 9-43, Crider 3-21, Cox 1-4, Bell Passing - UT: Owens , 186. NIU: Harnish , 162. Receiving - UT: Page 7-67, Williams 3-41, Thomas 3-32, Reedy 2-27, Green 1-10, Jones 1-5, Pasquale 1-4. NIU: Moore 3-29, Ashford 2-41, W. Clark 2-28, Palmer 1-33, Marks 1-12, Cox 1-12, Schepler 1-7. Tackles - UT: Molls 19, Donald 16. NIU: Davis 9, Butler 6, Krause 5. Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Logan Pegram OL Jr.-RS 31/18 Tyler Pitt OL Fr.-RS 8/0 Gervaise Porter LB So.-RS 8/0 Sean Progar DE Jr.-RS 35/29 George Rainey LB Jr. 17/0 Mike Santacaterina LB Fr.-RS 5/1 Jason Schepler TE Sr. 35/14 Pat Schiller LB Sr.-RS 44/21 Tim Semisch TE Fr.-RS 8/2 Leighton Settle TB So. 6/0 Mathew Sims K So. 13/-- Courtney Stephen S Jr.-RS 6/0 Rob Sterling FB/LB Fr. 4/1 Cameron Stingily LB So. 4/0 Demetrius Stone S Jr. 19/6 Jared Volk OL So.-RS 18/0 Jimmie Ward DB So. 22/7 Dominique Ware CB So.-RS 16/2 Tyler Wedel K Fr. 8/-- Scott Wedige C Sr.-RS 37/22 Anthony Wells DE So.-RS 12/2 Jamison Wells WR So.-RS 11/0 Joe Windsor DE So. 21/2 Bobby Winkel FB/LB Fr.-RS 1/0 Jamal Womble TB Jr. 7/0 7 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

8 WATCH LISTERS NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 Five Northern Illinois players have been recognized on the watch lists for nine different college football awards this preseason. Watch out for these Huskies. 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) #Adding to the Ranks Two members of the 2010 Northern Illinois team have been added to NFL rosters as of Monday, Oct. 17, giving the Huskies eight alumni on National Football League rosters. Safety Tracy Wilson was signed to the New York Jets practice squad, while tailback Chad Spann joined the Tampa Bay Bucs practice unit. NIU s NFL list is led by All-Pro running back Michael Turner (Atlanta Falcons), offensive linemen Doug Free (Dallas Cowboys) and Super Bowl winning offensive tackle Ryan Diem (Indianapolis Colts). Former NIU defensive end and current San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Larry English, who became the highest NFL Draft choice in school history when he was selected with the 16th pick of the first round, was placed on injured reserve by the Chargers this week. Wide receiver Sam Hurd is in his first year with the Chicago Bears after five seasons with Dallas. #Conversions Are Key Offensively, Northern Illinois ranks 10th in the nation and leads the MAC in third-down conversion percentage with a 50.9 mark (58-of- 114). NIU converted 11 of 13 third-down attempts in the Army game, including an 11-for-11 mark through three quarters behind Chandler Harnish. The Huskies were nine-of-12 on third down versus Cal Poly and converted eight times in 15 tries versus Kent State. #Neir Punts Far Huskie punter Ryan Neir enjoyed the best day of his career with eight punts for a 41.4 yard average at Buffalo. Three of Neir s punts were muffed by the Bulls, and the Huskies recovered two of the muffs. Neir dropped two punts inside the 20-yard line, including his final punt, a 42-yard boot fair caught at the Buffalo 12-yard line. Neir also had a long punt of 52 yards, tying his season and career best. Six of Neir s eight punts went for 40 yards or longer and none of his punts were returned. In his first season as the Huskies starting punter, Neir has punted 28 times for a 36.9 yard average. 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. 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. 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. Fans can 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 In addition, you can like the project on Facebook at facebook. com/chessickcenter and follow updates on Game #9 - Nov. 1,

9 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 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 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 8. 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. 9 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

10 wisconsin 49, NIU 7 Sept. 17, :30 p.m. ESPN3.com Chicago, Ill. Soldier Field 41,098 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 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 Northern Illinois 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 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 7.

11 CMU 48, NIU 41 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 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 10. 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 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

12 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Toledo Nov. 1, 2011 NIU 51, western michigan 22 Oct. 15, :30 p.m. Comcast SportsNet Chicago DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 20,277 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 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 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. CMU: Skinner 10, Lester 9, Mack 8.

13 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 27:32 32:28 3RD-DOWN Conversions 58/114 51/124 3rd-Down Pct 51% 41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/8 13/17 4th-Down Pct 75% 76% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS -9 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (40-44) 91% (33-37) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (29-44) 66% (26-37) 70% PAT-ATTEMPTS (36-37) 97% (28-30) 93% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 5/ /25998 Neutral Site Games 0/0 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 SETTLE, Leighton ASHFORD, Perez BELL, Cameron CLARK, Willie LEWIS, Tommylee SPENCER, James BROWN, Da Ron WELLS, Jamison TEAM NEIR, Ryan 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 ASHFORD, Perez PALMER, Nathan MOORE, Martel BROWN, Da Ron DANIELS, Akeem WELLS, Jamison CLARK, Willie JOHNSON, Anthony 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 SETTLE, Leighton ASHFORD, Perez BELL, Cameron LEWIS, Tommylee CLARK, Willie SPENCER, James BROWN, Da Ron WELLS, Jamison TEAM NEIR, Ryan Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long DAVIS, Tommy ASHFORD, Perez WARD, Jimmie BROWN, Da Ron STEPHEN, Courtney Total Opponents Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

