NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Marathon MAC Championship Game No. 19/18 Northern Illinois (11-1, 8-0) vs. No. 18/19 Kent State (11-1, 8-0)

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1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL Marathon MAC Championship Game No. 19/18 Northern Illinois (11-1, 8-) vs. No. 18/19 Kent State (11-1, 8-) Nov. 3, p.m. (CT) ESPN2 Detroit, Mich. Ford Field 65, HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS 212 Record/MAC Record /8-211 Record/MAC Record/Finish /7-1/T1st West Head Coach...Dave Doeren Record at NIU/Years /2nd Career Record/Years /2nd Alma Mater/Year...Drake/1994 Basic Offense/Defense...Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football All-Time Record Last Bowl Game GoDaddy.com; NIU 38, Arkansas State 2 MAC Championship Game Appearances...3 (last, 211, 23-2 W) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...49/24 Starters Returning (4 offense, 1 defense, 4 specialists) Starters Lost...11 (7 offense, 4 defense, specialists) NORTHERN ILLINOIS FACTS Location...DeKalb, Illinois Founded Enrollment...23,85 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, President (Alma Mater, Year)...Dr. John Peters (John Carroll 67) Assoc. VP/Athletic Director...Jeff Compher Alma Mater, Year... James Madison 8 @PrideinthePack 212 NIU Schedule & Results Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Sat., Sept. 1 IOWA - at Soldier Field (ESPNU) L, Sat., Sept. 8 UT MARTIN (ESPN3) W, 35-7 Sat., Sept. 15 at Army (CBS Sports Network) W, 41-4 Sat., Sept. 22 KANSAS (ESPN3) W, 3-23 Sat., Sept. 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) W, Sat., Oct. 6 at Ball State* (ESPN3) W, Sat., Oct. 13 BUFFALO* - Homecoming (CSN Chicago) W, 45-3 Sat., Oct. 2 at Akron*(ESPN Regional) W, 37-7 Sat., Oct. 27 at Western Michigan*(ESPN Regional) W, Sat., Nov. 3 MASSACHUSETTS* W, 63- Weds., Nov. 14 TOLEDO* (ESPN2/ESPNU) W, Fri., Nov. 23 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 49-7 Fri., Nov. 3 vs. Kent State, MAC Championship (ESPN2) 6 p.m. *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. NIU Huskies Northern Huskie Storylines Northern Illinois earned its highest ranking since 23 as the Huskies are ranked No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 19 in the Associated Press Poll this week. NIU will take on No. 18 (AP)/No. 19 (USA Today) Kent State Friday in Detroit as the MAC West Champion Huskies make their third consecutive appearance in the Marathon MAC Championship Game. Overall, Northern Illinois has won a school-record 11 consecutive games for the second-longest winning streak in the nation; the Huskies are the only NCAA FBS team to win 2 of their last 21 games. Northern Illinois takes the longest conference winning streak in the country (16 games) into the Kent State game. The Huskies have won a school-record 11 regular season games to match the school-record win total of the 21 and 211 NIU teams. NIU Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Lynch is the most productive dualthreat quarterback in the nation with 2,75 passing and 1,611 rushing yards with 39 TDs (responsible for). He ranks third in the country in total offense, fifth in rushing and 12th in passing efficiency. Lynch has set a new NCAA record for most consecutive 1-yard rushing games by a quarterback with 1 and needs 92 yards to break the record for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback. NIU defensive lineman Nabal Jefferson - who owns a 3.78 GPA in accountancy - won a 212 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to the top 15 student-athletes in all of college football; the Huskies lead the country with four CoSIDA Academic All-District picks. The Huskies are one play away from 12- as Iowa scored its lone touchdown of the season-opener on a 23- yard run on third-and-nine with 2:15 to play, giving the Hawkeyes a victory over NIU. Over the last 1 years, NIU is the winningest program in the Mid-American Conference (89-5, 64.%) and lead all area FBS teams in wins. NIU is scoring 4.5 points/game while giving up only The NIU Record Since 2, Northern Illinois is one of the most consistently successful FBS football programs in the country. With 1 wins again in 212, over the last 13 years NIU has: 4...seasons with 1 or more wins 6...seasons with 8 or more wins 12...seasons with 6 or more wins 7...bowl appearances 4...MAC Championship games 9...1st or 2nd place finishes in MAC West DESTINATION DETROIT: Northern Illinois makes its third-straight postseason trip to Detroit s Ford Field for the Mid-American Conference Championship game where the 11-1 Huskies will take on the 11-1 Kent State Golden Flashes Friday night, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2. GOOD TO BE BACK: Northern Illinois is the first team to play in three consecutive MAC Championship games since the league began playing the game at Ford Field in 24. Former league member Marshall holds the all-time record with six consecutive appearances in the title game from , when the game was held on campus sites. CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY: NIU is 1-2 in its three previous appearances in Detroit and has won two Mid-American Conference titles all-time. The Huskies won their first title in 1983 under head coach Bill Mallory. Northern Illinois went 8-1 versus league teams and clinched the crown with a win over Toledo. That 1983 team finished the season 1-2 after defeating Cal State Fullerton in the California Bowl. 211 MAC Champions Four Consecutive Bowl Trips Back-to-Back 11-Win Seasons 1

2 The Huskies... Consecutive Wins...11 Last Loss... vs. Iowa (Sept. 1, 212), In Neutral Site Games (as FBS team) In MAC Games In MAC Games (since 1997) In MAC Championship Games In Postseason Games (since 1969) Consecutive MAC Wins...16 Last MAC Loss... at Central Michigan...(Oct. 1, 211), Versus Kent State Dave Doeren at NIU Doeren versus the MAC Doeren versus Kent State...1- KENNETH AND ELLEN CHESSICK PRACTICE CENTER As of Oct. 1, 212, construction has officially started on the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, an 83,5-square foot facility which will provide a dedicated on-campus indoor practice facility for Huskie student-athletes. The Chessick Practice Center will house a full-size, 12-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 high at the sidelines. The building will sit in the center of NIU s athletic footprint on the west side of campus and will be connected to the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center by the Barsema Hall of Champions. NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 CLOSE CALLS: Each of the Huskies three previous appearances in the title game have been decided in the last minute. A year ago, NIU won its first MAC Championship since 1983 on Mathew Sims 33-yard field goal on the last play of the game. In 21, Miami converted a fourth-and-2 pass on its final drive and scored the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds to play. In 25, Akron s Luke Getsy hit Domenik Hixon with a 36-yard touchdown pass with 1 seconds on the clock and Jason Swiger s PAT gave the Zips a 31-3 win and the championship. 