NIU Huskies (10-0, 6-0) at Toledo Rockets (7-3, 5-1)

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1 GAME NIU SCHEDULE & RESULTS Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Sat., Aug. 31 at Iowa (BTN) W, Sat., Sept. 14 at Idaho W, Sat., Sept. 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) W, Sat., Sept. 28 at Purdue (ESPN2) W, Sat., Oct. 5 at Kent State * (TWS/ESPN3) W, Sat., Oct. 12 AKRON * (ESPN3) - Homecoming W, Sat., Oct. 19 at Central Michigan * (ESPN3) W, Sat., Oct. 26 EASTERN MICHIGAN * (CSNChicago) W, Sat., Nov. 2 at UMass * (ESPN Regional/3) W, Weds., Nov. 13 BALL STATE * (ESPN2) W, Weds., Nov. 20 at Toledo * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Tues., Nov. 26 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 6 MAC Championship (ESPN2) - Detroit 7 p.m. *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS 2012 Record/MAC Record/Finish /8-0/1st West 2012 Final Ranking...22 (AP); 24 (USA Today Coaches) Head Coach...Rod Carey Record at NIU & Career Record/Years /1st Alma Mater/Year...Indiana/1993 Basic Offense/Defense...Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football All-Time Record Last Bowl Game Discover Orange Bowl...Florida State 31, NIU 10 Consecutive Bowl Games...5 MAC Championship Games...4 (last, 2012, W 2OT) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...54/16 Starters Returning (8 offense, 5 defense, 3 specialists) Starters Lost (3 offense, 7 defense, 1 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 Stadium...Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Surface/Capacity...FieldTurf /24,000 President...Dr. Douglas D. Baker Assoc. VP/Athletic Director... Sean Frazier Alma Mater, Year...Alabama 92 Ticket NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 NIU Huskies (10-0, 6-0) at Toledo Rockets (7-3, 5-1) Nov. 20, p.m. (CT) ESPN2 Toledo, Ohio Glass Bowl 26,244 NIU Huskies Northern Illinois Football Jordan Lynch for 6 HUSKIE BITES The undefeated Northern Illinois University Huskies are ranked No. 16 in the Nov. 17 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Rankings heading into this MAC West showdown at Toledo. NIU has 44 wins since 2010, putting the Huskies in elite company behind only Oregon and Alabama for wins in the last four years. NIU is coming off last Wednesday s home victory over Ball State, which entered the game 9-1. The Huskies broke a tie on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Lynch to Da Ron Brown with 5:49 to play and added two scores in the final two minutes to 2013 NIU NUMBERS TO KNOW 0 - FBS teams with MORE wins than NIU 2 - Wins over Big Ten teams 2 - Victories over nine-win teams ROAD wins* 10 - Consecutive wins 14 - Consecutive road wins* 23 - Consecutive wins in MAC Games* 25 - Consecutive wins at Huskie Stadium* 44 - Wins over last four seasons *Leads the Nation (FBS) claim the win before a national television audience on ESPN2. For the second straight week, NIU is ranked No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, 20th in the Associated Press rankings and 18th in the Harris poll. With a 10-0 record, the 2013 Huskies have matched the 1963 NCAA College Division Championship squad which finished the year undefeated at NIU s current record is the school s best since entering the Major College ranks in NIU has won MORE ROAD GAMES than any other FBS team this season with six; the Huskies 14-game road winning streak also leads the country. The Huskies have won 23 consecutive games versus Mid-American Conference opponents dating back to Oct. 1, 2011 and own the longest conference winning streak in the country. NIU s 2013 senior class has won 44 games in the last four seasons to unseat its 2012 predecessors as the winningest senior class in school history. NIU leads the nation with 25 consecutive victories in its home stadium since The 2013 seniors have never lost a home game. JORDAN LYNCH FOR 6 With 1,273 rushing and 2,216 passing yards, and 14 rushing and 21 passing touchdowns, NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch has accounted for 3,489 yards and 35 touchdowns this season. Lynch is now 22-2 as the Huskies starting QB, and has never lost either a Mid-American Conference game or a home game as the NIU starter. He owns SIX NCAA marks, two MAC records and 15 NIU records. Lynch ranks FOURTH all-time at NIU in rushing yards and with 50 more yards will rank behind ONLY Huskie greats Garrett Wolfe and Michael Turner on the school s all-time chart. See his bio in this release, check out his highlights and more at www. LynchFor6.com. on Twitter for daily #LynchLines. Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 1

2 BACK TO THE ROAD: For the second straight Wednesday, NIU faces a MAC West rival as the Huskies travel to Toledo to face the Rockets on ESPN2. The Huskies are looking to extend their FBS-leading 23- game conference and 14-game road winning streaks. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 ACTIVE STREAKS WINS AT HOME STADIUM Northern Illinois South Carolina...16 Ohio State, Stanford...14 ROAD WINS Northern Illinois Alabama...12 Texas A&M, Ohio State...8 CONFERENCE WINS Northern Illinois (MAC) Ohio State (Big Ten)...14 Florida State (ACC)...14 UNBLEMISHED: NIU is 10-0 for the first time as an FBS program and just the second time in 108 years of football. The last Huskie team to go 10-0 was the 1963 NIU team that won the College Division National Championship behind College Football Hall of Famer George Bork. ONLY SIX: The Huskies are one of just six undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision and were the first team in the nation to reach the 10-win mark. The undefeated list includes Florida State (ACC), Alabama (SEC), Baylor (Big XII), Ohio State (Big Ten), Fresno State (Mountain West) and NIU. All of the teams except Baylor (9-0) are 10-0 on the year. ESPN2 MIDWEEK #MACTION: Northern Illinois and Toledo will face off on ESPN2 in a midweek game for the fourth straight season, and for the seventh time since This year s game is the third of those seven to be played on Wednesday, joining the 2005 and 2012 contests. In 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2011, NIU and Toledo played a Tuesday night game on ESPN2. Northern Illinois has won four of the six ESPN2 match-ups in the series, including the last three. HUSKIES AND THE RANKINGS: Despite recording one of its biggest wins of the season last week, NIU fell one spot to No. 16 in this week s Bowl Championship Series Rankings with an average of.3729, and rank four-tenths of a point behind No. 15 Fresno State (.4134), the team the Huskies are chasing for a potential spot in a BCS bowl game. NIU s average ranking by the computers used to determine the BCS numbers is 12. The Huskies lost points in the USA Today Coaches Poll (418), and were up 39 points in the Harris Poll (864) and 30 points in the AP rankings. NIU remained ranked 21st, 18th and 20th, respectively in those rankings. TOP CLASS: For the third consecutive season, NIU s seniors are the winningest class in school history. With the Huskies win over Eastern Michigan, the 2013 seniors unseated the 2012 group atop the wins list and now have 44 wins. The 2013 seniors were on teams that won 11 games in both 2010 and 2011, 12 a year ago and 10 so far in The seniors own a winning percentage of.846 with an overall record of 44-8 and are 22-0 at home. The 2012 seniors were (.759) between ; they took the winningest senior class mantle from the 2011 class, which went (.648). Both the 2011 and 2012 seniors final years included MAC Championships. NIU HEAD COACH ROD CAREY Rod Carey, who spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff of the most successful teams ever at Northern Illinois University, was named the school s 22nd head football coach on Dec. 2, The 41-year old was promoted after serving as NIU s offensive coordinator during most of the 2012 season. On the same day Carey was introduced as head coach, the Huskies made history as the first Mid-American Conference team invited to a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game. Carey coached NIU in the Discover Orange Bowl game, a loss to Florida State. This season, Carey has led NIU to a perfect 10-0 record and a No. 15 BCS national ranking. Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Lynch leads one of the top offenses in the nation and Carey is the first NIU coach to win two Big Ten games in the same season. Carey spent his first two seasons at NIU helping guide two of the most prolific offenses in school history as the Huskies won backto-back MAC championships and 11-or-more games each year. In 2012, he added run game coordinator to his duties as offensive line coach. In the midst of replacing five starters on the offensive line Carey assumed offensive coordinator duties after the season opener. In 2011, Carey mentored two All-Americans in center Scott Wedige and left tackle Trevor Olson, and and three all-mac players. A three-year starter at center for Indiana, Carey served as a team captain and won the Corby Davis Outstanding Offensive Player Award as a senior, playing for former NIU head coach Bill Mallory. He earned his bachelor s degree from IU in Carey came to NIU after three seasons as the offensive line coach at North Dakota. His line paved the way for UND 1,000-yard rusher Josh Murray (1,146 yards) in 2008 and for the No. 2 running back in the Great West Conference a year later. Five of Carey s offensive linemen earned GWC all-conference honors in his last three seasons. Prior to going to North Dakota, Carey spent the 2007 season as the offensive line coach at Illinois State. From , Carey coached at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where he was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. His offensive units averaged nearly 400 yards per game during his seven seasons and set 14 records, including the all-time conference rushing record. In all, Carey coached 26 all-conference selections and seven All-Americans during his time at UW-Stout. A native of Wayzata, Minn., Carey began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Minnesota ( ) where he helped the Gophers to the 1999 Sun Bowl. Prior to UM, he spent four seasons at his alma mater, Wayzata (Minn.) High School, from Carey and his wife Tonya are the parents of daughter Kennedi (8) and son Charlie (6) HUSKIE COACHING STAFF Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks...Bob Cole Defensive Coordinator/Safeties... Jay Niemann Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator... Brett Diersen# Offensive Line... Joe Tripodi Wide Receivers...Thad Ward# Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator... Kevin Kane Tight Ends/Fullbacks...Tim Polasek# Running Backs...Kelton Copeland# Cornerbacks...Kelvin Sigler# Director of Sports Performance... Brad Ohrt Asst. AD/Football Operations...Matt Lipman #New to NIU in NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