14 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 STERLING, Rob TEAM MEEHAN, Jason WELLS, Jamison Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long MELVIN, Rashaan SANTACATERINA ANDERSON, Zach JEFFERSON, Nabal STONE, Demetrius DURANTE, Dechane 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 ASHFORD, Perez DANIELS, Akeem PALMER, Nathan MOORE, Martel LYNCH, Jordan BROWN, Da Ron DAVIS, Tommy LEWIS, Tommylee WOMBLE, Jamal SETTLE, Leighton JOHNSON, Anthony CLARK, Willie WELLS, Jamison GRADY, DeMarcus STONE, Demetrius JEFFERSON, Nabal EAKES, Luke SANTACATERINA STEPHEN, Courtney STERLING, Rob MARKS, Jack MCAVOY, Pat BELL, Cameron WARD, Jimmie SEMISCH, Tim SPENCER, James ANDERSON, Zach MELVIN, Rashaan TEAM NEIR, Ryan Total Opponents FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk SIMS, Mathew No. Long NIU TD Harnish to Womble vs. Army, 9/3 Rushing 17 57, Hopkins vs. Army, 9/3 Ashford 2 26, vs. Cal Poly, 9/24 Daniels 1 25, vs. Kent State, 10/8 Harnish 9 51, vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 Hopkins, Ja. 3 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 Womble vs. Army, 9/3 58 Harnish to Palmer vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 by Harnish TD, to Womble vs. Army, 9/3 39, to Ashford vs. Wisconsin, 9/17 35, to Ashford at Kansas, 9/10 31, to Daniels at Kansas, 9/10 to Ashford 4 39, from Harnish vs. Wisconsin, 9/17 39, from Harnish at Buffalo, 10/22 to Daniels 2 31, from Harnish at Kansas, 9/10 to Grady 1 27, from Harnish at C. Michigan, 10/1 to Moore 1 55 TD, from Harnish at C. Michigan, 10/1 to Palmer 3 58, from Harnish vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 to Womble 1 58 TD, from Harnish vs. Army, 9/3 Returns 9 36 Lewis KOR at C. Michigan, 10/1 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 1 36 KOR at C. Michigan, 10/1 Stone 1 29 INT vs. W. Michigan, 10/15 OPPONENT 32 61TD, Radcliff to Blackburn, C. Michigan, 10/1 Rushing 5 36, Cotton, C. Michigan, 10/1 Passing TD Radcliff to Blackburn, C. Michigan, 10/1 Returns Beshears, Kansas, 9/10 * 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 at Bowling Green Ball State Eastern Michigan Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. SIMS, Mathew HOPKINS, Jasmin HARNISH, Chandler MOORE, Martel DANIELS, Akeem LYNCH, Jordan PALMER, Nathan JEFFERSON, Nabal WOMBLE, Jamal ASHFORD, Perez BROWN, Da Ron STEPHEN, Courtney SEMISCH, Tim LEWIS, Tommylee EAKES, Luke Total Opponents Game #9 - Nov. 1,

15 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 A BASS, Jamaal STONE, Demetrius NEWCOMB, Ron PROGAR, Sean DAVIS, Tommy FAUSTIN, Jhony DURANTE, Dechane BAXTER, Alan JEFFERSON, Nabal WARE, Dominique JENKINS, Kyle MEEHAN, Jason WINDSOR, Joe EVANS, Sean SANTACATERINA PORTER, Gervais WELLS, Anthony JACQUES, Victor HAYES, Marckie O NEAL, Stephen A BARKSDALE, Greg BROWN, Da Ron STEPHEN, Courtney BELL, Cameron ANDERSON, Zach DANIELS, Akeem BOENZI, Frank WEDIGE, Scott KIEL, Adam WELLS, Jamison WEDEL, Tyler STERLING, Rob LYNCH, Jordan 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 Off. Skill Hopkins Harnish None Harnish Hopkins/ Daniels Harnish Hopkins Ashford Off. Work Team T. Clark T. Clark Green T. Clark Rose/Spencer T. Clark/ Gordon Lemon/ Logan Green Special Teams Ward Sims Neir Daniels/ Stephen Sims D. Brown Neir Stephen Def. Lineman Baxter Progar None Newcomb Jenkins Newcomb Schiller Jefferson Def. Skill Schiller Schiller None Schiller Ward Bass Melvin Durante Def. Work Team Gorrell Ness Conlon Logan Hellams Winkel Strehl Spencer Selected by the Huskie coaching staff. 15 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