11 STRAIGHT: NIU s 11-game winning streak is the school s longest as a Football Bowl Subdivision team (since 1969) and matches the longest winning streaks in school history. Northern Illinois won 11 games (over multiple seasons) in , , and NEVER BEFORE: Northern Illinois has won 11 games in the regular season for the first time in school history and has matched its school record for wins in a season, set in each of the past two years. SUCCESS STORY: Northern Illinois and Oregon are the only schools in the country to win 11 or more games in each of the last three seasons. The Huskies and Ducks, along with Alabama, Stanford 212 Huskie Coaching Staff Defensive Coord./Safeties...Jay Niemann Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line/... Recruiting Coord....Ryan Nielsen Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line......Rod Carey Wide Receivers...Frisman Jackson* Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator......Mike Uremovich* Tight Ends/Fullbacks...Joe Tripodi Linebackers...Kevin Kane Cornerbacks...Richard McNutt Director of Sports Performance...Brad Ohrt Asst. AD/Football Operations...Matt Lipman *New to NIU in 212 NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren In two seasons as head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies, Dave Doeren owns a 22-4 record, a winning percentage of.846 and two Mid-American Conference West Division titles. With winning streaks of nine and 11 games, NIU owns the best record in the country over the last 21 games. In Doeren s first year as a head coach, NIU won the school s first Mid-American Conference Championship since 1983, and triumphed in the GoDaddy.com Bowl to tie the school record with 11 wins. Doeren became the winningest first-year head coach in school history. In 212, NIU has a school-record 11-game winning streak and has locked up a spot in the MAC Championship game and a fifth consecutive bowl appearance. In addition, Northern Illinois has ranked in the top five in the nation in Academic Progress Rate (APR) in each of his two seasons with the Huskies. Prior to coming to NIU, Doeren helped teams to eight bowl games and two national championship contests as an assistant at Wisconsin (26-1), Kansas (22-5), Montana (2-1), USC ( ) and Drake ( ). He came to NIU after completing his fifth season at Wisconsin in 21 at the Rose Bowl with the Big Ten champion Badgers. After two seasons as UW s co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, he was named defensive coordinator in January 28. During Doeren s time there, Wisconsin posted a record and played in four bowl games. His defenses were consistently ranked in the top 25. Doeren arrived at UW after four seasons (22-5) at the University of Kansas, where he was the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for three seasons before being promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 25. 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 21 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 four-year letterwinner at Drake (199-93), 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 GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions

3 They Call It A Streak LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS Northern Illinois...21 Michigan...14 LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAKS Oregon...15 Alabama... 9 Northern Illinois...8 LONGEST CONFERENCE WIN STREAKS Northern Illinois (MAC)...16 Utah State (WAC) Kent State (MAC), Ohio State (Big Ten)... 8 LONGEST OVERALL WIN STREAKS Ohio State, Notre Dame...12 Northern Illinois Kent State...1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 and LSU, are the only FBS teams to have double digit wins in 21, 211 and 212. WINNINGEST CLASS: Northern Illinois 212 seniors will leave DeKalb as the winningest class in school history. The 212 seniors have 4 wins and a spectacular 4-13 (.755) overall record since 29. The 212 seniors replaced their 211 counterparts as the school s winningest group. Of the 15 seniors on the 212 team, 11 are starters. See page four for more on NIU s seniors. STREAKING THROUGH THE MAC: The Huskies own the longest conference winning streak in the country with 16 straight victories over Mid-American Conference opponents, dating to Northern Illinois first MAC game a year ago at Central Michigan (Oct. 1, 211). NIU s league winning streak includes its win over Ohio in the 211 MAC Championship game and a perfect 8- mark this year. NATION S BEST: Northern Illinois will take the longest home winning streak in the country into the 213 season as NIU s victory over Toledo on Nov. 14 was its 21st straight at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies kept the streak alive with six wins at home in 212 and have not lost a game in DeKalb since Sept. 26, 29, when Idaho claimed a win. Northern Illinois also has won 16 straight Mid- American Conference games at home, dating to a 33-3 overtime loss to Central Michigan on Nov. 12, 28. HUSKIES IN THE MAC: NIU is all-time in MAC games with a 8-45 (.64) record since The Huskies have won 23 of their last 24 and 28 of their last 32 MAC regular season contests. Overall, Northern Illinois is in its 27th season as a member of the Mid-American Conference; the 212 season is NIU s 16th in the MAC since rejoining the league in DOUBLE-DIGIT Ws: Northern Illinois has hit double-digits in wins for a schoolrecord third consecutive year and for the sixth time in school Winning Ways history. Dave Doeren is the first Over the last decade (since 22), Northern head coach to lead the Huskies Illinois leads all MAC teams and other prominent to two 1-win seasons. local schools in wins and winning percentage. BOWL ELIGIBLE: Northern Illinois will extend the longest bowl streak in Huskie history to five in 212 when bowl bids are extended on Sunday (Dec. 2). NIU has ended the last four seasons at bowl games with appearances in the Independence (28), International (29), Humanitarian (21) and GoDaddy. com (211) bowls. RANKINGS RISE: A week after breaking into the Top 25 of the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls at No. 24 and No. 23, respectively, NIU Team Record Win % NORTHERN ILLINOIS Bowling Green Toledo Ohio Central Michigan Miami Western Michigan Ball State Kent State Akron Eastern Michigan Buffalo Notre Dame Northwestern Illinois GOLDEN FLASHES FACTS 212 Record/MAC Record /8-211 Record/MAC Record/Finish...5-7/4-4 MAC/3rd East Head Coach... Darrell Hazell (Muskingum/1986) Record at KSU/Year /2nd Career Record/Year /2nd Location...Kent, Ohio Enrollment...42, Conference...Mid-American (West) Colors... Navy Blue & Gold Stadium... Dix Stadium Surface/Capacity...FieldTurf/2,5 President...Dr. Lester A. Lefton Athletic Director...Joel Nielsen Athletics Website... Twitter...