3 MOST WINS SINCE 2010 Alabama...45 Oregon...45 Northern Illinois...44 Boise State...44 Stanford...43 LSU...41 Ohio State*...40 Oklahoma...40 *12 wins from 2010 vacated by NCAA NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 ROAD STREAK: NIU s 14- game winning streak in road games ranks as the longest in the country and dates back to Oct. 1, 2011, when the Huskies dropped a decision at Central Michigan. The Huskies six road victories this season lead all FBS teams. SELECT COMPANY: Since the start of the 2010 season, only two FBS programs - Oregon and Alabama - have won more games than Northern Illinois. NIU has posted a 44-8 record over the last four years, while Oregon and Alabama are both Boise State (CK) is the only other teams with at least 44 wins since MAC STREAKING: The Huskies have won 23 consecutive games versus Mid-American Conference opponents, the longest conference winning streak in the nation. Central Michigan was the last MAC team to defeat the Huskies as they claimed a victory in NIU s 2011 league opener in Mt. Pleasant. NIU won the remainder of its MAC games in 2011, as well as the title game, then swept through conference play in 2012 before defeating Kent State in Detroit. HUSKIES IN THE MAC: NIU is (.573) all-time in MAC games with an (.654) record in Mid-American Conference play since rejoining the league in The Huskies have won 28 of their last 29 and 33 of their last 37 MAC regular season contests. Northern Illinois is in its 28th season as a member of the league in MAC ROAD RECORD: All-time, NIU is (.505) in 106 Mid-American Conference road games. The Huskies have won 71.1 percent (32 of 45) of their MAC road games since 2002 and are (.600) on the road versus league teams since 1997 when NIU rejoined the league. NOVEMBERS TO REMEMBER: Huskie fans have had plenty to be thankful for in the month of November, as last Wednesday s win over Ball State was NIU s 13th consecutive win in the 11th month of the year. Despite playing a majority of its November games on weeknights over the last five years, NIU s last loss in the month came Nov. 27, 2009, when the Huskies dropped a contest at Central Michigan. NIU owns a seven-game home winning streak in November, with the last November loss at Huskie Stadium on Nov. 25, 2008, against Navy. LAST TIME OUT: Last Wednesday at Huskie Stadium, NIU earned a hard-fought victory over Ball State with three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the game. Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch completed 26-of-32 passes for a season-high 345 yards and two scores, and ran for 123 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns to lead the Huskies. With the score tied at 27, Lynch hit Da Ron Brown for a 58-yard touchdown and after a big stop on fourth-and-one by the NIU defense, he scored on a 16-yard run to put the game away. HOME REALLY IS SWEET: The Huskies own the longest winning streak by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team in its home stadium with 25 consecutive wins; the 25 straight wins is both a school and Mid- American Conference record. Northern Illinois is 4-0 at home in NIU s last loss in DeKalb occurred Sept. 26, 2009, a loss to Idaho. Ninety-six players on NIU s 2013 team have never lost on Brigham Field. COVERING THE HUSKIES ROD CAREY ON THE MAC COACHES TELECONFERENCE Mondays from 8:46-8:54 a.m. (Central) Remaining calls are Nov. 18 and 25th. Replay available Monday pm on For complete schedule and media call-in #, contact NIU. NIU WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE With the move to weekday games, the Ball State and WMU press conferences will be held on Fridays. The press conference will be held in the McCareins Auditorium (2nd Floor) of the Yordon Center. Head Coach Rod Carey and 2-4 Huskie players Quotes available Thursday pm on For the call-in number, contact NIU. NIU PLAYER & COACH AVAILABILITY Huskie players are available for interviews after practice; with the move to weekday games, availability depends on the day of the game. The practice schedule will be announced weekly. Please provide 24-hour notice for phone requests. Contact Donna Turner (for coaches) or Joe Summins (for players) to arrange interviews (see below). PRACTICE COVERAGE NIU practices, held at Huskie Stadium or inside the Chessick Practice Center, are open to the media; media are asked to remain in the end zones or CPC sidelines. Confirm practice times with the NIU Athletics Media Relations Office. Players and coaches are available for interviews after practice (see above for schedule). INFORMATION CENTER, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS To be added to the NIU Athletics Media Relations e- mail distribution list for media, contact Donna Turner Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video and for player interviews Action shots from every Huskie football game are available for use by media; contact NIU for the URL. CollegePressBox.com has information on all MAC teams - releases, depth charts, league stats, photos and more. Media can contact NIU or the MAC for the login. NIU uses an online credential request for its home games; contact the Media Relations Office for the URL. NIU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director... (FB Primary Contact)...donnaturner@niu.edu (o); (c) Joe Summins, Assoc. Media Relations Director... (FB Secondary)... jsummins@niu.edu (o); (c) Matt Scheerer, Asst. Media Relations Director... mscheerer@niu.edu ; Jeremy Reid, Asst. Media Relations Director... jreid1@niu.edu ; Michael Benson, Asst. Media Relations Director... mbenson3@niu.edu ; Corey Campbell, Graduate Assistant... ccampbell5@niu.edu Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 3

4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 FOLLOW THE HUSKIES THE REDESIGNED NIUHUSKIES.COM Launched on August 29, the redesigned NIUHuskies. com features a larger video player, a social media hub on the front page, and clear links to tickets, promotions and fan information. Visit GameDay Central for all your NIU Football game informations. ESPN2 TO TELEVISE NIU-TOLEDO For the second consecutive week and third time this season, NIU will play in front of an ESPN2 national television audience. Dave Lamont will handle the play-by-play call with Desmond Howard as the color analyst and Quint Kessenich on sidelines. The game is also available on WatchESPN. NIU s game next Tuesday versus Western Michigan also will be broadcast on ESPN2. HUSKIES-ROCKETS ON RADIO The Northern Illinois IMG Sports Network broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. CT, 30 minutes before kickoff. NIU network affiliates that will carry the Toledo game are WLBK 1360 AM and 98.9 FM (DeKalb), WTJK 1380 AM (Janesville, Wis.) and WSCR AM 670 (Chicago) and online on NIUTube at NIUHuskies.com. Bill Baker is in his 34th season as the play-by-play voice and is joined by 28-year color analyst Mark Lindo and Andy Garcia, who is in his first season on the sidelines. NIU RADIO SHOWS NIU Weekly is a 30-minute show highlighting the best of Huskie Athletics hosted by Andy Garcia and Associate Vice-President/Athletic Director Sean Frazier. The show airs on WSCR AM 670 The Score in Chicago Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. and at 6:30 p.m. Friday nights on WLBK 1360 AM/98.9 FM in DeKalb. Hear from football head coach Rod Carey, Huskie administrators and other NIU head coaches. Inside Huskie Football is a live show featuring the Voice of the Huskies Bill Baker, NIU Head Coach Rod Carey and NIU players, along with special guests. The show airs Mondays from 7-8 p.m. on WLBK 1360 AM & 98.9 FM and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on WTJK 1380 AM in Janesville, Wis. Fans are invited to Inside Huskie Football at Cabana Charley s Tiki Bar & Grill on Peace Rd. in Sycamore. NIUTUBE (formerly Huskie All-Access) Hear all NIU live radio broadcasts, including football and basketball games and NIU radio shows. Watch live Huskie games and see weekly and postgame press conferences, video features and more. Cost is $6.95/month or $49.95/year. Go to GETTING @PrideinthePack Facebook: NIU Huskies, Northern Illinois Football, Jordan Lynch for 6 YouTube: niuhuskiesdotcom See NIU Athletics social media hub online to see all of our coaches and teams Facebook and Twitter accounts 2013 NIU SENIORS Name Pos. Arrived GP/GS Career Highlights Zach Anderson DT /0 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT; injuries Matt Battaglia OG /0 Back-up OL; Returned for 2012 Ken Bishop DT / tackles, 15 TFL, 3 QS, INT, 2 FR Akeem Daniels TB /8 837 yds rush, 507 yds rcv, 19 TDs Sean Evans CB /8 57 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 13 PBU, 1 INT Jhony Faustin CB / tackles, 3 INT, 9 PBU Matt Krempel OT /7 2 yrs in rotation at RT on top NIU off. Jordan Lynch QB / as a starter, #4 all-time rusher Nate McNeal DB /0 5 spec. tms tackles in 2013 Stephen O Neal DE /1 40 tackles, 7.5 QS, 9 TFL, 2 FF George Rainey DE /8 64 tackles, 5.5 QS, 13.5 TFL, 5 PBU Mathew Sims PK / PATs, FG, 339 points Jared Volk LG /25 2-yr starter on NIU s best offenses Jimmie Ward S / tackles, 6 TFL, 21 PBU, 9 INT, 3 FF Dominique Ware S /4 83 tackles, 2 TFL, 7 PBU, 3 INT Anthony Wells DT /12 59 tackles, 6.5 QS, 15 TFL, 3 PBU Joe Windsor DE /11 91 tackles, 19.5 TFL, 11 QS, 4 PBU, INT DOMINANT ON THE DEUCE: NIU has won each of its last seven games broadcast on ESPN2, including two in In addition to last week s win over Ball State, NIU defeated Purdue (55-24) on Sept. 28 on ESPN2. The Huskies knocked off Toledo (31-24) and Kent State (44-37 in the MAC title game) last season on the network. Northern Illinois last loss on ESPN2 came in the 2010 MAC Championship against Miami (Ohio). Each of the Huskies last three regular season contests will be shown on ESPN2. MEET THE SENIORS: The Huskies 17 seniors face the final two regular season games of their NIU careers over the next two weeks. Northern Illinois has 12 seniors on defense, including six defensive linemen: George Rainey, Ken Bishop, Joe Windsor, Stephen O Neal, Anthony Wells and Zach Anderson. At defensive back, Jimmie Ward, Jhony Faustin, Sean Evans and Dominique Ware are stalwarts in the Huskies secondary. NIU has three seniors on the offensive line in starters Matt Krempel (RT) and Jared Volk (LG) and Matt Battaglia, who redshirted last year due to injury and returned for his final season. Quarterback Jordan Lynch, kicker Mathew Sims and special teamer Nate McNeal round out the group. Tailback Akeem Daniels has not played this season due to a foot injury. ROCKETS & DOGS: NIU owns a three-game win streak over Toledo, but the Rockets hold the edge in the series as they have won 29 of the 40 meetings between the teams all-time. In Toledo, that edge is even more pronounced as the Huskies have just three wins in 21 games in the Glass Bowl, including a instant classic game in NIU has won just eight of the 27 games played as