16 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 PARTICIPATION No. Name GP/GS Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU Ball St. EMU 51 ANDERSON, Zach 2/- - - X X ASHFORD, Perez 8/3 X X WR X X WR WR X 10 BARKSDALE, Greg 3/- X X X BASS, Jamaal 8/7 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB X OLB 66 BATTAGLIA, Matt 5/- X - X X - X X - 90 BAXTER, Alan 7/4 X DE - DE DE X X DE 32 BELL, Cameron 6/3 FB FB X FB - - X X 98 BOENZI, Frank 6/- - X X X X X X - 4 BROWN, Da Ron 8/2 X WR X X WR X X X 78 BROWN, Ryan 5/- X - X X - X X - 10 CLARK, Willie 8/- X X X X X X X X 31 COMPHER, C.J. 1/- X DANIELS, Akeem 8/1 X X X X X TB X X 20 DAVIS, Tommy 8/5 SS SS SS SS SS X X X 29 DELEGAL, Jordan 8/8 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 21 DURANTE, Dechane 8/3 X X X X X SS SS SS 83 EAKES, Luke 8/2 TE X X TE X X X X 2 EVANS, Sean 7/- X X X X X X X - 28 FAUSTIN, Jhony 8/4 X X X CB X CB CB CB 3 FILLINGIM, Ryan 1/- X GEGNER, Michael 3/- X X X - 94 GORDON, Donovan 1/ X - 3 GRADY, DeMarcus 8/- X X X X X X X X 12 HARNISH, Chandler 8/8 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 17 HAYES, Marckie 8/- X X X X X X X X 25 HOPKINS, Jasmin 8/7 TB TB TB TB TB X TB TB 40 JACQUES, Victor 8/- X X X X X X X X 99 JEFFERSON, Nabal 8/5 X X NG X NG NG NG NG 57 JENKINS, Kyle 8/2 X X X X X DE DE X 13 JOHNSON, Anthony 7/- X X X X X X X - 94 KIEL, Adam 8/2 TE X X TE X X X X 79 KREMPEL, Matt 4/ X X X X 80 LEWIS, Tommylee 5/ X WR X X X 6 LYNCH, Jordan 7/- X - X X X X X X 89 MARKS, Jack 8/5 X X TE X TE TE TE TE 84 MAYER, Brian 8/- X X X X X X X X 41 MCAVOY, Pat 8/1 X X X X X X X FB 49 MEEHAN, Jason 8/- X X X X X X X X 11 MELVIN, Rashaan 7/7 CB - CB CB CB CB CB CB 1 MOORE, Martel 8/7 WR WR WR WR X WR WR WR 18 NEIR, Ryan 8/- X X X X X X X X 96 NEWCOMB, Ron 8/7 START START X START START START START START 69 O NEAL, Stephen 7/- - X X X X X X X 62 OLSON, Trevor 8/8 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 68 OTIS, Keith 8/8 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 81 PALMER, Nathan 8/3 X WR WR X WR X X X 72 PAWLAK, Joe 8/8 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 70 PEGRAM, Logan 8/8 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 67 PITT, Tyler 8/- X X X X X X X X 39 PORTER, Gervais 8/- X X X X X X X X 95 PROGAR, Sean 8/8 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 46 RAINEY, George 6/- X X X X X X SANTACATERINA 5/1 X X X OLB X 53 SCHILLER, Pat 8/8 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 88 SEMISCH, Tim 8/2 X X X X X TE TE X 23 SETTLE, Leighton 6/- X - X - X X X X 99 SIMS, Mathew 8/- X X X X X X X X 23 SPENCER, James 1/ X STEPHEN, Courtney 6/- X X X X X X STERLING, Rob 4/ X X X TE 19 STONE, Demetrius 8/6 FS FS FS FS FS X FS X 82 STRIEDL, Jess 1/ X - 77 VOLK, Jared 4/- X - X - - X X - 15 WARD, Jimmie 8/7 CB CB CB CB CB CB X CB 24 WARE, Dominique 8/2 CB CB X X X X X X 26 WEDEL, Tyler 8/- X X X X X X X X 71 WEDIGE, Scott 8/8 C C C C C C C C 91 WELLS, Anthony 8/2 X DT DT X X X X X 22 WELLS, Jamison 8/- X X X X X X X X 97 WINDSOR, Joe 7/2 DE X DE X X X X - 27 WINKEL, Bobby 1/ X WOMBLE, Jamal 7/- X X X X - X X X X-indicates played; letters indicate position started Game #9 - Nov. 1,

17 ---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 at Toledo NIU at Bowling Green NIU vs Ball State NIU vs E. Michigan NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS NIU in the 2011 NCAA and MAC Rankings TEAM Average NCAA MAC Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin.50 T-35 2 Pass Defense Passing Efficiency Sacks 2.25 T-41 2 Tackles for Loss Sacks Allowed Tackles for Loss Allowed 5.00 T-28 3 Fewest Penalties 5.38 T-41 6 Fewest Yards Penalized Punt Ret. Yardage Defense Kickoff Ret. Yardage Defense TEAM Average NCAA MAC Third Down Conversion Pct Third Down Conv. Pct. Defense Fourth Down Conversion Pct T-12 3 Fourth Down Conv. Pct. Defense Time of Possession 27: INDIVIDUAL Average NCAA MAC Chandler Harnish, Rushing Jasmin Hopkins, Rushing Chandler Harnish, Passing Efficiency Chandler Harnish, Total Offense Rashaan Melvin.29 T-67 T-5 Mathew Sims, Field Goals Mathew Sims, Scoring Jasmin Hopkins, Scoring 9.00 T-29 4 Sean Progar, Sacks.56 T-67 3 Pat Schiller, Tackles 8.62 T-54 T-7 Alan Baxter, Tackles for Loss 1.14 T Pat Schiller, Tackles for Loss 1.00 T-82 T-11 Sean Progar, Sacks 1.00 T-82 T-11 Ron Newcomb, Tackles for Loss 1.00 T-82 T Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RUSHING No-Yds Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Ashford, Perez Bell, Cameron Clark, Willie Daniels, Akeem , 2TD 5-12 Harnish, Chandler 11-84, TD 11-89, 3TD 4- (-2) , TD 18-92, TD 11-65, TD , TD Hopkins, Jasmin , TD 4-7, TD , 19-95, , 18-48, 2TD TD 3TD 3TD Lewis, Tommylee DNP DNP DNP 1-9, TD (-2) Lynch, Jordan , TD , TD 1-4 Settle, Leighton 6-2 DNP 2-1 DNP Womble, Jamal DNP (-5) 2-8 Wells, Jamison (-1) RECEIVING No-Yds Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Ashford, Perez , TD Brown, Da Ron , TD Clark, Willie Daniels, Akeem 3-26, TD Eakes, Luke 1-13, TD Grady, DeMarcus Hopkins, Jasmin , TD Johnson, Anthony Marks, Jack Moore, Martel 4-46, TD 4-45, TD , TD Palmer, Nathan 1-19, TD Semisch, Tim , TD Settle, Leighton 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP Wells, Jamison Womble, Jamal 2-58, TD DNP PASSING C-A, Yds Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toledo BGSU BSU EMU Harnish, Chandler 12-19, , , , , , , 203, 11-26, TD, INT 2 TD 2 TD 2 TD TD INT Lynch, Jordan 3-5, 25 DNP , , PUNTING No-Avg, In20 Army Kansas UW Cal-Poly CMU Kent St. WMU Buffalo Toldeo BGSU BSU EMU Neir, Ryan , , , , , , , , 2 Game #9 - Nov. 1,