@KSUAthletics Facebook... Kent State University Golden Flashes Ticket Information Kent State Athletics Communications Name...Contact Information Aaron Chimenti (Asst. Director)...achiment@kent.edu (office) Todd Vatter (Director...tvatter1@kent.edu (office) 212 KSU Schedule & Results Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET)/Result Thurs., Aug. 3 TOWSON (ESPN3) W, Sat., Sept. 8 at Kentucky (ESPN3/CSS) L, Weds., Sept. 19 at Buffalo* (ESPNU) W, 23-7 Sat., Sept. 29 BALL STATE* (ESPN3) W, Sat., Oct. 6 at Eastern Michigan* W, Sat., Oct. 13 at Army (CBS Sports Network) W, Sat., Oct. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W, Sat., Oct. 27 at Rutgers (ESPN RegionalESPN3) W, Sat., Nov. 3 AKRON (STO/ESPN3) W, Sat., Nov. 1 at Miami (Ohio)* (STO/ESPN3) W, Sat., Nov. 17 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3) W, Fri., Nov. 23 OHIO* (ESPNU) W, 28-6 Fri., Nov. 3 vs. Northern Illinois, MAC Championship (ESPN2) 7 p.m. *MAC Game. All times Eastern SERIES HISTORY Overall...NIU leads 16-7 In Kent...NIU leads 6-5 In DeKalb...NIU leads 1-2 In MAC Games... NIU leads 14-3 Streak...Northern Illinois, 5 First Meeting... Nov. 18, 1949; KSU 21, NIU 19 (H) Last Meeting...Oct. 8, 211; NIU 4, KSU 1 (H) Series History:... (*MAC game) 1949: KSU 21, NIU 19 (H)...198: NIU 35, KSU 14 (A)* 195: KSU 56, NIU 7 (A) : KSU 31, NIU 1 (A)* 1966: KSU 26, NIU 7 (H) : NIU 23, KSU 15 (H)* 1967: KSU 35, NIU (A) : NIU 38, KSU 7 (A)* 1971 NIU 26, KSU 7 (A) : NIU 24, KSU 1 (H)* 1972: NIU 28, KSU 7 (H) : NIU 5, KSU 7 (H)* 1975: NIU 38, KSU 15 (H)*... 21: KSU 44, NIU 34 (A)* 1976: KSU 42, NIU (A)*...22: NIU 13, KSU 6 (H)* 1977: NIU 21, KSU 18 (A)*...25: NIU 34, KSU 3 (A)* 1978: NIU 27, KSU 21 (H)*...27: NIU 27, KSU 2 (H)* 1979: NIU 25, KSU (H)*... 28: NIU 42, KSU 14 (A)* : NIU 4, KSU 1 (H)* See complete stats from 211 meeting on page MAC Champions Four Consecutive Bowl Trips Back-to-Back 11-Win Seasons 3

4 COVERING THE HUSKIES MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TELECONFERENCE Monday, Nov. 26 from 8:3-9:3 a.m. (Central) QB Jordan Lynch, DE Sean Progar and Head Coach Dave Doeren will be on the call for the Huskies beginning at 8:3 Replay available Monday pm on For complete schedule and media call-in #, contact NIU. NIU MAC CHAMPIONSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE NIU will hold a pre-mac Championship press conference on Monday, Nov. 26 at 12:15 p.m. Dave Doeren and 3-4 Huskie players will be available McCareins Auditorium, Yordon Center, DeKalb Quotes available late Monday on For call-in #, contact NIU PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE IN DETROIT Thursday, Nov. 29 at Ford Field, Detroit, Mich., 3:3 p.m. (ET) Players and coaches from each participating team Check with NIU/MAC for information on video availability. NIU PLAYER & COACH AVAILABILITY NIU will not practice on Monday; player availability limited Please provide 24-hour notice for phone requests NIU practices are open to the media Confirm schedule with the Athletics Media Relations Office Players and coaches conduct interviews after practice INFORMATION CENTER, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS To be added to the NIU Athletics Media Relations distribution list (media only), contact Donna Turner Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video Action shots from every Huskie football game are available for use by media; contact NIU for the URL Media can find information on MAC teams, including releases, depth charts, league stats, photos and more, online at CollegePressBox.com Contact the NIU or MAC Office to obtain login information NIU & MAC Athletics Media Relations Name...Contact Information Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director...donnaturner@niu.edu (FB Primary) (o); (c) Joe Summins, Assoc. Media Relations Director...jsummins@niu.edu (FB Secondary) (o); (c) MAC MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS Ken Mather, Assistant Commissioner...kmather@mac-sports.com Jeremy Guy, Director @KMather_MAC HUSKIE OPPONENTS UPDATE Opponent (Record) Last Week Next IOWA (4-8) L, 13-7 vs. Nebraska UT MARTIN (8-3) W, vs. Tennessee St. Army (2-9) L, vs. Temple vs. Navy, 2 pm 12/8 KANSAS (1-1) L, vs. Iowa State at West Virginia, TBA 12/1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (6-6, 4-4) W, at UMass Ball State (9-3, 6-2) W, at Miami (Ohio) BUFFALO (4-8, 3-5) L, 21-7 vs. Bowling Green (in Columbus) Akron (1-11, -8) L, at Toledo NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 Name Pos. Arrived GP/GS Career Highlights Perez Ashford WR 29 46/14 12 rec., 1,135 yds., 1,628 AP yds. Matt Battaglia OL 21 9/ Back-up 211; Injured as a senior Alan Baxter DE 29 5/ QS, 29.5 TFL, 136 tackles Tyrone Clark LB 29 34/ tackles, 16 TFL, 5 INT, 8 PBU Daniel Green DE 21 6/ 1st action in 212; 4 tackles Victor Jacques LB 28 31/7 65 tackles, career-best Nabal Jefferson NG 29 51/ tackles, 2.5 TFL, 5 QS Rashaan Melvin CB 28 39/ tackles, 28 PBU, 6 INT Martel Moore WR 29 52/33 17 catches, 2,476 yds., 22 TDs Ryan Neir P 28 26/-- 2yr starter; 13 punts, 36.5 avg. Sean Progar DE 28 52/46 24 QS, 39 TFL, 165 tackles Jason Schepler TE 28 47/25 14 catches, 177 yds, 2 TD Courtney Stephen S 21 14/ 13 tackles, INT, punt rtn TD Demetrius Stone DB 21 37/ tackles, 12 PBU, 2 INT Jamal Womble TB /1 45 carries, 136 yards, 2 TDs *four-year starter 212 Northern Illinois Seniors Most Wins by a Huskie Senior Class No. Senior Class (Years) (29-12) (28-11) (22-5) 1966 ( ) 1965 ( ) (23-6) 24 (21-4) jumped to the No. 19 (AP) and 18 (USA Today Coaches) spots in the Nov. 25 polls to earn its highest ranking since Oct. 19, 23 when the Huskies were 12th (AP) and 14th (USA Today). This week marks the 13th week all-time that the Huskies have been ranked. NIU has finished each of the last two seasons ranked just outside the Top 25. See chart page 7. AGAINST THE EAST: Since the beginning of the 25 season, Northern Illinois is 2-6 against Mid-American Conference East Division opponents, including a 1-2 mark in the MAC Championship game. The Huskies have won 14 of their last 15 regular season meetings versus the MAC East dating back to 28, with the lone loss a Ohio victory in Athens on Nov. 21, 29. HUSKIES AND FLASHES: Northern Illinois and Kent State will play for the 24th time. NIU has won 16 of the last 19 games between the teams, and five straight, including last year s meeting in DeKalb. KSU s latest victory over the Huskies was at Kent in 21, by a score. KSU won the first four games ever played between the teams (in and ), but the Huskies own a 14-3 series edge in MAC games. THE LAST MEETING: NIU defeated Kent State 4-1 last October in DeKalb in the last meeting between these teams as the Huskie defense played one of its best games of the season. Noseguard Nabal Jefferson opened the scoring by picking off a Spencer Keith screen pass and returning it 25 yards for a