Utah State Aggies (8-5) vs. NIU Huskies (12-1)

2013 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL Utah State Aggies (8-5) vs. NIU Huskies (12-1) Dec. 26, 2013 8:30 p.m. (CT) ESPN San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium 71,500 2013 NIU SCHEDULE & RESULTS TOP DOGS Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Sat., Aug. 31 at Iowa (BTN) W, 30-27 Sat., Sept. 14 at Idaho W, 45-35 Sat., Sept. 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) W, 43-39 Sat., Sept. 28 at Purdue (ESPN2) W, 55-24 Sat., Oct. 5 at Kent State * (TWS/ESPN3) W, 38-24 Sat., Oct. 12 AKRON * (ESPN3) - Homecoming W, 27-20 Sat., Oct. 19 at Central Michigan * (ESPN3) W, 38-17 Sat., Oct. 26 EASTERN MICHIGAN * (CSNChicago) W, 59-20 Sat., Nov. 2 at UMass * (ESPN Regional/3) W, 63-19 Weds., Nov. 13 BALL STATE * (ESPN2) W, 48-27 Weds., Nov. 20 at Toledo * (ESPN2) W, 35-17 Tues., Nov. 26 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN2) W, 33-14 Fri., Dec. 6 vs. Bowling Green (ESPN2) L, 47-27 MAC Championship - Detroit, Mich. Thurs., Dec. 26 vs. Utah State (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl - San Diego, Calif. *Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central. HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS Head Coach...Rod Carey Record at NIU & Career Record/Years... 12-2/1st Alma Mater/Year...Indiana/1993 Basic Offense/Defense...Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football...1899 All-Time Record...547-466-51 Last Bowl Game... 2013 Discover Orange Bowl...Florida State 31, NIU 10 Consecutive Bowl Games...6 All-Time Bowl Record...5-8 Major College Bowl Record...4-4 MAC Championships...3 (1983, 2011, 2012) MAC Championship Games...5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FACTS Location... DeKalb, Illinois Founded...1895 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 Information...815-753-PACK (7225) @NIUAthletics @Lynchfor6 @PrideinthePack @NIUScores NIU Huskies Northern Illinois Football Jordan Lynch for 6 NIU enters the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl with national rankings of No. 22 (Harris), 23 (USA Today Coaches) and 24 (Associated Press) and were 23rd in the final BCS poll. The Huskies are coming off their only loss of the season, a 47-27 defeat to Bowling Green in the Marathon MAC Championship game in Detroit on Dec. 6. NIU has spent 11 weeks in the Top 25 in at least one poll in 2013, a school-record, and has been in the BCS standings each week. The 2013 Huskies are attempting to become the first NIU team to win 13 games in a season. NIU is the ONLY FBS team with SEVEN road wins. NIU became the FIRST MAC team to defeat TWO Big Ten teams in the same regular season with wins over Iowa and Purdue Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch 2013 NIU NUMBERS TO KNOW 1 - FBS teams with MORE wins than NIU 2 - Wins over Big Ten teams 2 - Victories over 10-win teams 7-2013 road wins* 15 - Consecutive road wins* 26 - Consecutive wins at Huskie Stadium* 46 - Wins over last four seasons* *Leads the Nation (FBS) leads a Huskie offense that set the MAC and NIU all-time rushing record and averages 41.6 points per game. The 2013 Huskies posted the school s first undefeated regular season as a major college program. NIU is 4-4 in bowl games as a major college program and the Poinsettia Bowl is its MAC record sixth straight bowl appearance. The Huskies have won 24 of their last 26 games and are 46-9 since 2010. The Huskies will enter 2014 with a 26-game winning streak in their home stadium, longest in the nation. NIU s 15-game road winning streak is the longest in the FBS. NIU head coach Rod Carey is 12-2 since taking over prior to the Huskies bowl game a year ago. JORDAN LYNCH FOR 6 The only player in the nation who is the number one option for his team as a passer and as a runner made history on Dec. 14 when he finished third in the balloting for the 2013 Heisman Trophy to achieve the highest finish by a Mid-American Conference player. He tied the highest place for a player from a non-automatic qualifying conference in the BCS era. Lynch, who accounts for 65% of the NIU offense with 1,881 rushing and 2,676 passing yards and 46 touchdowns this season, is 24-3 as the Huskies starting QB in two years. Second in the country in the rushing yards this season and the NCAA all-time quarterback rushing leader, he ranks third all-time at NIU in rushing, behind Huskie greats Garrett Wolfe and Michael Turner. See his bio in this release, check out his highlights and more at www. LynchFor6.com. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 1