19 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 Anderson, Zach DNP DNP 0-2-2, DNP DNP DNP DNP INT Barksdale, Greg DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Bass, Jamaal , 1-5-6, , 2-3-5, TFL 0.5 TFL TFL 2 TFL, PBU Baxter, Alan 4-3-7, FF, 3-1-4, 1.5 SK DNP , PBU 2-1-3, SK, 2-3-5, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 SK, 2 TFL 0.5 TFL, FR QBH 0.5 TFL FR Boenzi, Frank DNP 1-1-2, SK, DNP , PBU TFL Davis, Tommy , TFL Delegal, Jordan 0-4-4, , , PBU , TFL, PBU 2PBU TFL QBH Durante, Dechane , BK, 2-4-6, TFL 6-3-9, INT, PBU PBU TFL, PBU Evans, Sean 2-0-2, , DNP TFL PBU Faustin, Jhony , PBU 1-7-8, PBU Hayes, Marckie Jacques, Victor Jefferson, Nabal , INT, , FR, TD TFL Jenkins, Kyle , TFL , SK, TFL, FR Meehan, Jason , 0.5 SK, , TFL 0.5 TFL, FR Melvin, Rashaan 2-4-6, INT DNP , , TFL , INT, PBU PBU PBU Newcomb, Ron 0-2-2, 2-1-3, FR , 2-2-4, 5-4-9, 2.5 SK, 1-0-1, TFL TFL TFL TFL, 4.5 TFL, PBU FF, BK O Neal, Stephen DNP , SK, , QBH FF, TFL Porter, Gervais 2-2-4, PBU Progar, Sean , , SK, 4-2-6, 2 SK 2-1-3, SK 1-2-3, QBH, TFL TFL, 2.5 TFL, FF 2 TFL, 1.5 TFL 0.5 SK, QBH PBU Santacaterina, Michael DNP DNP DNP 2-2-4, 0.5 SK, 0-3-3, INT TFL, FF Schiller, Pat 4-5-9, 4-4-8, , SK 1-8-9, 3-3-6, TFL , SK, , 2 TFL 1.5 TFL 1.5 TFL 0.5 TFL, TFL, 2 PBU 0.5 TFL QBH Stephen, Courtney , DNP DNP PBU Stone, Demetrius 4-1-5, FR , , 0-1-1, 2-2-4, INT 1-6-7, PBU PBU PBU PBU PBU Ward, Jimmie 2-5-7, SK, , , , PBU 4-1-5, FF TFL, BK PBU TFL Ware, Dominique , FR Wells, Anthony , TFL , SK PBU Windsor, Joe 1-4-5, TFL 1-2-3, TFL Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

20 THE LAST TIME Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011 northern illinois RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN... Tommy Davis (83 yards) vs. 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... Jake Coffman (tackled RB in end zone) vs. Ball State ( ) 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)... Michael Cklamovski at Eastern Michigan ( ) 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 (229) and Jordan Lynch (113) vs. W. 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 (229) and Jordan Lynch (113) vs. W. Michigan ( ) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS... Landon Cox (11) at Ohio ( ) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS... Martel Moore (130) at Central Michigan ( ) 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... Martel Moore (2) vs. Miami ( ) SCORED THREE TOUCHDOWNS... Jasmin Hopkins (3 rush) vs. Buffalo ( ) HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME... Tyrone Clark vs. Central Michigan ( ) 20 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... Terrance Knighton (66 yards) of Temple ( ) 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... Ryan Radcliff (387) of Central Michigan ( ) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS... Chazz Anderson (404) of Buffalo ( ) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS... Branden Oliver (112) of Buffalo ( ) 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... Marcus Rivers (114) of Buffalo ( ) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS... Travis Shelton (204) of Temple ( )