touchdown. NIU sacked KSU quarterbacks eight times and the Flashes gained just 64 yards on 62 plays in the game. Mathew Sims made four field goals in the second and third quarters and Jordan Lynch closed out the NIU scoring with an eight-yard TD run. BIG FINISH: Northern Illinois closed out the regular season with a 49-7 victory over Eastern Michigan on a snowy, blustery Black Friday in Ypsilanti. Tailback Akeem Daniels scored on runs of 25, 2, 19 and 16 yards as he gained 112 yards on 12 carries in the game. Jordan Lynch recorded his 1th straight 1-yard rushing game with 17 yards on 2 carries, and hit Martel Moore nine times for 116 yards and one touchdown. Tommylee Lewis ignited NIU with a 93-yard kickoff return touchdown at the end of the first quarte. The Huskies held EMU to 94 rushing yards and just 227 yards of total offense. Western Michigan (4-8, 2-6) L, vs. Eastern MIchigan KENT STATE KONNECTIONS: The second-year head coaches of this year s MAC MASSACHUSETTS (1-11, 1-7) L, vs. Central Michigan Championship teams are acquainted from their pre-mac days as KSU s Darrell TOLEDO (9-3, 6-2) W, vs. Akron Hazell (Ohio State) and NIU s Dave Doeren (Wisconsin) coached against each Eastern Michigan (2-1, 1-7) L, 49-7 vs. Northern Illinois other in the Big Ten, as did Flashes offensive coordinator Brian Rock, who spent Times listed are Central. Home opponents listed in All Caps. five years at Purdue. NIU cornerbacks coach Richard McNutt spent two seasons coaching the defensive backs at Kent prior to coming to Northern Illinois in GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions

5 HUSKIE MULTIMEDIA WATCH THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON ESPN2 The Marathon MAC Championship Game will air nationally from Detroit s Ford Field on ESPN2. The broadcast crew includes Carter Blackburn on play-byplay, analyst Rod Gilmore and sideline reporter Jemele Hill. HUSKIES-FLASHES ON RADIO The Northern Illinois IMG Sports Network broadcast begins at 5:3 p.m. CT, 3 minutes before kickoff. NIU network affiliates in 212 are: WLBK 136 AM (DeKalb), WSCR 67 AM (Chicago), WTJK 138 AM (Janesville, Wis.). Bill Baker is wrapping up his 32nd season as the play-by-play voice of the Huskies. He is joined by 27-year color analyst Mark Lindo and six-year sideline reporter Casey Kahler. NIU WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Weekly 3-minute show on WSCR 67 AM in Chicago, highlighting the best of Huskie Athletics The show airs Saturday mornings at 7:3 a.m. Hosted by Andy Garcia and NIU Associate Vice-President/ Director of Athletics Jeff Compher Features a weekly interview with football head coach Dave Doeren, other NIU head coaches and the latest Huskie news HUSKIES ALL-ACCESS Hear all NIU live radio broadcasts, including football and basketball games, Inside Huskie Football and NIU Weekly Watch live Huskie games, including football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, wrestling and gymnastics Also see weekly and post-game press conferences, video features and special events. Cost is $6.95/month or $49.95/year Go to GETTING SOCIAL @PrideinthePack On Facebook: NIU Huskies, Northern Illinois Football, Jordan Lynch for 6 On YouTube: niuhuskiesdotcom See NIU Athletics social media hub online to see all of our coaches and teams Facebook and Twitter accounts 1,-Yard Rushers With 11 1-yard games on the season, quarterback Jordan Lynch has added his name to the long list of NIU backs who have rushed for 1, yards in a season over the last 13 years. Eight different Northern Illinois players have rushed for 1, yards or more in 13 of the last 14 seasons. Year Player Games Attempts Yards 1999 William Andrews ,127 2 Thomas Hammock ,83 21 Thomas Hammock ,96 22 Michael Turner , Michael Turner , Garrett Wolfe , Garrett Wolfe ,58 26 Garrett Wolfe , Justin Anderson , Chad Spann ,38 21 Chad Spann , Chandler Harnish# JORDAN LYNCH# #quarterback ,611 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 ANOTHER STREAK: Add another streak to Northern Illinois list that includes active overall, MAC, home, road and MAC home winning streaks. NIU enters the MAC Championship game with 11 straight November victories over the last three seasons. Northern Illinois has not lost a game in November since Nov. 27, 29 when the Huskies fell to Central Michigan on the last day of the regular season. SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE: Northern Illinois is one of the most consistently successful programs in the country, and especially among non-automatic qualifying Bowl Championship Subdivision (BCS) teams. NIU is one of only five teams from non-aq BCS leagues to win six or more games in each of the last five seasons (since 28). The others with that distinction are Air Force, TCU, BYU and Boise State. During that stretch, the Huskies have 46 wins, which ranks third among that group (Boise State - 59; TCU - 54; NIU - 46; BYU - 45; Air Force - 38) NUMBERS UP: Northern Illinois rankings in the NCAA statistics back up its spot in the AP and USA Today Top 25. NIU is ranked in the Top 5 nationally in seven of eight key offensive and defensive categories. The Huskies lead the MAC, and are in the Top 16 nationally in rushing offense (9th), total offense (16th) and scoring offense (12th). Defensively, NIU is second in the MAC and 15th nationally in pass efficiency defense and scoring defense. The Huskies are also 44th in rushing defense and 37th in total defense, and rank third in the MAC in both listings. GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Northern Illinois defense has held four teams below 3 yards of total offense in 212, while only two opponents gained less than 3 yards a year ago. Eastern Michigan collected 227 yards, to join UMass (267 yards), Akron (199) and Iowa (268) on the list. The Huskies have also held four teams below 1 rushing yards while six NIU opponents have thrown for less than 2 yards. Northern Illinois has Huskies in the NFL As of Nov. 26, six former Huskies, including 211 seniors Nathan Palmer and Scott Wedige, are on active NFL rosters. Atlanta Falcons...Michael Turner, RB, San Diego Chargers... Larry English, LB Dallas Cowboys...Doug Free, OT Indianapolis Colts...Nathan Palmer, WR Tennessee Titans...Tracy Wilson, DB Cincinnati Bengals...Scott Wedige, C Two Huskie seniors from 211 are on practice squads: Indianapolis Colts...Chandler Harnish, QB Atlanta Falcons... Pat Schiller, LB accomplished this while playing with multiple line-ups on defense due to injury. Only four defensive players (DEs Alan Baxter and Sean Progar, NG Nabal Jefferson and DB Demetrius Stone) have started every game for NIU this season with Stone starting at two different positions. BEST EVER?: With the MAC Championship game and a bowl game on the schedule, NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch is poised to become the number one rushing quarterback in NCAA FBS history. Lynch has demolished the NCAA record for consecutive 