MAC foes. FAMILIAR FACE: Toledo defensive coordinator Tom Matukewicz spent four seasons ( ) at NIU where he served as the Huskies linebackers coach under former Huskie head coaches Jerry Kill ( ) and Dave Doeren (2011). When Kill let NIU for Minnesota in early December, 2010, Matukewicz served as Northern Illinois interim head coach for the Humanitarian (now Famous Idaho Potato) Bowl game in Boise, Idaho. He led NIU to a win over Fresno State in that game. PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE: In the preseason, NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch used the phrase pressure is a privilege to describe how he approaches the expectations for Lynch and the 2013 Huskies. Based on NIU s success in close games over the last two seasons, the team has embraced that motto as the Huskies are 7-0 in their last seven games decided by seven points or less. NIU has won three of those games this season over Akron (27-20), Eastern Illinois (43-39) and Iowa (30-27) 4 NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 CONSISTENCY: No offense in the country has scored as consistently as the Huskies in NIU has put points on the board in 39 of 40 quarters (97.5 percent) and is the only team in the country to score in every quarter but one this year. The Huskies have been held to three points or less in a quarter only four times with at least six points in every other period this season. NIU had a string of 21 straight quarters with a score snapped in the second period versus Akron, and has now put points on the board in 18 straight periods. On the year, NIU has scored at least 100 points in every quarter with a season-best 131 points in the second period. The third quarter is the Huskies best defensive quarter as opponents have scored only 39 points. In the second half, the Huskie defense has given up just 85 points (an average of 8.5 per game). STEPPING UP: NIU s defense was able to hold Ball State to just 27 points, including just three in the second half, in part by limiting the Cardinals long plays. BSU, which came into the game averaging 39.9 points per game, recorded only three plays of 25 yards or longer and all three came on special teams. Offensively, Ball State s longest run was 13 yards while it s longest pass plays were of 21 yards. THE CHESSICK PRACTICE CENTER On Oct. 25, 2013, Northern Illinois University officially opened the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, an on-campus indoor practice facility for NIU student-athletes. The six-story building adjoins the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center, the north end zone facility that serves as the home of the Huskie football team. There is easy access to the Chessick Center through the Barsema Hall of Champions. Naming donors Dr. Kenneth and Ellen Chessick made their gift in September 2011 and private fundraising, spurred by 28 leadership donor gifts, reached the 9.5 million dollar goal over the summer; NIU officially opened the CPC on Saturday, Oct. 26. The building features a full-size 120-yard practice field with two end zones and overrun buffer space around the field for safety. The practice room itself is 80,600 square feet, with 6,400 square feet in the adjoining Barsema Hall of Champions. Features: Full NCAA football playing field dimensions, 65 clear height at center field and 45 clear height at the sidelines Artificial turf matching Huskie Stadium surface Batting cages Long jump pit Play clock Four-lane sprint track Retractable center net for multisport use Field goals and wall protection nets TEAM STATS COMPARISON Huskies Category Rockets 44.6 Points/G (28-26) TDs (Rush-Pass) 43 (25-14) 264 (154-96) First Downs (Rush-Pass) 224 (122-88) Total Yards/G Rush Yards/G Pass Yards/G Turnovers Lost 13 28:42 Time of Possession/G 29:04 (57-134) 43% 3rd Down Conversions (50-122) 41% (9-13) 69% 4th Down Conversions (5-10) 50% 38.0 Net Punting Avg Kickoff Return Avg Punt Return Avg Penalties-Yards/G (51-58) 88% Red Zone Scores (36-40) 90% (39-58) 67% Red Zone TDs (25-40) 63% 25.2 Points Allowed/G (10-19) TDs Allowed (Rush-Pass) 36 (21-14) 223 (82-128) First Downs Allowed (R-P) 229 (91-123) Total Yards/G Allowed Rush Yards/G Allowed Pass Yards/G Allowed (61/167) 37% 3rd Down Conv. Allowed (63/140) 45% (9-24) 38% 4th Down Conv. Allowed (9/14) 64% 22 Turnovers Gained 17 MAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Five different NIU players have won 11 MAC West Division Player of the Week honors so far in 2013, led by quarterback Jordan Lynch, who has tied the school record with five MAC Player of the Week honors.. Iowa...Jordan Lynch (Offensive)...Mathew Sims (Special Teams) Idaho... Tommylee Lewis (Offensive)...Ken Bishop (Defensive) Eastern Illinois...Jordan Lynch (Offensive) Purdue...Jordan Lynch (Offensive)... Tommylee Lewis (Special Teams) Kent State...Cameron Stingily (Offensive) Central Michigan...Jordan Lynch (Offensive) Massachusetts... Jordan Lynch (Offensive...Ken Bishop (Defensive) ON THE WATCH Four Huskie players were named to the watch lists for eight different awards entering Punter Tyler Wedel was added to the list of candidates for the Ray Guy Award in October. Jordan Lynch, QB... Walter Camp Player of the Year Award... Maxwell Award...Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award... Manning Quarterback Award... Davey O Brien National Quarterback Award...Paul Hornung Award Tommylee Lewis, WR/KOR...Paul Hornung Award Jimmie Ward, S...Jim Thorpe Award Mathew Sims, K... Lou Groza Award Tyler Wedel, P... Ray Guy Award Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 5

6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 IN THE 3,000/5,000 CLUB List of the nine FBS players, including NIU s Jordan Lynch, who have compiled 3,000 career rushing and 5,000 career passing yards. Player Team Years GP GS Rush Pass Total Colin Kaepernick Nevada ,112 10,098 14,210 Brad Smith Missouri ,289 8,799 13,088 Antwaan Randle El Indiana ,895 7,469 11,364 Joshua Cribbs Kent State ,670 7,169 10,839 Denard Robinson Michigan ^ 4,495 6,250 10,745 Patrick White West Virginia ,480 6,049 10,529 Jordan Lynch NIU ,696 5,533 9,229 Vince Young Texas ,127 6,040 9,167 Brian Mitchell La.-Lafayette NA 3,335 5,447 8,782 ^Includes two starts at wide receiver. NOBODY DOES BOTH BETTER: No player in the country can compare to Jordan Lynch when it comes to what he does for his team both as a passer and as a rusher, not to mention as a leader. (Don t even get us started on his punting and receiving.) Lynch is the number one dual-threat player in the country. Start with his 2,216 passing yards on 190-of-290 passing (65.5 percent) with 21 touchdowns to just five interceptions. Add his status as the No. 8 rusher in the country with 1,273 yards on 193 carries (6.6 yards per carry) and 14 scores on the ground, and you have a player whose ability to do both has lifted NIU to a 10-0 record. DUAL-THREAT: With 345 passing and 123 rushing yards in NIU s win over Ball State, Jordan Lynch recorded his 10th game with at least 200 passing and 100 rushing yards, a number which leads all active FBS players. Texas A&M s Johnny Manziel ranks second with eight 200/100 games while Ohio State s Braxton Miller is third with just three 200/100 games. During that time, Lynch also has two 190- plus yard passing games and two games with 90-or-more rushing yards. He has thrown for at least 150 yards in each of the Huskies last 23 games, has passed for a score in 23 consecutive contests and accounted for at least one touchdown in every game he has started (24). SIGNATURE MOMENTS: Two big plays defined Jordan Lynch s play, and led directly to the Huskie win over Ball State last week. With NIU facing third and 10 from its own 28-yard line on its first drive of the half, Lynch appeared to be caught behind the line of scrimmage for a loss by two Ball State defenders. He stepped away from one and then, with a BSU player ON HIS BACK, spun him off and ran 10 yards for the first down. The drive would result in a one-yard touchdown run by Cameron Stingily and a NIU lead. On a third-and-11 play from the NIU 38 in the fourth quarter, Lynch rolled out to evade two BSU rushers, then heaved the ball to Matt Williams 25 yards downfield. Two plays later, he hit Da Ron Brown in stride in the end zone for the game-winning score. MORE LYNCH HEROICS: Jordan Lynch recorded the best completion percentage of his career, and was one completion away from the NIU single game record, with his 26-of-32 passing performance in the Huskies win over Ball State. Lynch completed 81.3 percent of his passes with a career-high 26 completions. The 26 completions tied for seventh-most all-time at NIU and the 345 yards are eighth. RUSHING PROWESS: Jordan Lynch needs just 50 rushing yards to move into THIRD place on the NIU all-time rushing list which is no small feat. NIU s reputation as a rushing power dates back to the days when Mark Kellar led the NCAA in rushing in LeShon Johnson (1993) and Garrett Wolfe (2006) followed Kellar as NCAA leaders, and the Huskies have had a player rush for at least 1,000 yards in 14 of the last 15 seasons. Given that, for Lynch s total of 3,696 yards to rank behind only Kellar (3,745 yards), Michael Turner (4,941) and Garrett Wolfe (5,164) on the NIU career charts speaks to his just one half of his incredible abilities. HUSKIES IN THE POLLS USA TODAY DATE AP COACHES BCS 2013 Week 13 (Nov. 17) 20 (426) 21 (418) 16 Week 12 (Nov. 10) 20 (396) 21 (445) 15 Week 11 (Nov. 3) 22 (322) 20 (409) 18 Week 10 (Oct. 27) 21 (290) 20 (373) 17 Week 9 (Oct. 20) 23 (220) 22 (298) 18 Week 8 (Oct. 13) 23 (185) 23 (224) Week 7 (Oct. 6) 23 (138) 23 (169) Week 6 (Sept. 29) 26 (104) 23 (131) Week 5 (Sept. 22) 31 (9) 30 (21) Week 4 (Sept. 15) 29 (24) 33 (26) Week 3 (Sept. 8) 30 (21) 30 (27) Week 2 (Sept. 3) T30 (27) 30 (31) Preseason 35 (16) T37 (19) 2012 Final 22 (227) 24 (156) Week 15 (Dec. 2) 16 (534) 16 (495) 15 Week 14 (Nov. 25) 19 (349) 18 (377) 21 Week 13 (Nov. 18) 24 (144) 23 (149) Week 12 (Nov. 11) 27 (77) 26 (105) Week 11 (Nov. 4) 26 (64) 26 (88) Week 10 (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) 2011 Final 28 (33) 26 (36) Week 15 (Dec. 4) 30 (7) 26 (14) Week 14 (Nov. 27) 36 (1) 30 (19) Week 13 (Nov. 20) T31 (10) Week 12 (Nov. 13) T36 (2) Week 2 T44 (5) T38 (13) Preseason T41 (4) T44 (4) 2010 Final 29 (47) 26 (82) Week 15 (Dec. 5) 31 (7) 28 (13) Week 14 (Nov. 28) 24 (130) 23 (130) 25 Week 13 (Nov. 21) 26 (72) 26 (67) Week 12 (Nov. 14) 29 (37) 29 (30) Week 11 (Nov. 7) 34 (9) T34 (8) Week 10 (Oct. 31) 38 (1) 36 (2) Week 9 (Oct. 24) T37 (1) T39 (1) Preseason T49 (1) 2004 Week 12 (Nov. 7) 22 (205) Week 11 (Oct. 31) 24 (110) 2003 Week 12 (Nov. 9) (298) 21 Week 11 (Nov. 2) (211) 22 Week 10 (Oct. 26) (174) 23 Week 9 (Oct. 19) (760) 10 Week 8 (Oct. 12) (694) Week 7 (Oct. 5) (438) Week 6 (Sept. 28) (413) Week 5 (Sept. 21) (238) Number of points in parentheses. 