21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2011 HIGHS AND LOWS team highs team lows individual highs MOST POINTS, GAME Northern Illinois...51, vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...49, by Wisconsin (9/17) MOST POINTS, QUARTER Northern Illinois...24, 3rd Q. vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...20, 4th Q. by Army (9/3) MOST POINTS, HALF Northern Illinois...38, 2nd vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...28, 1st by Wisconsin (9/17) MOST FIRST DOWNS Northern Illinois...33, vs. Cal Poly (9/24) 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...54, vs. W. Michigan (10/15) 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 C. Michigan (10/1) MOST TOTAL NET YARDS Northern Illinois...697, vs. W. Michigan (10/15) Opponent...621, by Wisconsin (9/17) MOST PENALTIES Northern Illinois...8, vs. Kent State (10/8) Opponent...9, by Kansas (9/10) MOST TURNOVERS Northern Illinois...2, twice last at CMU (10/1) Opponent...5, by Buffalo (10/22) MOST TIME OF POSSESSION Northern Illinois...30:58, at C. Michigan (10/1) 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, 2nd vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...3, 1st by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS Northern Illinois...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...31, by W. Michigan (10/15) FEWEST PASSING YARDS Northern Illinois...10, at Buffalo (10/22) 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...11, at Buffalo (10/22) Opponent...6, by Kent State (10/8) 6, by Cal Poly (9/24) FEWEST SACKS (BY DEFENSE) Northern Illinois...0, at Buffalo (10/22) Opponent...0, by four opponents FEWEST TOTAL NET YARDS Northern Illinois...237, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...372, by Cal Poly (9/24) FEWEST PENALTIES Northern Illinois...3, at Kansas (9/10) Opponent...4, by Kent State (10/8) FEWEST TURNOVERS Northern Illinois...0, at Buffalo (10/22) 0, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) 0, at Kansas (9/10) Opponent...0, by C. Michigan (10/1) 0 by Cal Poly (9/24) LEAST TIME OF POSSESSION Northern Illinois...21:07, vs. Wisconsin (9/17) Opponent...29:42, by Cal Poly (9/24) RUSHING YARDS (NET) NIU , Chandler Harnish vs. WMU (10/15) Opp , Branden Oliver, Buffalo (10/22) RUSHING ATTEMPTS NIU... 22, Jas Hopkins vs. Cal Poly (9/24) Opp... 28, Branden Oliver, Buffalo (10/22) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS NIU... 3, Jasmin Hopkins at Buffalo (10/22) Opp... 2, by three opponents PASSING YARDS NIU , Chandler Harnish at CMU (10/1) Opp , Chazz Anderson, Buffalo (10/22) PASS ATTEMPTS NIU... 50, Chandler Harnish at CMU (10/1) Opp... 53, Chazz Anderson, Buffalo (10/22) PASS COMPLETIONS NIU... 27, Chandler Harnish at CMU (10/1) 27, Chandler Harnish at Kansas (9/10) Opp... 35, 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... 5, Chandler Harnish vs Army (9/3) Opp... 4, Ryan Radcliff, C. Michigan (10/1) MOST RECEPTIONS NIU... 9, Nathan Palmer at Kansas (9/10) Opp... 10, Marcus Rivers, Buffalo (10/22) RECEIVING YARDS NIU , Martel Moore at CMU (10/1) Opp , Marcus Rivers, Buffalo (10/22) TOUCHDOWN CATCHES NIU... 1, by eight players Opp... 2, by three players TOUCHDOWNS NIU... 3, Jasmin Hopkins at Buffalo (10/22) Opp... 2, by five opponents 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 six players Opp... 2 by Jahleel Addae, C. Michigan (10/1) 21 Game #9 - Nov. 1, 2011

22 MEET THE HUSKIES 12 Chandler Harnish QB Sr.-RS 2L Bluffton, Ind. Norwell 2011: One of 16 student-athletes to earn a spot on the 2011 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class. Leads the MAC and is 14th in the nation in total offense, averaging yards a game. Ranks fourth in the league in passing efficiency with a rating. Leads the team and ranks fourth in the MAC in rushing averaging 92.2 yards a game. Compiled 217 yards of total offense and scored a rushing touchdown against Buffalo (10-22). Became the 10th player in NCAA FBS history to rush and pass for 200 yards in a game, in addition to becoming the second quarterback to rush for 200 yards in 2011, against Western Michigan (10-15), rushing for 229 yards and passing for 203. To date, his 229 rushing yards against the Broncos are the most by any quarterback in the nation and most by any player in the MAC. Accounted for 432 of the Huskies 697 total yards against WMU en route to earning his second MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honor this season. Accounted for 178 yards in total offense against Kent State (10-8). Passed for a career-high 370 yards against Central Michigan (10-1) and accumulated 462 total yards of offense. Compiled 305 total yards against Cal Poly (9-24) and broke George Bork s 48-year old touchdowns accounted for record. 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 Harnish s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/Gm Effic / / / / Career 41/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 41/ 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: 5, vs. Army, Long Completion: 91, at Minnesota, Rushing Attempts: 21, vs. North Dakota, Rushing Yards: 229, vs. Western Michigan, Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Kansas, Long Rush: 69, vs. Toledo, Total Touchdowns: 6, vs. Army, Total Offense: 462 (370 passing, 95 rushing), at C. Mich., 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 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 Wis.* (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) Totals Career *-Games Started