1-yard rushing games by a quarterback by FIVE games as his streak now stands at 1. He has run for 1-plus yards in 11` of the Huskies 12 games this season. With 1,611 rushing yards to date, Lynch needs 92 yards to break the NCAA single season mark for rushing yards by a quarterback set by Michigan s Denard Robinson in 21. Lynch and Robinson are the only QBs in FBS history to rush for more 1,5 yards and pass for more than 2,5 yards in a season. COMPARE HIM WITH THE GREATS: In terms of his rushing numbers alone, Lynch s season now compares with that of some of Northern Illinois most wellknown TAILBACKS. The junior QB has broken NIU great Garrett Wolfe s 24 school record for most consecutive 1-yard rushing games in a season. With 11 1-yard games, he also surpassed the record held by some of the best running backs in NIU history - Mark Kellar, LeShon Johnson and Michael Turner - for most 1-yard games in a season. Lynch s 1,611 rushing yards in 212 rank seventh on the NIU single season rushing chart and are the most by a Huskie back since 26, when Garrett Wolfe ran for 1,928 yards on 39 carries. 211 MAC Champions Four Consecutive Bowl Trips Back-to-Back 11-Win Seasons 5

6 NO COMPARISON: No quarterback in the country can out-do Jordan Lynch when it comes to consistent excellence as BOTH a passer and a runner. Through the air, Lynch ranks 12th in the country and leads the MAC in passing efficiency with a mark. He has completed 63.6 percent of his passes for 2,75 yards. Most impressively, he has thrown 23 touchdown passes and just four interceptions on the season. On the ground, Lynch is having one of the best seasons by any PLAYER in the country as he currently ranks fifth in the nation with rushing yards per game. It adds up to a No. 3 ranking in total offense (363.4 yards/game) and more production out of the quarterback position than any single player. See pages 1-11 for Lynch s complete NCAA rankings. CONSISTENCY: Jordan Lynch has displayed remarkable consistency in leading NIU to an 11-1 record in his first year as the Huskies starter. Of course he has the NCAA record 11 1-yard rushing games, but he has also passed for 15-plus yards in each of the last 11 games. He has thrown for at least 19 yards in 1 games and been over the 2-yard mark eight times. Lynch has accounted for at least one touchdown in every NIU game, has two scores (passing or rushing) or more in 1 games, three TDs or more in eight games and at least four touchdowns in seven games. THE FIRST: Versus Toledo, NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch became the first player in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history to pass for more than 4 yards and rush for more than 15 yards in the same game. Lynch completed 25-of-36 passes for 47 yards, establishing career highs in all three categories. He also ran for 162 yards on a careerhigh 3 carries to account for a school-record 569 yards of total offense. Lynch s 47 passing yards are the fifth-highest single game total in Northern Illinois history and included a career-long 73-yard touchdown pass to Martel Moore. QUITE A QUARTER: Jordan Lynch s numbers in the third quarter alone versus Toledo added up to a good month of offense for several SEC teams. Lynch completed 13-of-15 passes for 296 yards and two scores, and ran six times for 46 yards in the quarter to account for 342 total yards. He led NIU to three touchdowns, and directed drives of 97 and 99 yards, turning a 14-7 deficit into a lead. His quarter began with a 73-yard connection between Lynch and Martel Moore, who made a spectacular play for the longest NIU pass play of the year. HE PUNTS?: Jordan Lynch displayed a previously hidden skill when he surprised Toledo with a 63-yard pooch punt on fourth and four after lining up in a shotgun formation. Lynch s punt was the longest of the season for NIU and actually went one yard too long as it snuck into the end zone for a touchback. NO EXPERIENCE, NO PROBLEM: After senior Logan Pegram was lost for the year in the preseason, Northern Illinois entered 212 without a returning starter on the offensive line as only guard Jared Volk (two games) had ever started a game for the Huskies before. With the loss HUSKIES POSTSEASON HISTORY 212 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)...W, Arkansas State, MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.)...W, Ohio, Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho)...W, Fresno State, MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.)...L, Miami (OH), International Bowl (Toronto, Canada)...L, South Florida, Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)...L, Louisiana Tech, Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.)...L, TCU, MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.)... L, Akron, Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, Calif.)...W, Troy, California Bowl (Fresno, Calif.)... W, Cal State Fullerton, 2-13 *since becoming a Division I FBS school in 1969 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 Jefferson Named NFF Scholar-Athlete Northern Illinois noseguard Nabal Jefferson was named one of 15 winners of the 212 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award, and is a candidate for the 212 William V. Campbell Trophy. Jefferson is the second NIU player to win the award in as many years, and Northern Illinois is the only school in the country to have a player honored in both years. The NFF Scholar-Athlete Award honors 15 student-athletes whose academic, athletic and leadership abilities rank them as the very best throughout all divisions of NCAA football and the NAIA. Jefferson, who carries a 3.78 grade point average in accountancy, distinguished himself from a nationwide pool of 147 semifinalists. A two-year starter who has been in the Huskies defensive line rotation every year of his college career, Jefferson will receive an $18, scholarship and will represent Northern Illinois in New York City at the 55th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 4, 212. of left tackle Tyler Loos in the Toledo game, seven players make up the 212 offensive line rotation, helping power a rushing attack that ranks ninth in the country and leads the MAC. NIU does not have a senior offensive lineman. Matt Krempel and Volk are juniors, Loos, Ryan Brown and Tyler Pitt are sophomores, while guards Matthew Killian and Aidan Conlon, and center Andrew Ness are redshirt freshmen. TAILBACK TALK: Junior Akeem Daniels enjoyed a break-out day at Eastern Michigan as the veteran tailback, who has spent much of the season blocking for Jordan Lynch both in the passing and run games, rushed for a career-high 112 yards on 12 carries with four rushing touchdowns. Daniels, who is third on the team in rushing, is averaging 6.3 yards a carry in 212. He became the first NIU back since 26 to score four RUSHING touchdowns in a game as he scored on runs of 25, 2, 19 and 16 yards versus EMU. The last player to