6 NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 UPCOMING FOR NIU OPPONENTS Iowa... vs. Michigan Idaho...at Florida State No. 2 (FCS) Eastern Illinois...at UT Martin Purdue...vs. Illinois Kent State...at Ohio (Tues., Nov. 19) Akron...vs. Toledo (Fri., Nov. 29) Central Michigan... vs. UMass Eastern Michigan... vs. Bowling Green UMass...at Central Michigan Ball State...vs. Miami (Fri., Nov. 29) Western Michigan...vs. NIU (Tues., Nov. 26) HOT, HOT, HOT: In NIU s last four games, Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch has run for 657 yards on 87 carries with 10 touchdowns, completed 72- of-95 passes for 883 yards and eight scores to total 1,540 yards on 182 plays. He is averaging 7.55 yards per carry and completing 75.8 percent of his passes. Northern Illinois is gaining 8.46 yards every time he touches the ball over the last four games. He has scored at least one rushing and one passing TDs in the Huskies last five games. RUSHING SCORES: Jordan Lynch scored on runs of two and 16 yards versus Ball State to record his 13th and 14th rushing touchdowns of the season and the 38th and 39th of his career. Lynch is tied for sixth in the country in rushing touchdowns and is fourth all-time at NIU, trailing only tailbacks Garrett Wolfe (52), Chad Spann (49) and Michael Turner (43). He has rushed for a touchdown in 17 games over his last two seasons as the Huskies starting quarterback, which is the most among FBS quarterbacks and ranks FOURTH among all FBS players. RECORD RUSHING DAY: NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch added another NCAA and NIU record to his collection at Central Michigan with 316 rushing yards on 32 carries, breaking the FBS mark for single game rushing yards by a quarterback. Lynch broke the mark previously owned by Huskie signal-caller Stacey Robinson, who ran for 308 yards in a NIU win over Fresno State on Oct. 6, Lynch scored three rushing touchdowns and averaged 9.9 yards per rush at Central Michigan. He gained 232 yards on 18 carries in the second half and his day included runs of 28, 40, 40 and 49 yards. Lynch recorded the sixth 300-yard rushing day in NIU history and he is the fourth Huskie with a 300-yard game. ALL-PURPOSE: After catching a career-high 12 passes (tied for sixth alltime and the most by a Huskie since 2005) versus Ball State, Tommylee Lewis has 74 catches for 623 yards on the season. The 5-7 Floridian is second in the MAC and 13th nationally in catches per game (7.4). The speedy Lewis also ranks third on the Huskie team in rushing yards with 321 on 24 carries to average 13.4 yards per carry. He is NIU s top kickoff returner with 10 for 280 yards, including a 99-yard kickoff return score at Purdue. He rushed for 104 yards at Idaho and had his first career 100-yard receiving day versus Eastern Michigan with 107 yards. Lewis has also returned six punts for 22 yards and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lynch vs. EMU on his first career pass attempt. BALL HAWK: After he intercepted five passes in the Huskies first six games, opponents have avoided throwing near NIU safety Jimmie Ward. That has not stopped the senior, who has often drawn the assignment of covering the opposing teams top receiver, from ranking second on the NIU team in tackles with 64. He is tied for third on the team in pass break-ups with THE POLLS (Nov. 17, 2013) BCS 1. Alabama Florida State Ohio State Baylor Oregon Auburn Clemson Missouri Stanford Oklahoma State South Carolina Texas A&M Michigan State UCLA Fresno State Northern Illinois Arizona State UCF Wisconsin Oklahoma Louisville LSU USC Mississippi Minnesota.0604 Harris 1. Alabama 2, Florida State 2, Ohio State 2, Baylor 2, Oregon 2, Clemson 2, Auburn 1, Missouri 1, Oklahoma State 1, Texas A&M 1, Stanford 1, South Carolina 1, Michigan State 1, Fresno State 1, UCLA 1, Louisville 1, LSU Northern Illinois Wisconsin UCF Oklahoma Arizona State USC Duke Minnesota 183 ARV: Ole Miss 110, Georgia 37, Cincinnati 14, Texas 14, Miami (Fla.) 8. USA Today Coaches 1. Alabama 1, Florida State 1, Ohio State 1, Baylor 1, Oregon 1, Clemson 1, Auburn 1, Missouri 1, Oklahoma State 1, Texas A&M South Carolina Stanford Michigan State UCLA Louisville Fresno State Wisconsin Oklahoma LSU UCF Northern Illinois Arizona State Minnesota Duke USC 115 ARV: Ole Miss 35, Cincinnati 23, Texas 7, UL Lafayette 6, Miami (FL) 5. Associated Press 1. Alabama 1, Florida State 1, Baylor 1, Ohio State 1, Oregon 1, Auburn 1, Clemson 1, Missouri Texas A&M Stanford Oklahoma State South Carolina Michigan State UCLA Fresno State Wisconsin UCF LSU Arizona State Northern Illinois Louisville Oklahoma USC Ole Miss Duke 94 ARV: Minnesota 77, Notre Dame 11, Texas 10, Georgia 5, Cincinnati, Nebraska 1. five and has 2.5 tackles for loss. The Mobile, Ala. product is the first NIU player to be named a semifinalist for the 2013 Jim Thorpe Award, presented to the nation s top defensive back. He was named to SI.com s Midseason All-America team. Ward returned his interception at Purdue 62 yards for a touchdown and set up the Huskies game-winning field goal at Iowa by intercepting Iowa QB Jake Rudock with 1:17 to play. Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 7

8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 BROWN S BIG DAY: Junior receiver Da Ron Brown had the best day of his NIU career with eight catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns versus Ball State. Brown caught touchdown passes of 58 and 36 yards, and fumbled at the end of a 54-yard reception. Brown became the seventh NIU receiver to have a 200-yard receiving game, and the first player since Martel Moore had a 224-yard game versus Arkansas State in the 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl. Moore s 209 yard total ranks seventh on the Huskie single game chart. RESPECTING THE PROTECTING: Through 10 games, the Huskie offensive line, tight ends and running backs have given up just six quarterback sacks. NIU is tied for second in the country in fewest sacks allowed while powering an offense ranked fourth overall (547.8 yards/game), eighth in rushing (303.8) and sixth in scoring (44.6 points/game). With the loss of left tackle Tyler Loos, who suffered a dislocated ankle and broken leg versus UMass, the Huskies offensive line now consists of tackles Matt Krempel (RT) and Ryan Brown (LT), guards Jared Volk (LG) and Aidan Conlon (RG) and center Andrew Ness. Junior Tyler Pitt rotates in at guard, just as Krempel did prior to the injury to Loos. STINGILY AND THE YAC: According to the NIU coaches, 72 percent of tailback Cameron Stingily s rushing yards (588 of 812) have come after the first contact with a defender. Approximately 4.0 of his 5.6 yards per rush are YAC (Yards After Contact). In the Kent State game, where Stingily gashed the Flashes for 266 yards on 37 carries, Stingily totaled 195 YAC yards, an average of an extra 5.3 yards after the first hit. SENIOR-LESS: NIU does not have a single (active) senior wide receiver, running back, fullback or tight end on the roster in In fact, the only senior to catch a pass or record a rush for NIU in 2013 is Jordan Lynch, with a 17-yard touchdown catch from Tommylee Lewis versus Eastern Michigan. Juniors have carried the bulk of the load with Tommylee Lewis (74 catches) and Da Ron Brown (41) combining for 115 catches for 1,312 of NIU s 2,440 receiving yards (53.8 percent). PICKED OFF: Seven NIU defenders, including defensive linemen Joe Windsor and Ken Bishop, have combined to intercept 14 passes for the Huskies this season. A trio of safeties - Jimmie Ward (5), Dechane Durante (3) and Dominique Ware (2) - are the only players with multiple interceptions on the year. Ward (vs. Purdue) and Windsor (vs. Ball State) have touchdown returns. NIU is just one pickoff away from equalling its 2012 total. MAN IN THE MIDDLE: Defensive tackle Ken Bishop ranks fourth on the Huskie team in tackles with 48 and is second on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss. At UMass, Bishop stepped in front of a screen pass on the UM 21-yard line and returned it 14 yards to the seven. He finished with a career high nine tackles to earn his second MAC West Defensive Player of the Week Award. Bishop was also honored versus Idaho. Akron Head Coach Terry Bowden came away impressed after Bishop made five solo stops and a TFL in NIU s win, I don t think there s a better defensive player in the league than No. 93 (Bishop). He s got incredible strength and explosion. Whether it s against Iowa or us, he has the ability to stick a hand in somebody s chest and just drive them back. Then he separates with great quickness. B1G BUSTER: After defeating both Iowa (30-27) and Purdue (55-24) during the non-conference schedule, NIU is 4-4 in its last eight games versus Big Ten Conference opponents and became the first Mid-American Conference team to defeat two Big Ten opponents in a regular season. The Huskies 55 points at Purdue were the most ever scored by a MAC team versus the Big Ten and its 31-point victory margin tied for the largest versus the B1G in league history. A DECADE OF EXCELLENCE Since 2003, Northern Illinois has fielded one of the most successful FBS football programs in the country with win seasons* 10...seasons with at least 6 wins 7...bowl appearances 4... MAC Championship games st or 2nd place finishes...in MAC West *current streak NOTHING NEW NIU s history as a successful rushing offense has a direct correlation to NIU s team success over the last 15 years. The Huskies have had a back run for 1,000 yards or more in 14 of the last 15 seasons. #indicates quarterback Year Player Games Attempts Yards 1999 William Andrews , Thomas Hammock , Thomas Hammock , Michael Turner , Michael Turner , Garrett Wolfe , Garrett Wolfe , Garrett Wolfe , Justin Anderson , Chad Spann , Chad Spann , Chandler Harnish# Jordan Lynch# , Jordan Lynch# ,273 HUSKIES IN THE NFL Five former Northern Illinois players are currently on either an active NFL roster, practice squad or injured reserve, including two members of the 2012 NIU senior class. The current list of Huskies in the NFL includes: Dallas Cowboys... Doug Free (OL)^ Indianapolis Colts...Chandler Harnish (QB)* Pittsburgh Steelers...Alan Baxter (OLB)* San Diego Chargers...Larry English (OLB)^ Tampa Bay Buccaneers...Rashaan Melvin (CB)^ *Practice squad. PERCENT OF QUARTERS SCORED Points Qtrs Scored Pct. NIU of Louisville of Ball State of Baylor of Auburn of Missouri of Texas Tech of Florida St of Texas A&M of Houston of NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 THE LAST MEETING NIU 31, TOLEDO 24 Nov. 14, p.m. (CT) ESPN2 DeKalb, Ill. Huskie Stadium 17,813 DeKALB, Ill. - Quarterback Jordan Lynch set a new NIU record for total offense with 569 yards (407 passing, 162 rushing) as Northern Illinois clinched the Mid-American Conference West Division Championship with a victory over Toledo Wednesday night at Huskie Stadium. Trailing by seven at halftime, the Huskies took control with a 21-point third quarter, led by big