23 CHANDLER HARNISH Continued RECOGNITIONS & HONORS 2011 National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Walter Camp Player of the Year 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, ) Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week (vs. Army, ; vs. Kansas, ) MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (vs. W. Michigan, ) 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) MAC West Offensive Player of Week (Temple) MAC West Offensive Player of Week (Toledo) CFN MAC Player of the Week (North Dakota) HARNISH IN THE NIU CAREER RECORD BOOKS 1st Total Offense Yards...9,767 1st Passing Yards...7,425 1st Pass Completions st Pass Attempts st Most 300-yard Passing Games st Touchdowns Responsible For st Plays (Total Offense)...1,379 3rd Touchdown Passes th Rushing Touchdowns th Rushing Yards...2,882 HARNISH IN THE MAC CAREER RECORD BOOKS 12th Total Offense Yards...9,767 14th Plays (Total Offense)...1,379 17th Passing Yards...7,425 18th Touchdown Passes th Completion Percentage th Pass Completions HARNIISH AMONG NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS 8th Total Offense Plays...1,379 9th Total Offense Yards...9,767 10th Touchdowns Responsible For th Total Offense Yards/Play th Touchdown Passes th Passing Yards...7,425 15th Passing Attempts th Pass Completions MEET THE HUSKIES 7 Perez Ashford WR So. 1L Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights 2011: Leads NIU and ranks 13th in the MAC with 28 catches and 356 yards receiving. 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 returning two punts 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 tallying 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 catches for 77 yards, while rushing twice for seven yards and leading the team with 153 all-purpose yards. Caught five passes for 67 yards at Kansas (9-10), including a long of 35 yards. Saw action against Army (9-3). Ashford s Career Stats RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 33/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 33/ PUNT RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / / Career 33/ Catches: 8, at Central Michigan, Receiving TDs: 1, vs. Cal Poly, Receiving Yards: 77, vs. Wisconsin, Long Gain: 39, twice, last at Buffalo, jamaal bass LB Fr.-RS 1Sq Miramar, Fla. Miramar 2011: Tied for third on the team with 49 tackles after totaling six tackles at Buffalo (10-22). Made five stops against Western Michigan (10-15). Recorded 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).

24 MEET THE HUSKIES Bass Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 Tackles: 10, at Central Michigan, Alan baxter DE Jr. 2L Buffalo Grove, Ill. Buffalo Grove 2011: Ranks second on the team in sacks with three. 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). Played against Cal Poly (9-24). Posted 1.5 sacks and another tackle 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 Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /1 0/1 Career 32/ /1 0/1 Tackles: 7, vs. Army, TFL: 2.5, two times, last at Kansas, Sacks: 1.5, at Kansas, CAMERON BELL FB Sr.-RS 1L Round Rock, Texas Stony Point/Iowa State 2011: Has made three starts for the Huskies at fullback this season. Totaled 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 a pair of tackles as a member of the Huskie special teams. Bell s Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 15/ Rushing Attempts: 12, vs. Central Michigan, Rushing Yards: 82, vs. Central Michigan, Longest Rush: 30, twice, last at vball State, frank boenzi DL Fr.-RS 1Sq Geneva, Ill. Geneva 2011: 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. Saw his first action as a Huskie. against Army (9-3). Boenzi s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 Tackles: 2, at Kansas, Sacks: 1, at Kansas, Da Ron Brown WR Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, Ill. Morgan Park 2011: Fourth on the team in receptions with 13 catches for 186 yards and one touchdown through eight games. 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. Saw action against Army (9-3). 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: 24, at Central Michigan, Touchdowns: 1, at Kansas, Willie Clark WR Sr.-RS 3L Roselle, Ill. Lake Park 2011: Has eight receptions for 68 yards on the season and eight rushing yards on one carry. 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).

25 MEET THE HUSKIES W. Clark s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 47/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / Catches: 7, at Western Michigan, Yards: 70, twice, last vs. Miami (OH) (MAC Championship), TDs: 2, twice, last at Eastern Michigan, Long Gain: 65, at Eastern Michigan, Akeem Daniels RB So. 1L Kissimmee, Fla. Osceola 2011: Ranks fourth on the team in rushing yards (204) and is tied for fifth in receiving yards (149). 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. Daniels Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / CAREER 19/ RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / CAREER 19/ Rushing Yards: 62, vs. Toledo, Long Gain: 50, vs. Toledo, Touchdowns: 2, two times, last vs. Western Michigan, Tommy Davis S Jr.-RS 2L East St. Louis, Ill. Althoff Catholic 2011: Leads the team in punt returns with seven for 41 yards. Ranks sixth on the team with 30 tackles on the season. 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). Recorded four tackles at Kansas (9-10) and returned three kickoffs for 58 yards. Led the Huskies with 10 tackles against Army (9-3), while 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 35/ PUNT RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / / Career 35/ DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /4 1/ / /0 0/0 Career 35/ /4 1/2 Tackles: 10, at Illinois, Long Kickoff Return: 86, vs. Eastern Michigan, Long Punt Return: 52, at Ball State, TDs: 1, twice last vs. Toledo, Jordan Delegal LB Sr. 2L Miami, Fla. Chaminade Madonna/Joliet JC 2011: Tied for third on the team in tackles (49). 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 seven solo tackles and nine total 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).

26 MEET THE HUSKIES Delegal s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /1 0/ / /0 0/4 Career 35/ /1 0/6 Tackles: 8, twice, last at Buffalo, TFL: 1, six times, last at Buffalo, Sacks: 1, four times, last vs. South Florida (International Bowl) Blocked Punts: 2, at Ball State, dechane durante S Fr.-RS 1Sq Charlotte, N.C. Vance 2011: 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). Saw action against Cal Poly (9-24). 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). Durante s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 1/2 Tackles: 9, at Buffalo Luke Eakes TE/FB Fr.-RS 1Sq St. Marys, Kan. St. Marys 2011: Has three receptions for 25 yards after catching one pass 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, vs. Army, Yards: 13, vs. Army, TDs: 1, vs. Army, Long Gain: 13, vs. Army, Sean Evans CB So.-RS 2Sq Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Ft. Walton Beach 2011: Posted four tackles and a pass breakup against Western Michigan (10-15). Made one tackle, an assist, against Wisconsin (9-17). Recorded six total 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 Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 Tackles: 6, at Kansas, TFL: 1, vs. Army, Demarcus Grady WR Sr.-RS 3L Grand Rapids, Mich. East Grand Rapids 2011: 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 seven games this season. Grady s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/Gm Effic / / / / Career 27/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 27/ 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,