BACK IN A BOWL: NIU will end its season in a bowl game for the sixth consecutive year when the No. 23 (BCS) Huskies take on Mountain West runner-up Utah State in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl ACTIVE STREAKS WINS AT HOME STADIUM Northern Illinois... 26 South Carolina...18 Stanford...16 ROAD WINS Northern Illinois... 15 Ohio State...9 Florida State...8 on Dec. 26 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Huskies (12-1, 8-0 MAC) and Aggies (8-5, 7-1 MWC) are looking to erase the memories of losses in their championship games in their last outings. The SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl kicks off at 8:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. HUSKIES IN BOWLS: NIU will play in its ninth bowl game as a Division I FBS program and its 14th bowl all-time with this year s trip to the Poinsettia Bowl. The Huskies current string of six consecutive bowl appearances is a Mid-American Conference record. Northern Illinois has also played in a bowl game in eight of the last 10 seasons dating back to a 2004 appearance in the Silicon Valley Classic. NIU is 4-4 (FBS) and 5-8 overall in bowl games. Its modern bowl history began in 1983 at the California Bowl under head coach Bill Mallory. SPANNING THE GLOBE: Northern Illinois current string of consecutive bowl appearances began in 2008 when the Huskies faced Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. and continued in Toronto, Canada (International Bowl), Boise, Idaho (Humanitarian Bowl) and Mobile, Ala. (GoDaddy.com Bowl) where the Huskies closed out the 2009-11 campaigns verus South Florida, Fresno State and Arkansas State, respectively. Last year, NIU earned a historic appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl versus Florida State. RETURN TRIP: After falling to No. 25 TCU, 37-7, in the 2006 Poinsettia Bowl, the Huskies return to the San Diego game marks the first time NIU has played in the same bowl twice as an FBS program. The 1962, 1963 and 1965 Northern Illinois College Division teams all played in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. RECORD CHANCE: NIU posted its first undefeated regular season as a Major College program (since 1969) with a 12-0 mark in 2013, tying the 2012 Huskies for most consecutive wins along the way. This year s team has a chance to set the school record for most wins in a season as no Northern Illinois squad has ever won 13 games. AT THE HELM: Rod Carey is the third NIU modern era head coach to lead the team in two bowl games. After making his head coaching debut a year ago in the Discover Orange Bowl, Carey joins Joe Novak (2004 Silicon Valley and 2006 Poinsettia) and Jerry Kill (2008 Independence and 2009 International) with that distinction. The former NIU offensive line coach and offensive coordinator looks to become the fifth head coach to win a bowl game at Northern Illinois. NIU HEAD COACH ROD CAREY Promoted to head coach prior to the 2013 Orange Bowl after serving as NIU s offensive coordinator during most of the 2012 season, Rod Carey led the Huskies to its first undefeated regular season of the modern era in his first campaign as NIU s head coach and was named the 2013 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. He was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year honor. The 42-year-old Carey coached the NIU offensive line in 2011 before adding coordinator duties a year ago. On the same day Carey was introduced as head coach last December, the Huskies made history as the first Mid-American Conference team invited to a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game. Carey coached NIU in the Orange Bowl, a 31-10 loss to Florida State. In 2013, Carey has led NIU to a 12-1 record and a No. 23 BCS national ranking. NIU tied its school record with 12 straight wins as Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch leads a record-breaking offense. Carey is the first NIU or MAC coach to win two Big Ten games in a 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. Two of his 2011 players, center Scott Wedige and left tackle Trevor Olson, earned All-America honors. 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 1994. 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 2000-06, 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 at UW-Stout. A native of Wayzata, Minn., Carey began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Minnesota (1998-99) where he helped the Gophers to the 1999 Sun Bowl. Prior to UM, he spent four seasons at his alma m a t e r, 2013 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 #First Season at NIU Wayzata (Minn.) High, from 1994-97. Carey and his wife Tonya are the parents of daughter Kennedi (8) and son Charlie (6). 2 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

MOST WINS SINCE 2010 Northern Illinois...46 Alabama...46 Oregon...46 Stanford...46 Boise State...45 LSU...43 Ohio State*...42 Oklahoma...42 THE BEST: Since the start of the 2010 season, no FBS team in the country has won more games than NIU. Northern Illinois has won 46 games (under three head coaches) over the past four seasons and is tied with Alabama, Oregon and Stanford for the most wins in the country over that time. NIU is 46-9, while the Crimson Tide and Ducks are 46-6 and Stanford is 46-7. *12 2010 wins vacated by NCAA SERIES SUMMARY: The Huskies and Aggies meet for just the second time, and that 1995 meeting in Logan marked NIU s only previous game against a team from the Beehive State. In that Oct. 14, 1995 game, played in the only season that both teams were members of the Big West Conference, the Aggies claimed a 42-7 victory on the strength of 22 third-quarter points. NIU AND THE MOUNTAIN WEST: Since the Mountain West Conference was formed in 1999, the Huskies have played just one game against a team from that conference. Oddly enough, that matchup came in NIU