plays from the Huskie senior class. It took NIU just one play into the third to even the contest. Lynch connected with senior wide receiver Martel Moore for 73 yards to tie the game, Moore caught a short pass from Lynch, put his hand on the ground to keep his balance and then raced away from the Rocket defenders to give the Huskies a quick score. Moore finished the game with seven catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns as he moved into second place on NIU s career list for receiving yards. Toledo looked as though it would regain the lead until cornerback Rashaan Melvin made a diving interception at the one-yard line to keep UT out of the end zone. It took NIU just 2:43 to go 99 yards and take its first lead of the night. Lynch connected with senior wide receiver Perez Ashford for completions of 12 and 33 to get the Huskies out from the shadow of their own end zone. Lynch was 7-for-7 on the drive, capped by a six-yard touchdown pass to Ashford, giving the Huskies a lead. With Toledo inside NIU territory, Rocket quarterback Terrance Owens threw a deep pass toward David Fluellen that was intercepted by linebacker Tyrone Clark at the three-yard line. Facing a long field again, the Huskies needed just 1:41 to go 97 yards and take a 14-point lead. A 46-yard pass from Lynch to Luke Eakes set up the Huskies inside the Toledo 10 and Akeem Daniels capped the drive with a touchdown from six yards out to take a lead. In the third quarter, Lynch completed 13-of-15 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns. A 43-yard field goal from kicker Mathew Sims early in the fourth quarter helped increase the NIU advantage to Toledo answered with 10 points on a five-yard touchdown run by Cassius McDowell and a 34-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer, bringing the Rockets within seven with 5:57 to play. The Huskies picked up three first downs on the ensuing drive and were able to run out the clock. SCORING BY QUARTERS Total Toledo Northern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY UT - Fluellen 1 run (Detmer kick), 1st 10:01 (12-72, 4:59) NIU - Moore 5 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 6:27 (9-34, 3:52) UT - Owens 1 run (Detmer kick), 2nd 3:28 (7-83, 2:59) NIU - Moore 73 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 3rd 14:42 (1-73, 0:18) NIU - Ashford 6 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 3rd 9:26 (9-99, 2:43) NIU - Daniels 6 run (Sims kick), 3rd 1:30 (7-97, 1:41) NIU - Sims 43 FG, 4th 12:31 (8-24, 2:19) UT - McDowell 5 run (Detmer kick), 4th 10:06 (9-61, 2:25) UT...NIU First Downs (R-P) 25 (7-15)...28 (9-18) 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: :58 Sacks By-Yards Team & Individual Statistics Rushing - UT: Fluellen 22-79, Owens 12-51, McDowell 3-16, Team 1-(-15). NIU: Lynch , Daniels 8-31, Lewis 1-2, Brown 1-(-2), Team 2-(-4). Passing - UT: Owens , 265; Macon 0-1-0, 0. NIU: Lynch , 407. Receiving - UT: Reedy , Fluellen 6-55, Scott 2-21, Russell 1-20, Olack 1-16, Green 1-13, Macon 1-9. NIU: Moore 7-153, Lewis 6-65, Ashford 5-70, Daniels 3-21, Eakes 1-46, Schepler 1-23, Brown 1-17, Wells Tackles - UT: Molls 16, Sylvestre 8, Bell 8. NIU: Ward 11, Bass 6, Moore 6, Stone 6, Jacques 6. ROCKETS FACTS 2013 Record/Conference Record...7-3/ Record/MAC Record/Finish...9-4/7-1/2nd West Head Coach...Matt Campbell (Mount Union/2002) Record at UT/Year /2nd Career Record/Year /2nd Location...Toledo, Ohio Enrollment...22,575 Conference... Mid-American (West) Colors...Midnight Blue & Gold Stadium...Glass Bowl Surface/Capacity...FieldTurf/26,244 President... Dr. Lloyd Jacobs Athletic Director... Michael O Brien Athletics Website... Twitter/Facebook...@UTRocketsDotCom/UT Rockets Ticket Information GOLD Toledo Athletics Media Relations Name... Contact Information Paul Helgren (FB Primary)... paul.helgren@utoledo.edu Associate Athletic Director (office) 2013 TOLEDO SCHEDULE Day, Date Opponent Score/Time (ET) Aug. 31 at Florida 6-24, L Sept. 7 at Missouri 23-38, L Sept. 14 EASTERN WASHINGTON 33-21, W Sept. 21 at Central Michigan * 38-17, W Sept. 28 at Ball State * 24-31, L Oct. 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN * 47-20, W Oct. 19 NAVY 45-44, W Oct. 26 at Bowling Green * 28-25, W Nov. 2 EASTERN MICHIGAN * 55-16, W Nov. 12 BUFFALO* 51-41, W Nov. 20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at Akron * TBA *Mid-American Conference game; All Times Eastern. NIU-UT SERIES HISTORY Overall...Toledo leads In DeKalb...Toledo leads 11-8 In Toledo...Toledo leads 18-3 In MAC Games...Toledo leads 19-8 Streak...Northern Illinois, 3 First Meeting...Nov. 11, 1967; Toledo 35, NIU 0 (A) Last Meeting... Nov. 14, 2012 NIU 31, Toledo 24 (H) Series History: : UT 35, NIU 0 (A) : NIU 39, UT 27 (H) 1969: UT 35, NIU 21 (H) : UT 23, NIU 14 (A) 1970: UT 45, NIU 7 (A) : UT 42, NIU 21 (A) 1971: UT 23, NIU 8 (H) : UT 25, NIU 8 (H) 1972: NIU 30, UT 7 (A) : UT 41, NIU 14 (A)* 1974: UT 44, NIU 14 (A) : UT 16, NIU 3 (H)* 1975: UT 24, NIU 22 (H)* : UT 44, NIU 14 (A)* 1976: UT 17, NIU 2 (A)* : UT 38, NIU 24 (H)* 1977: UT 27, NIU 9 (H)* : UT 41, NIU 20 (A)* 1978: UT 35, NIU 16 (A)* : UT 33, NIU 30 (H)* 1979: NIU 28, UT 10 (H)* : UT 49, NIU 30 (A)* 1980: UT 13, NIU 6 (A)* : UT 31, NIU 17 (H)* 1981: UT 31, NIU 0 (H)* : NIU 35, UT 17 (A)* 1982: UT 9, NIU 3 (A)* : UT 17, NIU 13 (H)* 1983: NIU 26, UT 10 (H)* : UT 70, NIU 21 (A)* 1984: UT 13, NIU 7 (A)* : NIU 38, UT 7 (H)* 1985: NIU 16, UT 3 (H)* : UT 20, NIU 19 (A)* 1986: UT 29, NIU 28 (A) : NIU 65, UT 30 (H)* 1987: NIU 41, UT 5 (H) : NIU 63, UT 60 (A)* 1988: UT 33, NIU 20 (A) : NIU 31, UT 24 (H)* Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 9

10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013 RECORDS CHECK Where Current Huskies^ Stand in the NIU and MAC Record Books Tommylee Lewis, Jr., WR/KOR Number Rank Leader Just Ahead Career Kick Returns 64 3rd Deon Mitchell (100) 2nd - Randee Drew (69) Career Kick Return Yards nd Deon Mitchell (2,349) Career Kickoff Return Avg st Season Receptions 74 6th Dave Petzke (91) 5th - Martel Moore (75) Season Kickoff Return Avg nd John Spilis (28.8) Da Ron Brown, Jr., WR Season Touchdown Catches 9 T10 Hugh Rohrschneider (14) 9th - Justin McCareins (10) Jimmie Ward, Sr., DB Career Interception Yards 128 T7th Meyer (260) 6th - Hirsch (130) Career Passes Broken Up 22 T6th Drew (38) 5th - Hickenbottom (24) Season Interception Yards 88 9th Carter (120) 8th - Clark (94) Mathew Sims. Sr., PK Career FG Percentage.746 4th Steve Azar (.793) Mike Salerno Career FG Made 50 3rd Steve Azar (73) Chris Nendick - 57 Career FG Attempted 67 3rd Steve Azar (92) Chris Nendick - 79 Career PATs Made 183 1st Career PATs Attempted 189 1st Career PAT Percentage.968 6th 2 players (1.000) Vince Scott Career Points from Kicking 333 2nd Steve Azar (370) Career Scoring 339 3rd Steve Azar (370) Garrett Wolfe Season FG Percentage.765 8th Steve Azar (.933) Steve Azar Season PATs Made 48 6th Mathew Sims (67) Chris Nendick - 50 Season PATs Attempted 49 T6th Mathew Sims (68) Chris Nendick - 50 Tyler Wedel, Jr., P Season Punting Average nd Andy Dittbenner (43.5) For the record book update on NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch, please see page XXX of this release. Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Mycial Allen DB Fr. 10/0 Zach Anderson DT Sr.-RS 17/0 Jamaal Bass LB Jr.-RS 34/32 Matt Baltimore DE Fr.-RS 2/0 Matt Battaglia OL Sr.-RS 12/0 Chad Beebe WR Fr. 6/0 Ken Bishop DT Sr. 24/19 Joel Bouagnon RB Fr. 3/0 Juwan Brescacin WR So.-RS 21/5 Jacob Brinlee WR So. 20/0 Da Ron Brown WR Jr.-RS 38/21 Ryan Brown OT Jr.-RS 34/23 Aidan Conlon OG So.-RS 24/24 Ricky Connors FB Jr.-RS 14/1 Mike Cotton LB So. 12/0 Akeem Daniels TB Sr. 39/8 Dechane Durante S Jr.-RS 33/24 Luke Eakes TE Jr.-RS 38/23 Sean Evans CB Sr.-RS 34/8 Jhony Faustin CB Sr. 36/16 Ladell Fleming LB Fr.-RS 9/0 Sean Folliard LB Fr. 7/0 Perez Ford DE So. 24/1 Clayton Glasper WR Fr.-RS 5/0 Mike Gegner C Jr.-RS 15/0 NIU GAMES PLAYED, STARTED Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Donovan Gordon DT Jr.-RS 23/4 Drew Hare QB Fr.-RS 3/0 Keith Harris, Jr. TB So. 14/3 Cody Hazelett LB Fr.-RS 10/0 Mike Ippolito DT Fr.-RS 8/0 Charles Ivory DB Fr.-RS 7/0 Mario Jones DT Fr.-RS 10/1 Matt Krempel OL Sr.-RS 42/7 Rasheen Lemon LB So.-RS 16/3 Tommylee Lewis WR Jr. 35/12 Paris Logan DB So.-RS 24/5 Tyler Loos OT Jr.-RS 20/19 Jordan Lynch QB Sr.-RS 44/24 Devonte Majors WR So.-RS 2/0 Desroy Maxwell TE So. 23/5 Brian Mayer DS Jr.-RS 38/-- Boomer Mays LB So.-RS 24/14 Matt McIntosh QB So.-RS 10/0 Nate McNeal S Sr.-RS 12/0 Jason Meehan DE Jr. 38/0 Marlon Moore CB So. 23/15 Levon Myers OL Fr.-RS 4/0 Andrew Ness C So.-RS 24/24 Stephen O Neal DE Jr.-RS 35/1 Josh Orne K Fr. 1/-- Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Wes Ott OL Jr.-RS 6/0 Jamaal Payton OLB Fr. 7/2 Tyler Pitt OL Jr.-RS 37/1 George Rainey LB Sr.-RS 45/8 Josh Ruka OL Fr.-RS 8/0 Mike Santacaterina LB Jr.-RS 32/12 Angelo Sebastiano WR So.-RS 18/4 Tim Semisch TE Jr.-RS 33/5 Mathew Sims K Sr. 41/-- Austin Smaha DE Fr. 8/0 Draco Smith TB Fr. 4/0 James Spencer RB Jr.-RS 21/1 Rob Sterling FB Jr. 34/5 Cameron Stingily TB Jr.-RS 18/5 Kevin Tennenbaum TE So.-RS 3/0 Corey Thomas DT Fr.-RS 1/0 Argeros Turner WR Fr. 8/2 Jared Volk OL Sr.-RS 46/25 Jimmie Ward DB Sr. 51/35 Dominique Ware CB Sr.-RS 45/4 Tyler Wedel K/P Jr. 38/-- Anthony Wells DE Sr.-RS 39/12 Matt Williams WR Fr.-RS 7/0 Joe Windsor DE Sr. 50/11 Bobby Winkel LB Jr.-RS 20/0 10 NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL JORDAN LYNCH QB Sr.