27 MEET THE HUSKIES 17 Marckie Hayes CB Fr.-RS 1Sq Sycamore, Ill. Sycamore 2011: Has seen action in all eight games this season. Registered a solo tackle at Buffalo (10-22). Tallied two tackles against Western Michigan (10-15). Posted one solo tackle at Kansas (9-10). Played in first career game as a Huskie against Army (9-3). Hayes Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/0 Tackles: 4, vs. Army, Victor Jacques LB Jr.-RS 1L Miami, Fla. Christopher Columbus 2011: 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). Saw action against Wisconsin (9-17) and Central Michigan (10-1). Did not play against Kansas (9-10). Made one assisted tackle against Army (9-3). Jacques Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ DID NOT PLAY / /0 0/0 Career 18/ /0 0/0 25 Jasmin Hopkins RB Sr. 1L Stanley, N.C. East Gaston/Fort Scott CC 2011: Second on the team and seventh in the MAC rushing with 595 yards through eight games. Scampered for 48 yards and three scores on 18 carries at Buffalo (10-22), in addition to catching one pass for seven yards. Ran for 91 yards on 14 carries and scored a career-high 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 and two touchdowns on 22 carries 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 21/ RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / CAREER 21/ KICKOFF RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg / / CAREER 21/ Rushing Attempts: 22, vs. Cal Poly, Rushing Yards: 143, vs. Cal Poly, Longest Rush: 74, at Eastern Michigan, Touchdowns: 3, vs. Western Michigan, Longest Kickoff Return: 33, at Akron, Nabal Jefferson DL Jr. 2L Chicago, Ill. Marist 2011: 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 Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /1 1/1 Career 33/ /1 1/2 Tackles: 6, at Buffalo, TFL: 2.5, vs. Fresno State (Humanitarian Bowl), Sacks: 1.5, at Ball State, Ints: 1, vs. Kent State, TD: 1, vs. Kent State,

28 MEET THE HUSKIES 57 Kyle Jenkins DE Sr.-RS 2Sq Itasca, Ill. Driscoll/Harper College 2011: 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-and-a-half tackles for loss against Kent State (10-8). Recorded 16 tackles in seven games played this season. Posted six total tackles at Central Michigan (10-1), which was the third most on the team. Tallied one assisted tackle against Wisconsin (9-17). Made one tackle for loss at Kansas (9-10). Totaled four stopss against Army (9-3), including one solo tackle. 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 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 / Catches: 2, vs. Army, Yards: 32, vs. Army, Long Gain: 20, at Central Michigan, Jordan Lynch QB So.-RS 1L Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel 2011: 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 Effic / / Career 16/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / Career 16/ 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, at Ball State, Long Rush: 90, vs. Buffalo, Jack Marks TE Sr.-RS 2L Orland Park, Ill. Marist Awarded a scholarship by Head Coach Dave Doeren prior to 2011 spring practices. Enters fall drills as the Huskies top tight end. 2011: Has played in all eight 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). Marks Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / Career 30/ Catches: 5, at Illinois, Receiving Yards: 55, at Illinois, Long Gain: 22, at Illinois,

29 MEET THE HUSKIES 11 Rashaan Melvin CB Jr.-RS 1L Waukegan, Ill. Waukegan Former walk-on enters 2011 campaign as NIU s most experienced cornerback. 2011: Tied for third on the team in tackles with 49, talling 10 stops, an interception and a pass break up at Buffalo (10-22). Leads the team in interceptions with two. 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 Assist Tot. TFL-Yds. Sk.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 2/ / /0 2/5 Career 21/ /0 4/11 Tackles: 10, two times, last at Buffalo, Int: 1, four times, last at Buffalo, Martel Moore WR Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas Earl Warren 2011: Leads the Huskies in receiving touchdowns with four, while ranking third in catches (25) and receiving yards (315). Paced the Huskie receiving corps with three catches for 34 yards at Buffalo (10-22). Lead the team with four grabs 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. 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 receptions (four) and receiving yards (46) 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 38/ Catches: 6, twice, last at Central Michigan, Receiving Yards: 130, at Central Michigan, Long Gain: 69, vs. Miami (OH) (MAC Championship), Ryan Neir P Jr.-RS 3Sq Roscoe, Ill. Hononegah 2011: Posted a career-high 41.4-yard average on eight punts at Buffalo (10-22). Grossed 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 32.0-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: 52, two times, last at Buffalo, Inside 20: 3, vs. Wisconsin, Ron Newcomb DL Sr.-RS 2L Wheatfield, Ind. Mt. Carmel (Chicago) 2011: Tied a career-high with 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 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 Assist Tot TFL-Yds Sk.-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /0 0/ / /1 0/1 Career 29/ /0 0/4 Tackles: 5, two times, last at Buffalo, TFL: 1.5, vs. Eastern Michigan, Sacks: 1, at Miami (OH),