accomplish the feat was Garrett Wolfe, versus Indiana State on Sept. 23, 26. RETURN MAN: NIU sophomore Tommylee Lewis scored on a 93-yard kickoff return versus Eastern Michigan to take sole possession of the Northern Illinois career record for KOR touchdowns with three. Lewis, who scored a pair of TDs on kickoff returns a year ago (both versus Toledo), followed the blocks of fellow returner A.J. Sebastiano and a pack of Huskies en route to the end zone. The eighth-longest kickoff return in NIU history came seconds after EMU s only touchdown of the game and put Northern Illinois ahead to stay. A GRAND MAN: With 116 yards receiving on a career-high nine catches at Eastern Michigan, Martel Moore became only the sixth receiver in NIU history to reach the 1,-yard mark in single season receiving yards, and is the first NIU player since 25 (Sam Hurd) to get to 1,. Moore s 1,15 yards rank sixth, while his 67 catches are fifth all-time in a single season and his 11 touchdown catches are tied for third. Moore has caught at least one pass in 18 straight games, and has a touchdown catch in each of NIU s last three games and in nine of the Huskies 12 games this season. He had a 43-yard touchdown reception against the Eagles on a fourth-down play in the closing minutes of the first half, while his 73-yard touchdown catch-and-run against Toledo was the longest pass play for NIU this year. SIX PACK: With his 116-yard receiving performance at Eastern Michigan, Martel Moore has six 1-yard games on the season, tying Dave Petzke (1978) and Justin McCareins (2) for the NIU single season record. He has 1 1-yard receiving games in his career, three shy of the record held by McCareins (1997-2) GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions

7 FBS Top Five in APR (212) For the second straight year, Northern Illinois ranks among the Top Five Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams in Academic Progress Rate (APR), the primary measurement used by the NCAA to gauge a team s academic success. Northwestern Boise State Duke Ohio State NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO: Senior cornerback Rashaan Melvin broke up a careerhigh four passes at Eastern Michigan, giving him 15 pass break-ups this season to tiee the NIU single season record. Melvin tied Randee Drew (23) and Chris Smith (21). The senior has 32 career pass breakups, which ranks second all-time behind only Randee Drew (38 from 2-3). Melvin s previous single game best was three which he achieved against Central Michigan and Akron earlier this season. SACK LUNCH: Northern Illinois, along with Bowling Green, leads the Mid-American Conference and rank tied for ninth in the nation in in quarterback sacks. The Huskies 36 sacks are the second-highest single season total in school history. Defensive ends Alan Baxter and Sean Progar rank second and third, respectively, in the league in sacks. Baxter, who has sacks in four of NIU s last six games, leads the Huskies with nine, while Progar has tallied 8.5. Both rank on Northern Illinois career sack list as Baxter is ninth with 15.5 while Progar ranks third all-time with 23.5 LONGEVITY: NIU senior defensive end Sean Progar plays in his 53rd game, and will make his 47th start in the 212 MAC Championship game to lead all current Huskie players. Progar is one game away from Trevor Olson s all-time NIU mark of 54 games played. Progar, his defensive linemates Nabal Jefferson (51 games) and Alan Baxter (5), and receiver Martel Moore (52) have each played in 5-plus games for NIU during their careers. FOURTH AND WATCH OUT!: Northern Illinois has converted 16 of its 21 tries on fourth down to rank fifth in the country in fourth-down conversion percentage, but it is the way NIU has converted that is noteworthy. Seven of NIU s 16 successful fourth-down plays (44%) have resulted in a Huskie touchdown, including Lynch touchdown runs of 29 and 35 yards, and a 43-yard pass play to Martel Moore. The Huskies have had six plays of 1 yards or longer to convert fourth downs this year. ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Northern Illinois joined Duke, Penn State and Nebraska as one of only four schools in the country to place four players on the 212 Capital One Academic All- District Team for its region. NIU defensive linemen Alan Baxter and Nabal Jefferson, tight end Jason Schepler and fullback Rob Sterling all earned first team All-District V recognition and are eligible for the Capital One Academic All-America team, which will be announced in early December. Baxter carries a 3.61 GPA in finance; Shepler has a 3.86 in electrical engineering and Sterling, the only non-senior in the group, has a 3.64 GPA in accountancy. Jefferson, already the winner of a NFF Scholar-Athlete Award, has a 3.78 in accountancy. MAC POTWs: Add Tommylee Lewis to the list of Huskies who have earned MAC West Player of the Week honors in 212 as he picked up the Specialist award following his 93- yard kickoff return versus Eastern Michigan. Seven NIU players have claimed a weekly honor 12 times as at least one Huskie has won in 12 of the 13 weeks. Jordan Lynch has been named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honor four times, kicker Mathew Sims (Specialist) has been honored twice (versus Central Michigan, Western Michigan) as has defensive end Sean Progar (Iowa, Western Michigan). Defensive tackle Ken Bishop picked up MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors following the UMass game and DBs Jimmie Ward (UT Martin) and Marlon Moore (Buffalo) have also been honored by the MAC. MMM...PANCAKES: Tight end Jason Schepler continues to pile up the pancake blocks as his return from tearing his ACL twice over the last 18 months has keyed the Huskies rushing success. Schepler, a dominating blocker on the edge and leads NIU in pancakes. Northern Illinois leads the MAC and ranks 1th nationally in rushing with 245. yards per game while running behind Schepler, the only fifth-year senior on the Huskie offense. STAFF TRANSITION: On Sept. 3, Northern Illinois announced that first-year offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar s duties would be reassigned so that he could focus on his battle with cancer. Offensive line coach Rod Carey took over game-planning and play-calling duties beginning with the UT Martin game. Joe Tripodi, a third-year graduate assistant who coaches the Huskie tight ends and fullbacks, was elevated to a full-time assistant position and added recruiting responsibilities. HUSKIES IN THE POLLS USA TODAY DATE AP COACHES BCS 212 Week 14 (Nov. 25) 19 (349) 18 (377) 21 Week 13 (Nov. 18) 24 (144) 23 (149) Week 12 (Nov. 11) 27 (77) 26 (15) Week 11 (Nov. 4) 26 (64) 26 (88) Week 1 (Oct. 28) 32 (12) 29 (39) Week 9 (Oct. 21) T37 (5) 35 (14) Week 8 (Oct. 14) T36 (2) Preseason T41 (1) 46 (2) 211 Final 28 (33) 26 (36) Week 15 (Dec. 4) 3 (7) 26 (14) Week 14 (Nov. 27) 36 (1) 3 (19) Week 13 (Nov. 2) T31 (1) Week 12 (Nov. 13) T36 (2) Week 2 T44 (5) T38 (13) Preseason T41 (4) T44 (4) 21 Final 29 (47) 26 (82) Week 15 (Dec. 5) 31 (7) 28 (13) Week 14 (Nov. 28) 24 (13) 23 (13) 25 Week 13 (Nov. 21) 26 (72) 26 (67) Week 12 (Nov. 14) 29 (37) 29 (3) Week 11 (Nov. 7) 34 (9) T34 (8) Week 1 (Oct. 31) 38 (1) 36 (2) Week 9 (Oct. 24) T37 (1) T39 (1) Preseason T49 (1) 24 Week 12 (Nov. 7) 22 (25) Week 11 (Oct. 31) 24 (11) 23 Week 12 (Nov. 9) (298) 21 Week 11 (Nov. 2) (211) 22 Week 1 (Oct. 26) (174) 23 Week 9 (Oct. 19) (76) 1 Week 8 (Oct. 12) (694) Week 7 (Oct. 5) (438) Week 6 (Sept. 28) 17 2 (413) Week 5 (Sept. 21) 2 22 (238) Number of points in parentheses. Associated Press 1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Georgia 4. Ohio State 5. Florida 6. Oregon 7. Kansas State 8. Stanford 9. LSU 1. Texas A&M 11. South Carolina 12. Oklahoma 13. Florida State 14. Nebraska 15. Clemson 16. Oregon State 17. UCLA 18. Kent State 19. Northern Illinois 2. Utah State 21. Michigan 22. Northwestern 23. Texas 24. Oklahoma State 25. Boise State ARV: San Jose St., Louisville, TCU, Penn St., Rutgers, Vanderbilt, San Diego St., Fresno St., USC, Ark. St. Latest Polls USA Today Coaches 1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Georgia 4. Oregon 5. Florida 6. LSU 7. Kansas State 8. Texas A&M 9. Stanford 1. South Carolina 11. Oklahoma 12. Florida State 13. Nebraska 14. Clemson 15. Boise State 16. UCLA 17. Oregon State 18. Northern Illinois 19. Kent State 2. Northwestern 21. Texas 22. Utah State 23. Louisville 24. Michigan 25. Rutgers ARV: Okla. St., San Jose St., Vanderbilt, Fresno State, TCU, San Diego St., Cincinnati, Ariz. St., Arkansas St., Miss. St. 211 MAC Champions Four Consecutive Bowl Trips Back-to-Back 11-Win Seasons 7

8 NIU 4, KENT STATE 1 Oct. 8, 211 2:3 p.m. (CT) Huskies All-Access DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 14,251 SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Kent State Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Jefferson 25 interception return (Sims kick), 1st 1:59 KSU - Cortez 24 FG, 1st 2:28 (9-29, 4:58) NIU - Moore 3 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 2nd 13:28 (3-7, :31) NIU - Harnish 26 run (Sims kick), 2nd 9:55 (5-53, 1:33) NIU - Sims 31 FG, 2nd 6:1 (4-5, 2:7) NIU - Sims 32 FG, 2nd : (12-65, 4:39) NIU - Sims 44 FG, 3rd 1:8 (4-3, 2:12) NIU - Sims 34 FG, 3rd 4:3 (5-4, 1:43) NIU - Lynch 8 run (Sims kick), 4th 1:5 (12-88, 5:25) KSU - Wollet 36 fumble return (Cortez kick), 4th 2:4 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 3: :18 Sacks By-Yards CAREER RUSHING YARDS 11. Thomas Hammock ( ) 2, John LaLonde (1968-7) 2, Jordan Lynch (21- ) 2,219 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 8. Thomas Hammock ( ) Chandler Harnish (28-11) Marshall Taylor ( ) 22 Jordan Lynch (21- ) 22 CONSECUTIVE 1-YARD RUSHING GAMES 1. Garrett Wolfe (25-6) Jordan Lynch (212) 1 CAREER 1-YARD RUSHING GAMES 6. Allen Ross (1977-8) Jordan Lynch (21-) 13 CAREER TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 4. Garrett Wolfe (24-6) 52 Chris Finlen (1997, 99-1) Stacey Robinson (1988-9) Bob Heimerdinger ( ) 47 Jordan Lynch (21- ) 47 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 5. Josh Haldi (21-4) 5, Garrett Wolfe (24-6) 5, Jordan Lynch (21- ) 5,148 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 Rushing - KS: Durham 15-39, Meray 11-26, Terry 1-(-1), Kirkland 1-(-1), McCloud 1-(-62). NIU: Harnish 11-65, Daniels 6-58, Lynch 8-46, Hopkins 1-19, Womble 5-18, Spencer 1-5, Ashford 1-, Lewis 1-(-2). Passing - KS: McCloud 6-22-, 63; Keith 9-2-1,. NIU: Harnish , 113; Lynch 3-4-, 22. Receiving - KS: Gilbert 2-34, Thompson 2-17, Hurdle 1-6, Kirkland 1-6. NIU: Moore 4-35, Palmer 2-35, Brown 2-25, Clark 2-8, Ashford 1-11, Eakes 1-7, Wells 1-7, Settle 1-6, Hopkins 1-1. Tackles - KS: Batton 12, Pleasant 8, Malauulu 7. NIU: Newcomb 9, Progar 6, Schiller 6, Ward 6. The Last Time The Northern Illinois defense allowed just 64 yards and recorded eight quarterback sacks to lead the Huskies to a 4-1 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, -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- 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 fiveplay, 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 1:8 mark and hit from 34 yards with 4:3 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 2:4 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 team-high nine tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Sean Progar added 2.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks. 212 Huskies in the Career Record Book CAREER PASS RECEPTIONS 3. P.J. Fleck ( ) Martel Moore (29- ) 17 CAREER TOUCHDOWN CATCHES 1. Justin McCareins (1997-2) John Spilis ( ) 22 Martel Moore (29- ) 22 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Justin McCareins (1997-2) Martel Moore (29- ) 2,991 2,476 CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE 4. Vince Scott (198-83) Mike Salerno (28-9) Mathew Sims (21- ) 33 CAREER FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Mike Salerno (28-9) Mathew Sims (21- ) CAREER PATS MADE Steve Azar (2-3) Mathew Sims (21- ) CAREER PATS ATTEMPTED Steve Azar (2-3) Mathew Sims (21- ) CAREER POINTS - KICKING John Ivanic (1987-9) Mathew Sims (21- ) CAREER SCORING 6. John Ivanic (1987-9) Stacey Robinson (1988-9) Mathew Sims (21- ) 228 CAREER QUARTERBACK SACKS 2. Cary Caliendo (1987-9) Sean Progar (29- ) C.J. Rose ( ) Larry Williams ( ) 16 Brian Atkinson (21-4) Alan Baxter (29- ) 15.5 CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS 4. Doug Bartlett ( ) C.J. Rose ( ) Larry Williams ( ) 4 7, Max Gill ( ) 39 Sean Progar (29- ) 39 CAREER PASSES BROKEN UP 1. Randee Drew (2-3) Vince Thompson ( ) 28 Rashaan Melvin (21- ) 28 CAREER KICKOFF RETURNS Tommy Davis (29-11) Tommylee Lewis (211- ) CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Randee Drew (2-3) Tommy Davis (29-11) 1,524 1, Tommylee Lewis (211- ) 1, GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions

9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 212 On the NIU Team Charts 212 Huskies in the Single Season Record Book TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS RUSHING YARDS PLAYS Yards Plays Year 3. Michael Turner (22) 1, Chandler Harnish (21) ,664 1, Mark Kellar (1973) 1, Jordan Lynch (212) , Garrett Wolfe (24) 1, , Michael Turner (23) 1,648 PASS RECEPTIONS 7. Jordan Lynch (212) 1, Hugh Rohrschneider (1962) 76 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS PER GAME 4. Hugh Rohrschneider (1963) 75 Avg. G Yards Year RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 5. Martel Moore (212) , T2. Stacey Robinson (1989 and 199) 19 Michael Turner (22) 19 RECEIVING YARDS , Chad Spann (29) Dave Petzke (1978) 1,215 T6. Garrett Wolfe (24 and 26) Justin McCareins (2) 1,168 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS T8. Jordan Lynch (212) Sam Hurd (25) 1,74 Plays Yards Year 4. Hugh Rohrschneider (1963) 1, ,3 6, YARD RUSHING GAMES 5. P.J. Fleck (23) 1, , Jordan Lynch (212) Martel Moore (212) 1, , Mark Kellar (1973) , LeShon Johnson (1993) 9 TOUCHDOWN CATCHES Charles Talley (1995) 9 1. Hugh Rohrschneider (1963) , Michael Turner (22 and 23) 9 2. Sam Hurd (25) 13 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 3. Fran Cahill (1951) 11 1st Downs Year CONSECUTIVE 1-YARD RUSHING GAMES Al Eck (1959) Jordan Lynch (212) 1 Dave Petzke (1978) Garrett Wolfe (24) 7 Martel Moore (212) PASS COMPLETIONS QUARTERBACK SACKS 3. George Bork (1962) Larry English (27) 1.5 PASSING FIRST DOWNS 4. Jordan Lynch (212) Cary Caliendo (1987) 1 1st Downs Year Larry Williams (22) PASS ATTEMPTS 6. Jake Coffman (21) George Bork (1962) Alan Baxter (212) 9 4. Josh Haldi (23) Cary Caliendo (1988) 9 5. Chris Finlen (21) C.J. Rose (1994) 9 6. Ron Christian (1965) Jake Coffman (29) Jordan Lynch (212) 319 PASSING YARDS Sean Progar (212) 8.5 Yards Att Year PASSING YARDS PASS BREAK-UPS 1. 3, Chandler Harnish (211) 3, Rashaan Melvin (212) , George Bork (1963) 3,77 Randee Drew (23) , Jordan Lynch (212) 2,75 Chris Smith (21) 15 PASS COMPLETIONS PASSING YARDS/GAME POINTS KICKING 1. Chandler Harnish (211) Comp. Att. Year 1. Mathew Sims (211) Jordan Lynch (212) Mike Cklamovski (21) Steve Azar (23) 14 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Mathew Sims (212) 1 2. Chandler Harnish (211) Josh Haldi (23) 25 PATs MADE 4. Ron Christian (1965) Mathew Sims (211) 64 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Jordan Lynch (212) Mathew Sims (212) 61 TDs Yards Year , TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR PATs ATTEMPTED , Jordan Lynch (212) Mathew Sims (211) , Chandler Harnish (211) Mathew Sims (212) , TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 24 2, Chandler Harnish (211) 4, Jordan Lynch (212) 4,361 RUSHING YARDS Yards Att Year RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS SCORING DEFENSE (AVG.) 5. 3, TDs Yards Year Avg. G Points Year 6. 3, , , , , RUSHING YARDS PER GAME Avg. G Yards Year MOST SACKS (since 1984) , Sacks Year , , MAC Champions Four Consecutive Bowl Trips Back-to-Back 11-Win Seasons 9

10 212 Statistics Rushing G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G Passing Total Offense----- Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic. Plays Yards Avg/G NORTHERN ILLINOIS QUARTERBACK JORDAN LYNCH... Top dual-threat quarterback in the country ranks third in the nation in total offense, fifth in rushing and 12th in passing efficiency. Needs 92 yards to break the NCAA FBS mark for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season. Has set the NCAA Record for most consecutive 1-yard rushing games by a quarterback with 1 while throwing for at least 15 yards in 11 consecutive games. Second player in FBS history to rush for more than 1,5 yards (1,611) and pass for more than 2,5 (2,75) in a season. Has run and passed for 39 touchdowns while leading NIU to an 11-1 record, No. 18 (USA Today) national ranking and 11-game winning streak. A Quarterback Comparison NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch s numbers in 212 rival that of any quarterback in the country and make him the No. 1 dual threat QB in the country. Through 12 games, his rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, passing yards, touchdowns and total offense numbers are on record pace. Here s how Lynch stacks up versus the 212 Heisman frontrunners. Lynch in the NCAA Rushing - 5th Points Responsible For - 8th Total Offense - 3rd Passing Efficiency - 12th Yds/G 19.5/G Yds/G All-Purpose - 28th Yds/G Scoring - T-53rd 8. Pts./G NIU KANSAS ST. OHIO ST. Texas A&M LYNCH KLEIN MILLER Manziel Team Record Games RUSHING Rushes Net Yards 1, ,271 1,181 Avg TDs Long Yards/Game PASSING Pass Effic Completions Attempts INTs Comp. Pct Pass Yards 2,75 2,36 2,39 3,419 TDs Long Yards/Game TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Total Yards 4,361 3,93 3,31 4,6 Yards/Game

11 LYNCH BY THE NUMBERS NCAA LYNCH S GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS Record as a starter: 1-1 Most Games Consecutive 1 Rushing Yards by a QB: 1 Jordan Lynch, NIU, 212 A QB Gaining 1 Yards Rushing and 3 Yards Passing, Game: ONE of 5 Jordan Lynch, NIU, Sept. 15, 212, at Army (342 passing, 125 rushing) A QB Gaining 1, Yards Rushing and 1, Yards Passing, Season: ONE of 5 Jordan Lynch, NIU, 212 (2,75 passing, 1,611 rushing) QB Rushing, Single Season 1. Denard Robinson (Michigan, 21) 2. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 212) 3. Beau Morgan (Air Force, 1996) 4. Cam Newton (Auburn, 21) 5. Stacey Robinson (NIU, 1989) 1,72 1,611 1,494 1,473 1,443 QB Rushing Yards Per Game, Season 1. Beau Morgan (Air Force, 1996) Jordan Lynch (NIU, 212) Stacey Robinson (NIU, 1989) Denard Robinson (Michigan, 21) Brian Mitchell (La.-Lafayette, 1989)119.2 MAC Most Rushing Yards By a QB, Season 1. Jordan Lynch (NIU, 212) 1, Chandler Harnish (NIU, 211) 1,397 Northern Illinois CAREER Rushing Yards 13. Jordan Lynch (21- ) Rushing Touchdowns 1. Marshall Taylor ( ) Jordan Lynch (21- ) 2, Consecutive 1-yard Rushing Games 1. Garrett Wolfe (25-6) Jordan Lynch (212) 1 1-yard Rushing Games T-7. Jordan Lynch (21-) 8. Stacey Robinson (1988-9) Chandler Harnish (28-11) Touchdowns Responsible For 6. Stacey Robinson (1988-9) T-7. Jordan Lynch (21- ) Bob Heimerdinger Rushing Touchdowns T-8. Jordan Lynch (212) ---RUSHING--- Opponent No. Yds TD Lg at Akron (W) TEMPLE (W) BUFFALO (W) CMU (W) at WMU (W) TOLEDO (W) at BSU (W) at EMU (W) vs Miami (L) PASSING Total C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Total Yards Date 9/3 9/17 9/24 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/25 12/2 1/8 Totals ---RUSHING--- Opponent No. Yds TD Lg ARMY (W) WISCONSIN (L) CAL POLY (W) at CMU (L) KSU (W) WMU (W) at Buffalo (W) at Toledo (W) at BGSU (W) BSU (W) EMU (W) 1 vs Ohio (W) vs Ark. St. (W) PASSING Total C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Total Yards Date 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 1/6 1/13 1/2 1/27 11/3 11/14 11/23 Totals Career ---RUSHING--- Opponent No. Yds TD Lg vs Iowa* (L) UTM* (W) at Army* (W) KANSAS* (W) CMU* (W) at BSU* (W) BUFFALO* (W) at Akron* (W) at WMU* (W) UMASS* (W) TOLEDO (W) at EMU* (W) PASSING Total C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Total Yards * Games Started 1-yard Rushing Games 1. Jordan Lynch (212) T-2. Mark Kellar (1973) LeShon Johnson (1993) Charles Talley (1995) Michael Turner (22 and 23) Passing Touchdowns T-4. Jordan Lynch (212) 23 Touchdowns Responsible For T-1. Jordan Lynch (212) Chandler Harnish (211) Consecutive 1-Yard Rushing Games 1. Jordan Lynch (212) 1 2. Garrett Wolfe (24) 7 Total Offense Yards 1. Chandler Harnish (211) 2. Jordan Lynch (212) 4,595 4,361 1,611 Pass Completions 4. Jordan Lynch (212) Passing Yards 3. Jordan Lynch (212) Plays 1. Chandler Harnish (21) 2. Jordan Lynch (212) 2,75 SEASON Rushing Yards 7. Jordan Lynch (212) 21 Date 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/2 1/3 11/9 11/2 11/26 12/3 Totals