-RS 3L Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel HS 2013: Named a semifinalist for the Davey O Brien National Quarterback and Walter Camp Player of the Year awards and is a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the 2013 Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes seniors who excel in citizenship, leadership and the classroom as well as on the field. In the Huskies win over 9-1 Ball State, compiled 468 yards of total offense with a season-high 345 passing and 123 rushing yards. Completed a career-best 81.3 percent of his passes with a careerhigh 26 completions on 32 attempts. Missed the school record for completion percentage by.5 percent ( ). His 26 completions tied for seventh-best all-time and 345 passing yards rank eighth. Threw a pair of touchdown passes - of 58 and 36 yards to Da Ron Brown - and had TD runs of two and 16 yards. Has 18 TDs with 657 rushing and 883 passing yards (1,540) in NIU s last four games. Thrown at least one touchdown pass and thrown for 150 or more passing yards in 23 consecutive games while compiling a record of 22-2 as a starter. Ranks second on the NIU career total offense list and is in the Huskie Top 10 in 22 career categories. Ninth player in FBS history with 3,000 rushing and 5,000 passing yards. Ranks fifth in the country in total offense, second in points responsible for, eighth in rushing yards, sixth in rushing touchdowns, 10th in rushing yards per game and 18th in passing touchdowns. Accounting for yards of offense per game and is responsible for 36 touchdowns, including one receiving. Won MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fifth time with five TDs and 279 yards in just over one half at UMass. Scored a career-high four rushing TDs, three in the first quarter, on runs of 6, 25, 19 and 11 yards. Gained 119 rushing yards on 17 carries. Threw for 160 yards on 10-of-13 passing with a seasonlong 66-yard touchdown. Played just one series in the third quarter; left with Huskies leading Gained 99 rushing yards on 18 carries versus Eastern Michigan. Completed 16-of-20 passes for 223 yards and four touchdowns in just over one half of play. Named a Manning Award Star of the Week, a Capital One Cup Impact Performer and to the Davey O Brien Quarterback Award Honor Roll. Became second player in last 10 years to catch a touchdown pass, run for a score and throw four touchdown passes in the same game vs. EMU. Second among active players with 3,696 career rushing yards and is tied for first in 100-yard rushing games with 19. Broke the NCAA and NIU record for most rushing yards in a game by an FBS quarterback with 316 at CMU. Previous record was 308 by Huskie Stacey Robinson (vs. Fresno State, Oct. 6, 1990). First player to run for 300 yards and pass for 100 in a game. Averaged 9.9 yards per carry and added 155 yards on 20-of-30 passing. Earned multiple awards including Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, CBSSports.com Co-Offensive Player of the Week, honorable mention Davey O Brien Quarterback of the Week and Manning Award Star of the Week. Also named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, earned a helmet sticker from ESPN and was named a a Capital One Cup Impact Performer. Ran for 94 yards on 14 carries and completed 21-of-35 passes for 244 yards and two scores at Kent State. Named MAC Player of the Week after hitting 18-of-25 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns at Purdue. Completed 14 of his first 15 throws and 11 straight. Ran for 189 yards on 23 carries and threw for 235 yards on 21-of-30 passing vs. Eastern Illinois. Accounted for five touchdowns and 311 yards of offense with 159 rushing and 152 passing at Idaho. Scored on a 61-yard rush. Threw Lynch s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/G Effic / / / / Career 46/ RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G / / / / Career 46/ TOTAL OFFENSE Year Rush Yds. Pass Yds. TD Plays Yds. YPG YPP Career SINGLE GAME HIGHS Pass Completions: 26, vs. Ball State, Pass Attempts: 41, twice (last at Iowa, ) Passing Yards: 407, vs. Toledo, Longest Pass: 73 yards, vs. Toledo, Touchdown Passes: 4, three times (last vs. EMU, ) Rushing Attempts: 36, vs. Kent St. (MAC Championship), Rushing Yards: 316, at Central Michigan, Rushing TDs: 4 at Massachusetts, Long Rush: 90 yards, vs. Buffalo, Plays: 70, vs. Kent State (MAC Championship), Total Offense Yards: 569 (407 pass, 162 rush) vs. Toledo, Touchdowns Responsible For: 6, twice (last vs. Eastern Michigan ; 4 passing, 1 rushing, 1 receiving) Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 11

12 RECOGNITIONS & HONORS 2013 Semifinalist, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Semifinalist, Davey O Brien Quarterback Award Finalist, Senior CLASS Award Finalist, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch Lists: Walter Camp Player of the Year, Maxwell Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Manning Quarterback Award, Davey O Brien National Quarterback Award, Paul Hornung Award Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (CMU) CBSSports.com Co-Offensive Player of the Week (CMU) Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week (CMU, EMU Manning Award Stars of the Week (CMU, EMU) Davey O Brien Quarterback Award Honor Roll (CMU, EMU) MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Iowa, EIU, Purdue, CMU, UMass) 2012 Manning Award (Finalist) Associated Press All-American (Second Team) - All-Purpose Phil Steele s All-American (Second Team) - All-Purpose CBSSports.com All-American (Third Team) SI.com All-American (Honorable Mention) Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award MAC Offensive Player of the Year Sporting News MAC Player of the Year CFN.com MAC Offensive Player of the Year Columbus Touchdown Club MAC Player of the Year All Mid-American Conference (First Team) CFN.com All Mid-American Conference (First Team) Phil Steele All Mid-American Conference (First Team) Marathon MAC Championship Game West Division MVP MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Army, Kansas, Ball State, Toledo) Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week (Army, Kent St.) Manning Award Star of the Week (Army, Ball State, Buffalo, Toledo) Honorable Mention - Davey O Brien QB of the Week (Ball St.) for 275 yards while tying his career highs for pass completions (25) and attempts (41) at Iowa. Earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors. Hit all five of his passes on game-tying drive in the fourth quarter, including a 33-yard TD strike to Da Ron Brown. 2012: In first year as a starter, earned All-America honors as an allpurpose player from the Associated Press and Phil Steele s Magazine and as a quarterback from CBSSports.com and SI.com. Finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting with 52 points. Won the Vern Smith Leadership Award as MAC MVP, as voted by MAC coaches, and was named the leauge s Offensive Player of the Year. Consensus first team All-MAC selection. Ranked second in the nation in total offense (4,953) and fourth in rushing (1,815). First player in FBS history to run for more than 1,500 yards and pass for more than 3,000 (3,138) in a season. Set NCAA FBS records for rushing yards (1,815) and 100-yard rushing games (12) by a quarterback. Led the nation in 100-yard rushing games and had a school-record 11 consecutive 100-yard days. Averaged yards of total offense to rank fourth in the country, and tied for third in points responsible for with 264. Averaged 7.25 yards per play. Rushing average of yards/game ranked seventh in the country. Responsible for more plays than any player in the country with 688. Led the MAC in 10 offensive categories. Responsible for 44 touchdowns with 25 passing and 19 rushing to set the NIU record and rank third in the league all-time. Surpassed 150 yards rushing and 150 NIU QUARTERBACK JORDAN LYNCH yards passing in four games (Toledo, UMass, Ball State, Kent State). Had 37 pass plays and 13 runs of 25 yards or longer, including a seasonlong 88-yard run. Named West Division MVP of MAC Championship game with 160 rushing yards on 36 carries with three TDs. Tallied 372 yards (212 passing/160 rushing) and four touchdowns. Set the NIU record for total offense in a single game with 569 yards, the seventhhighest FBS total in 2012, in a win over Toledo (11-14). Threw for 407 yards and ran for 162, becoming the first quarterback in NCAA FBS history to pass for 400 yards and run for 150 in a game. Threw a career-long 73-yard touchdown pass to Martel Moore to spur the comeback victory. Had 342 passing and 125 rushing yards Sept. 15 at Army. Responsible for at least two scores in 12 of 14 games. Posted a run of 22 yards or longer in every game. Rushed for a season-high 207 yards on 29 carries with three TDs at Ball State (10-6), and added 195 passing yards. Accounted for 410 yards (274 passing, 136 rushing) and was responsible for six TDs at Western Michigan (10-27). Completed 78.9 percent (15-of-19) of his passes for 191 yards and two TDs in one half against UMass (11-3). Ran for 118 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown versus Iowa in his first start. Put an Akron defender on his back on a 14-yard touchdown run during a four-score day. Had a touchdown to interception ratio of 4.2:1 (25:6). Booted a 63-yard pooch punt versus Toledo and made a TD-saving tackle after an INT. Landed a 52-yard punt at the FSU five-yard line in the Orange Bowl. 2011: Saw action in 13 games, spelling starter Chandler Harnish. Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 246 yards on 45 carries and averaged 5.5 yards per rush. Scored three rushing TDs with a long rush of 66 yards versus Western Michigan (10-15). Completed 15-of- 20 passes for 166 yards and one touchdown. Third on the team in total offense with 412 yards. Completed all four of his passes for 64 yards, including a season-long 41-yard completion against Arkansas State (1-8) in the GoDaddy Bowl. With Harnish injured, led NIU to the go-ahead touchdown, scoring on a three-yard dive in the victory over the Red Wolves. Threw his first passing touchdown of the year on a 37-yard strike to Willie Clark at Bowling Green (11-8). Rushed for 32 yards on six carries in the game. Attempted a season-high five passes against Army (9-3), completing three for 25 yards. Set season highs in carries (10) and yards (113) versus WMU. Carried the ball eight times for 46 yards and a touchdown against Kent State (10-8). For Lynch s complete bio prior to 2011, go to NIUHuskies.com. WHERE HE RANKS Jordan Lynch s Ranking in the Nov. 11 NCAA Stats Category No. NCAA MAC Rushing Yards 1, Rushing Yards/Game Rushing Touchdowns Total Offense Yards/Game Points Responsible For Points Responsible For/Game Completion Percentage Passing Efficiency Passing Touchdowns All-Purpose Yards/Game Scoring Average (Points/Game) COMPARISON Jordan Lynch s stats through 10 games as a senior in 2013 and last year. ---RUSHING PASSING----- Total Total Date No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 2012 (thru game 10) (thru game 10) NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