30 MEET THE HUSKIES 62 Trevor Olson OT Sr.-RS 3L Richfield, Minn. Richfield Named to the preseason Watch Lists for the Outland Trophy (interior lineman) and Rotary Lombardi Award (lineman). 2011: Has started all 48 games of his NIU career. 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: 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 Assist Tot. TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/0 Career 19/ /0 0/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Wisconsin, TFLs: 1, two times, last vs. Kent State, Sack: 1, two times, last vs. Kent State, Nathan Palmer WR Sr.-RS 3L Elkhart, Ind. Central 2011: Second on the team in receptions (27) and receiving yards (329). 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 42/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm / / / / Career 42/ Catches: 9, at Kansas, Receiving Yards: 170, at Minnesota, TDs: 2, twice, last at Ball State, Long Gain: 91, at Minnesota, Rushing Yards: 69, vs. Ball State, Keith Otis OL Sr.-RS 2L Chicago, Ill. Hubbard 2011: 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 in a single game. Helped the Huskies set a new season-high in first downs with 33 against Cal Poly (9-24). Has started all 20 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. 72 Joe pawlak OL Sr.-RS 3L Grayslake, Ill. Grayslake 2011: Member of an offensive line that did not give up a sack for the third straight game at Buffalo (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 a season-high 355 rushing yards against Cal Poly (9-24).

31 MEET THE HUSKIES 70 Logan Pegram OL Jr.-RS 2L Silver Lake, Kan. Silver Lake 2011: 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. Member of NIU offensive line that did not give up a sack against Kent State (10-8) or Western Michigan (10-15). Helped NIU post season-highs in first downs (33) and rushing yards (355) 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. 39 Gervaise Porter LB So.-RS 1Sq Robbins, Ill. Eisenhower 2011: Has seen action in all eight games. Made an assisted tackle against Western Michigan (10-15). Posted two tackles against Kent State (10-8). Notched four tackles, two solo and two, assisted against Army (9-3), in addition to a pass breakup. Porter s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Assist Tot. TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 95 Sean Progar DE Jr.-RS 2L Glenview, Ill. Glenbrook South 2011: Ranks third in the MAC with 4.5 sacks. 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) while starting at defensive end. 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 35/ /3 0/3 52 michael santacaterina LB Fr.-RS 1Sq Geneva, Ill. Geneva 2011: 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: 4, two times, last at Buffalo, Sacks: 0.5, vs. Kent State, TFLs: 0.5, two times, last vs. Western Michigan, Ints: 1, vs. Western Michigan, Pat Schiller LB Sr.-RS 3L Geneva, Ill. Geneva 2011: Ranks first on the team and tied for sixth in the MAC with 69 tackles. 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 0/2 Career 42/ /0 1/4 Tackles: 12, vs. Ball State, TFLs: 1.5, three times, last vs. Cal-Poly, Tackles: 10, at Kansas, TFLs: 4.5, vs. Kent State, Sacks: 2, two times, last vs. Kent State,

32 MEET THE HUSKIES 99 Mathew Sims K So. 1L Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal 2011: Was four-of-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-of-six 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 seven-for-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: Fourth on the team with 44 tackles. 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 eight solo tackles and 10 total 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 1/4 Career 19/ /1 1/7 Tackles: 10, at Kansas, Jimmie Ward DB So. 1L Mobile, Ala. Davidson 2011: Ranks second on the team with 59 tackles. 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 assisted at Central Michigan (10-1). Compiled six total tackles against Cal Poly (9-24), including a tackle for loss. Led the team 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 and made seven tackles and one sack. Ward s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/ / /0 0/2 Career 22/ /0 0/3 Blocked Punts: 1, four times, last vs. Army, Touchdowns: 1, at Ball State, Tackles: 11, vs. Wisconsin, Dominique Ware CB So.-RS 1L Bolingbrook, Ill. Plainfield North 2011: 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 three solo and two assisted 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 15/ /1 1/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Army, TFLs: 1, at Eastern Michigan, INTs: 1, at Akron,

33 MEET THE HUSKIES 71 Scott Wedige C Sr.-RS 2L Elkhorn, Wis. Elkhorn Area 2011: Started his 22nd-straight game at center at Buffalo (10-22). 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 pile up 209 rushing yards against Kent State (10-8). Assisted NIU to pile up 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: 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 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 0/0 Career 12/ /0 0/0 Tackles: 4, at Kansas, TFLs: 1, three times, last vs. Western Michigan, Sacks: 1, vs. Western Michigan, jamison wells WR So.-RS 1Sq Combined Locks, Wis. Kimberly 2011: Caught one pass 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 to 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 97 Joe Windsor DE So. 1L Kearney, Mo. Kearney 2011: 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/ / /0 0/0 Career 21/ /0 0/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Cal Poly, TFLs: 1, three times, last at Kansas, Jamal Womble RB Jr. JC Teachey, N.C. Buena (Ariz.) HS/Hutchinson CC 2011: 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 for 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, Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm /

34 NEWCOMERS 28 Jhony faustin CB So. JC Naples, Fla. Lely/Ellsworth CC 2011: Made his first career start at Buffalo, where he made six tackles. Posted a career-high 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). Made his Huskie debut against Army (9-3) and saw action at Kansas (9-10). Faustin s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds Sk-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU / /0 0/1 Tackles: 8, vs. Western Michigan, jason meehan DE Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. Webster Groves 2011: 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 88 Tim Semisch TE Fr.-RS TR Omaha, Neb. Millard North/Nebraska-Omaha 2011: Has seen action in all seven games during the season. Caught his first career pass and touchdown with a seven-yard reception 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: Registered a 58.8-yard average on six kickoffs at Buffalo (10-22). Kicked off ten times for a 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 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. Tackles: 6, vs. Cal Poly,