13 NIU QUARTERBACK JORDAN LYNCH #LYNCHLINES -- Lynch is 15-0 against the MAC as a starter and is 22-2 overall. -- In NIU s win over Ball State, Lynch completed 26-of-32 passes for a season-high 345 yards and ran for 123 yards on 20 carries with two rushing and two passing TDs for his 10th career 200/100 game. -- With the score tied at 27 in the fourth quarter versus BSU, Jordan Lynch led NIU on a sevenplay, 94-yard scoring drive capped by a 36-yard touchdown pass to Da Ron Brown with 5:49 to play. -- Lynch s career-best completion percentage of 81.3 percent versus Ball State included a career-high 26 completions and season-best 345 passing yards. -- In the win over BSU, he totaled 468 yards of total offense, fifth all-time at NIU; Lynch owns four of the top six single game performances in school history. -- Lynch s 3,696 career rushing yards rank second among active FBS players and his 19 career 100-yard rushing games are tied for first. -- Lynch s recent bests include rushing for four touchdowns at UMass, and breaking the NCAA FBS quarterback rushing record with 316 yards at Central Michigan. -- In NIU s last four games, Lynch has accounted for 657 rushing and 883 passing yards with 10 rushing and 8 passing TDs. -- Lynch is one of just nine FBS players ever with 3,000 rushing and 5,000 passing yards. -- Jordan Lynch is the second FBS quarterback in the last 10 years to throw for four touchdowns, run for one and catch a touchdown pass in a game (Eastern Michigan). -- Lynch has thrown a touchdown pass in 23 straight games dating back to the 2012 season opener at Iowa and has thrown for at least 150 yards in each of those games. -- Lynch broke the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a game by a quarterback with 316 on 32 carries at Central Michigan. -- He became the first FBS player to run for 300 or more yards and pass for 100-plus yards in a single game after adding 155 yards on 20-of-30 passing at CMU. -- Lynch has seven career games with at least 150 rushing AND 150 passing yards and seven games with 400-plus yards of total offense. LYNCH S GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS Record as a starter: RUSHING PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 10/2 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) Totals RUSHING PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 9/3 ARMY (W) /17 WISCONSIN (L) /24 CAL POLY (W) /1 at CMU (L) /8 KSU (W) /15 WMU (W) /22 at Buffalo (W) /1 at Toledo (W) /8 at BGSU (W) /15 BSU (W) /25 EMU (W) /2 vs Ohio (W) /8 vs Ark. St. (W) Totals RUSHING PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 9/1 vs Iowa* (L) /8 UTM* (W) /15 at Army* (W) /22 KANSAS* (W) /29 CMU* (W) /6 at BSU* (W) /13 BUFFALO* (W) /20 at Akron* (W) /27 at WMU* (W) /3 UMASS* (W) /14 TOLEDO* (W) /23 at EMU* (W) /30 vs Kent St.* (W) /1 vs Florida St.* (L) Totals RUSHING PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 8/31 at Iowa* (W) /14 at Idaho* (W) /21 vs. EIU* (W) /28 at Purdue* (W) /5 at Kent St. * (W) /12 vs. Akron* (W) /19 at CMU* (W) /26 vs. EMU* (W) /2 at UMass* (W) /13 vs. Ball State* (W) Totals Career * Games Started Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 13

14 LYNCH IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOK Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Game: Jordan Lynch, NIU vs. Central Michigan, Oct. 19, 2013 Previous: 308, Stacey Robinson (NIU) vs. Fresno State, Oct. 6, Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Season: 1. 1,815 - Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 Previous Record: 1,702 - Denard Robinson (Michigan), 2010 Most 100-Yard Rushing Games by a QB, Season: Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 Most Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games by a QB: Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 Previous Record: 5, by Five Players First Player to Rush for 1,500 Yards and Pass for 3,000 Yards in a Season: Jordan Lynch, NIU 2012 (3,138 passing, 1,815 rushing) First Player to Pass for 400 Yards and Rush for 150 Yards, Game: Jordan Lynch, Nov. 14, 2012 vs. Toledo (407 passing; 162 rushing) Most Rushing Yards per Game by a QB, Season: Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 Record: Beau Morgan, Air Force, Season 3rd Net Yards, Total Offense...3,489 3rd Touchdowns Responsible For rd Plays, Total Offense th Avg. Yards/Play, Total Offense th Rushing Yards...1,273 3rd Rushing Yards/Carry th Passing Yards th Passing Yards/Game nd Passing Attempts/Game th Pass Completions nd Pass Completions/Game nd Completion Percentage T7th Touchdown Passes...21 T1st Touchdown Passes/Game Season 1st 100-Yard Rushing Games st Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games st Rushing Attempts by a QB st Rushing Yards by a QB...1,815 1st Plays, Total Offense st Net Yards, Total Offense...4,953 1st Net Yards, Total Offense by a Junior...4,953 1st Avg. Yards/Game, Total Offense st Touchdowns Responsible For st Avg. Yards/Play, Total Offense T2nd Rushing Touchdowns th Rushing Yards...1,815 5th Rushing Attempts th Rushing Yards/Carry th Rushing Yards/Game nd Passing Yards...3,138 2nd Passing Attempts/Game T2nd Pass Completions T3rd Pass Completions/Game T3rd Touchdown Passes th Touchdown Passes/Game T5th Touchdowns Scored th Completion Percentage th Passing Yards/Completion T9th Points JORDAN LYNCH ON THE CHARTS LYNCH IN THE MAC RECORD BOOK Most Yards Total Offense, Season 1. 4,953, Jordan Lynch (2012) Previous Record: 4,774, Dan LeFevour, CMU (2007) Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Season: 1. 1,815 - Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2012 Previous Record: 1,397 - Chandler Harnish (NIU), 2011 Most Plays, Season: , Jordan Lynch (2012) Record: 731, Dan LeFevour, CMU (2007) Most TDs Responsible For, Season 3. 44, Jordan Lynch (2012) Record: 47, Dan LeFevour, CMU (2007) Most Rushing Yards, Season: 5. 1,815, Jordan Lynch (2012) Record: 1,928, Garrett Wolfe, NIU (2006) Most Yards Total Offense, Game: (407 pass, 162 rush), Jordan Lynch vs. Toledo, Record: 624, Zac Dysert, Miami at Akron, LYNCH IN THE NIU RECORD BOOK Single Game 1st Rushing Attempts by a QB...36 vs. Kent State (MAC Champs),...Nov. 30, st Total Offense Yards vs. Toledo, Nov. 14, th at Central Michigan, Oct. 19, th vs. Ball State, Nov. 13, th All-Purpose Yards at Central Michigan, Oct. 19, th Longest Rush...90 yards vs. Buffalo, Nov. 16, 2010 T5th yards vs. Army, Sept. 15, 2012 T10th...81 yards vs. Eastern Michigan, Nov. 26, th Rushing Yards at Central Michigan, Oct. 19, th Passing Yards vs. Toledo, Nov. 14, th vs. Ball State, Nov. 13, 2013 T8th Touchdown Passes... 4 at Western Michigan, Oct. 27, vs. Eastern Michigan, Oct. 26, 2013 T7th Pass Completions...26 vs. Ball State, Nov. 13, 2013 Career 2nd Total Offense Yards... 9,229 2nd Touchdowns Responsible For nd Total Offense Plays... 1,273 2nd Total Offense Yards/Play T4th Touchdowns Scored th Scoring T1st Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games st Rushing Yards by a Quarterback... 3,696 1st Rushing Yards/Carry T3rd 100-Yard Rushing Games th Rushing Yards... 3,696 4th Rushing Touchdowns nd Completion Percentage th Touchdown Passes th Pass Completions th Passing Yards...5,533 5th Pass Attempts th Passing Yards/Attempt th Touchdown Passes/Game th Pass Completions/Game th Passing Yards/Completion th Passing Yards/Game NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

15 2013: Leads NIU with 67 tackles on the season Made five stops against Ball State (11-13)... Recorded five tackles, including a half tackle for loss at UMass (11/2)...Tallied five tackles, four solo, and a pass break up versus Eastern Michigan...Recorded a team-high eight tackles, including a tackle for loss, forced a fumble and had a quarterback hurry at Kent State (10-5)... Tallied nine stops, a sack, a tackle for loss and a pass break up versus Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Recorded 10 tackles in the season opening win at Iowa (8-31) tying his career high set at Army in 2012 Tied a team high with seven tackles at Central Michigan (10/19)...Forced a fumble against the Hawkeyes that led to the NIU defense s first turnover of the season Tallied six tackles and a sack at Idaho (9-14) Recorded six tackles at Purdue (9-28)... Made four tackles versus Akron (10/12). Bass Single Game Highs Tackles: 10, three time, (last at Iowa, ) TFL: 2, twice, (last vs Toledo, ) Sacks: 1, vs. Eastern Illinois : Fourth on the NIU defense in tackles and tops on the defensive line with 48 stops Recorded 3 and a half tackles including a TFL against Ball State (11-13)...Posted a crareer day at UMass (11/2) tallying a career-high nine tackles and making his first interception...led the Huskie defense with six tackles including one for a loss versus Akron (10/12)...Recorded four tackles with a tackle for loss at Kent State (10-5)...Made six tackles in the season-opening win at Iowa (8-31) Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Huskies defensive line with eight tackles and a fumble recovery at Idaho (9-14)...Tallied three tackles, all solo, including a sack and tackle for loss in the Huskies victory over Eastern Illinois (9-21) Recorded two tackles at Purdue (9-28)...Made four tackles in the victory over Central Michigan (10/19)... Recorded two tackles versus E. Michigan (10-26). Bishop s Single Game Highs Tackles: 9, at Massachusetts, TFL: 3 vs. Kent State, TOP PERFORMERS 6 JAMAAL BASS LB u5-10 u225 ujr.-rs u2l Miramar, Fla. umiramar 93 KEN BISHOP DT u6-1 u308 usr. u1l Lauderhill, Fla. upiper/ellsworth CC 11 JUWAN BRESCACIN WR u6-1 u219 uso.-rs u1l Mississauga, Ont. uculver (Ind.) Academy 2013: Appeared in all 10 games, starting four Third on the team in receptions and receiving yards with 15 receptions for 267 yards this season Third on the team in yards per reception at 17.8 Tied for second on the team in touchdown receptions with three Hauled in a career-high 66 yard touchdown pass at UMass (11-2) Caught a 16-yard touchdown pass in a win over Eastern Michigan (10-26) Tied his career-high in receptions with four for 50 yards in a win at Central Michigan (10-19) Caught three passes for 51 yards against Akron (10-12) Tallied one catch for nine yards at Kent State (10-5) Had his most productive game of the year at Purdue (9-28) tallying four catches for 65 yards and a touchdown, including a 41-yard grab in the second quarter Had one catch for 10 yards in the season opener at Iowa (8-31). Brescacin s Single Game Highs Catches: 4, vs. Massachusetts, Receiving Yards: 82, vs. Massachusetts, Long Gain: 66, vs. Massachusetts, DA RON BROWN WR u6-0 u194 ujr.-rs u2l Chicago, Ill. umorgan Park 2013: Leads the team in receiving yards with 689 on 41 catches with nine touchdowns this season Recorded career-highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (209) including two touchdowns in a career day against Ball State (11-13)...Also caught a career-long pass of 58 yards against the Cardinals...Tallied three receptions for 38 yards and two touchdowns versus Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Had two receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown at Kent State (10-5)...Tallied a career-high 99 yards on seven receptions versus Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Made seven grabs for 92 yards to lead all NIU receivers at Iowa (8-31), including a 33-yard pass for a game-tying touchdown Led NIU in receiving yards in with 57 yards on five catches and a touchdown at Idaho (9-14) Recorded 53 yards on four catches with two touchdowns at Purdue (9-29), including a 15-yard pass that gave NIU the lead in the first quarter...made three catches for 51 yards versus Akron (10/12)...Caught two passes for 18 yards at Central Michigan (10/19). D. Brown s Single Game Highs Catches: 8, vs. Ball State, Receiving Yards: 209, vs. Ball State, Touchdowns: 2, three times, last vs. Ball State, Long Gain: 58, vs. Ball State, DECHANE DURANTE S u6-2 u196 ujr.-rs u2l Charlotte, N.C. uvance 2013: Fifth on the team in tackles with 46, including 27 solo stops Tallied four tackles at UMass (11/2)...Posted two solo tackles and pass break up against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Tallied five tackles at Kent State (10-5)... Recorded a career-high two interceptions at Purdue (9-28), returning one for 50 yards, while also recording two tackles Recorded an interception and returned it 22 yards to go along with eight tackles at Iowa (8-31) Made six tackles and forced a fumble at Central Michigan (10/19)...Led NIU with 10 tackles, including seven solo stops at Idaho (9-14)...tallied three tackles and forced a fumble in the home opener against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Made four tackles and broke up a pass versus Akron (10/12). 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16 2013 TOP PERFORMERS Durante s Single Game Highs Tackles: 10, vs. Iowa, Interceptions: 2, at Purdue, Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. Iowa, Tackles for Loss: 1.5, vs. UT-Martin, : Played in all 10 games, starting eight Fourth on the team in touchdown grabs with two Has eight receptions this season for 73 yards Made a nine yard reception against Ball State (11-13) Hauled in one catch for 11 yards at Kent State (10-5) Caught a pass for 15 yards at Purdue (9-28) Had a career-high two catches for 24 yards including a touchdown in the home opener against Eastern Illinois (9-21) Made his first touchdown grab of the season at Idaho (9-14) on a 13-yard pass from Jordan Lynch. Eakes Single Game Highs Receptions: 2, vs. Eastern Illinois, Receiving Yards: 46, vs. Toledo, Long Gain: 46, vs. Toledo, LUKE EAKES TE u6-3 u250 ujr.-rs u2l St. Mary s, Kan. ust. Mary s 10 TOMMYLEE LEWIS WR u5-7 u155 ujr. u2l Riviera Beach, Fla. uw.t. Dwyer 2013: Second on the team in all-purpose yards, averaging yards per contest NIU s third leading rusher with 321 yards, averaging a team-high 13.4 yards per carry Leads the Huskies and is second in the MAC in receptions with 74 for 623 yards and three touchdowns... Hauled in a career-high 12 recpetions for 71 yards against Ball State (11-13)...Added 34 rushing yards against the Cardinals...Led the Huskies in receptions with four at UMass, going for 45 yards...added one carry for 15 yards against the Minutemen...Threw his first touchdown pass on a 17- yard toss to Jordan Lynch against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...added 81 yards rushing on four carries and 107 yards receiving on eight receptions against the Eagles...Caught a career-high 10 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Central Michigam (10/19)... Led the Huskies in receptions for the fourth time this season recording six catches for 58 yards versus Akron (10/12)...Tallied a team-high eight receptions for 49 yards and 23 yards rushing on 3 attempts at Kent State (10-5)...Named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week after recorded 158 yards on four returns, including a 99 yard touchdown return to start off the second half at Purdue (9-28)...Added three receptions for 19 yards and one carry for four yards against the Boilermakers...Caught a team-leading 26 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in four games played Caught five balls for 82 yards and two touchdowns in NIU s season-opening win at Iowa (8-31) Scored NIU s first touchdown of the season on a 40-yard reception in the first quarter at Iowa (8-31) Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after tallying his first career 100-yard rushing game with 104 yards on four carries and leading the Huskies with nine receptions for 56 yards at Idaho (9-14) Tallied a team-high nine receptions for 82 yards against Eastern Illinois (9-21) and added a 12-yard rush Had three kick returns for 34 yards versus the Panthers. Lewis Single Game Highs Receiving Yards: 107, vs. Eastern Michigan, Receptions: 12, vs. Ball State, Rushing Yards: 104, at Idaho, Touchdowns: 2, twice, last at Western Michigan, Long Rush: 54, vs. Eastern Michigan, Long Kickoff Return: 100, at Toledo, Kickoff Return TDs: 2, at at Toledo, : Appeared in all 10 contests starting in nine Recorded 29 total tackles, including 19 solo stops on the year Leads the team in tackles for loss with seven Tied for fourth in sacks with three Also has four pass break ups on the season Made a season-high seven tackles at Iowa (8-31) Recorded four tackles, a sack, a pass break up, a blocked kick, and 1.5 tackles for loss in a well-rounded effort at Idaho (9-14) Recovered a fumble, recorded a sack, and notched a pass break up in NIU s win at Purdue (9-28) Broke up two passes in a road victory at Kent St. (10-5) Made three tackles in a win against Akron (10-12) Made two solo stops at Central Michigan (10-19) Tallied five tackles and a sack at UMass (11-2) Registered three tackles including two TFL and one sack in a win vs. Ball State (11-13). Rainey s Single Game Highs Tackles: 8,at Iowa, Sacks: 1 seven times, last vs. Ball State, TFLs: 2 vs. Ball State, GEORGE RAINEY DE u6-2 u222 usr.-rs u3l Milwaukee, Wis. usouth Division 7 MICHAEL SANTACATERINA LB u5-10 u210 ujr.-rs u2l Geneva, Ill. ugeneva 2013: Played in eight games, starting six Sixth on the Huskie defense with 44 tackles Broke up five passes and tallied a sack on the season Made five tackles at Idaho (9-14) Recorded a career-high 15 stops against Eastern Illinois (9-21) Made four tackles and broke up a pass at Purdue (9-28) Notched two pass break ups at Kent St. (10-5) Registered two tackles including a sack against Eastern Michigan (10-26) Led the Huskies with 10.5 tackles including 10 solo tackles against Ball State (11-13). Santacaterina s Single Game Highs Tackles: 15, vs. Eastern Illinois, TFLs: 1, twice last vs. Massachusetts, Sacks: 0.5, vs. Kent State, INTs: 1, twice last at Ball State NIUHuskies.com 2011 & 2012 MAC Champions

17 2013 TOP PERFORMERS Stingily s Single Game Highs Sims Single Game Highs 42 CAMERON STINGILY RB u6-1 u244 ujr.-rs u1l Romeoville, Ill. uromeoville 2013: Second on the team and seventh in the MAC in rushing with 833 yards on 141 carries, averaging 98 yards per game Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career high 266 yards on 37 carries, also a career high, and scored two touchdowns at Kent State (10-5)...Accounted for 58 yards on eight carries and scored a touchdown in NIU s win at UMass (11/2)...His 266 yards against the Golden Flashes was the most by a Huskie running back since Rushed for 134 yards on 21 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns vs. Eastern Illinois (9-21)... Gained 80 yards and scored a touchdown on 21 carries versus Akron (10/12)...Tallied 72 yards on 15 carries at Purdue (9-28) Rushed for 62 yards on 13 career at Idaho (9-14) in his first career start Scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard run against the Vandals Made his first career appearance at tailback at Iowa (8-31), rushing for 42 yards on 12 carries...carried the ball 14 times for 70 yards and a touchdown at Central Michigan (10/19). Rushing Yards: 266, at Kent State, Rushing Attempts: 37, at Kent State, Touchdowns: 2, twice, last at Kent State, MATHEW SIMS K u5-9 u181 usr. u3l Hannibal, Mo. uhannibal 2013: Second on the team in scoring with 90 total points on 13 field goals and 48 extra points Has converted on 13 of 17 field goal tries and 48-of-49 of his PAT attempts this season Converted on two of three field goal attempts and on all six of his PATs against Ball State (11-13)...Hit all nine PATs at UMass (11/2) to break the score record for PATs made...connected on one-of-two field goal attempts, a 31 yarder, and made all five PATs at Kent State (10-5)...Went two-for-two with field goals of 44 and 31 yards at Purdue (9-28) Named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week following his performance in the home opening win over Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Connected on all three field goals attempted...earned MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week after making his third career game-winning field goal on a 36-yard try with four seconds left in the game to give the Huskies a season-opening win at Iowa (8-31) Went three-for-three on field goal attempts at Iowa, converting from distances of 25, 36, and 47 yards Broke a tie in the fourth quarter with a 51-yard field goal at Idaho (9-14)...Connected on a 28-yard field goal and was 8-for-8 on extra point attempts versus Eastern Michigan (10-26). 2013: A semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation s top defensive back...second on the team in tackles with 64 including 42 solo stops Tallied three solo tackles, including a sack at UMass...Accounted for seven tackles, including a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and picked off a pass at Kent State (10-5)... Recorded four tackles and his fifth interception of the season versus Akron (10/12)...Tallied a team-high nine tackles and recorded his first career interception for a touchdown picking off Danny Etling and returning it 62 yards for a touchdown at Purdue (9-28) Set up the game-winning field goal in the season opener when he intercepted Jake Rudock with 1:24 to play and the game tied at with a cast on his left hand at Iowa (8-31) Added a team-high 13 tackles at Iowa Recorded nine tackles at Idaho (9-14)...Leads the team and the league in interceptions with five...tallied eight tackles, including seven solo stops, and an interception against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Made five tackles and broke up one pass at Central Michigan (10/19). Ward s Single Game Highs Tackles: 14, vs. Florida State (Orange Bowl), Blocked Punts: 1, four times, last vs Army, Touchdowns: 1, twice, last at Purdue (on INT return), Interceptions: 1, nine times, last vs Akron Pass Break Ups: 2, three times, last at Akron, : Tied for the team lead with three and half sacks Recorded 28 tackles on the season Recorded his first career interception and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown against Ball State (11-13)...Tallied one tackle at UMass (11/2) improving to 26 stops on the season...recorded four tackles, including a tackle for loss, and a quarterback hurry against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Made five tackles, one and a half sacks, two tackles for a loss and two quarterback hurries versus Akron (10/12)...Tallied two tackles, both solo stops, at Kent State (10-5)...Recorded seven tackles and a quarterback hurry at Iowa (8-31) Tied his career-high in tackles with seven and sacks with two, two tackles for loss, forced a fumble, and broke up a pass at Idaho (9-14). Windsor s Single Game Highs Tackles: 7, twice, last at Iowa, TFLs: 4, vs. Buffalo, Sacks: 2, three times, last at Idaho, JIMMIE WARD S u5-11 u192 usr. u3l Mobile, Ala. udavidson 97 JOE WINDSOR DE u6-0 u236 usr. u3l Kearney, Mo. ukearney Field Goals Made: 4, twice, last vs. Kent State, Field Goals Attempted: 6, at Central Michigan, Longest Field Goal: 54, at Western Michigan, Most Points: 16, vs. Kent State, Most PATs Made: 9, twice, last vs. Massachusetts, Five Consecutive Bowl Trips JordanLynchfor6.com 17