s previous trip to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in 2006 against TCU. The Huskies dropped that contest, 37-7, to the nationally-ranked Horned Frogs. That trend will change in the next three seasons, though, as NIU has home-and-home series scheduled with UNLV (2014-15) and Wyoming (2015-16). CHARGERS CONNECTION: During NIU s previous appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl in 2006, former Huskie standout Michael Turner was in his third year as a running back with the San Diego Chargers and took the time to visit NIU at practice prior to the game. He also attended that game with then-fellow running back (and TCU alum) LaDainian Tomlinson. Fast forward to 2013 and Larry English, who was a junior on that 2006 NIU team, is in his fifth season as an outside linebacker with the Chargers (currently on injured reserve). THE COLE CONNECTION: NIU offensive coordinator Bob Cole is plenty familiar with Utah State, having spent five seasons as an assistant coach with the Aggies. Cole served as the offensive coordinator at USU from 2000-2004 and directed one of the most explosive offenses in the nation. Under his tutelage, the 2002 Aggies ranked seventh in the nation in passing offense, as quarterback Jose Fuentes was ninth in the country in total offense and wide receiver Kevin Curtis was sixth in receiving yards. The previous season, Cole s USU offense ranked 13th in the NCAA in passing. In 2003, tight end Chris Cooley ranked first in the nation at that position with 62 receptions for 732 yards. HUSKIES AND THE RANKINGS: NIU is ranked 23rd in the final Bowl Championship Series Rankings, completing a string of eight straight weeks in the BCS Rankings, the longest in school history. Northern Illinois highest BCS ranking this season was 14th (Nov. 24 and Dec. 1). NIU has been ranked in the two major polls for a record number of weeks in 2013, spending 10 weeks in the AP poll Top 25 and 11 weeks ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and are currently at No. 23 (USA Today) and No. 24 (AP). The Huskies are attempting to finish the season ranked in the Top 25 for the second year in a row after achieving final rankings of No. 22 (AP) and 24 (USA Today) a year ago. POINSETTIA BOWL MEDIA INFORMATION NIU PRE-BOWL PRACTICES The Huskies will practice at the Chessick Practice Center on the NIU campus from Friday, Dec. 13 through Saturday, Dec. 21 before departing for San Diego. Practice times are from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18-20) and Huskie players are available for interviews at the conclusion of practice on Wednesday and Thursday. In San Diego, the Huskies practice Sunday, Dec. 22 (Mesa College, 1:15 p.m.) is open to the media. On Monday and Tuesday, cameras will be permitted to shoot the first 20 minutes of each workout, which will be held at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, and NIU players and coaches will be available for interviews after practice. Contact the NIU Media Relations Office to confirm practice times as the schedule is subject to change. NIU PRE-BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE IN DEKALB NIU Head Coach Rod Carey and several Huskie players will be available to the media during a pre-bowl press conference on Friday, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. in the McCareins Auditorium of the Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center. Quotes and video from the press conference will be available Friday afternoon on NIUHuskies.com and a call-in number is available. NIU PLAYER AND COACH AVAILABILITY NIU players and coaches are available for interviews either in-person or on the phone, through Friday, Dec. 20. In San Diego, phone availability will be limited due to the bowl schedule but some interviews may be conducted after practice on Sunday and Monday. Contact Donna Turner or Joe Summins (see below) in the NIU Media Relations Office to arrange interviews with Huskie players or coaches. Please give one day s advance notice for phone interviews. HEAD COACHES PRESS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO NIU Head Coach Rod Carey will be available at the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl press conference in San Diego on Monday, Dec. 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Omni Hotel. Please contact bowl media contacts Mark Neville (mneville@ holidaybowl.com; 619-285-5061 x309) or Susan Reid (sreid@ holidaybowl.com; 619-285-5061 x311) for more information. CREDENTIALS To apply for credentials to the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl, please go online to http://www.poinsettiabowl.com and click on the MEDIA header. Credentials should be requested as soon as possible. INFORMATION CENTER, VIDEO & PHOTO REQUESTS Contact Joe Summins to request photos and/or video of the Huskies and for player interviews. Action shots from Huskie football game are available for use by media following those games; 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 ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS (FB) Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director... (FB Primary Contact)...donnaturner@niu.edu...815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c) Joe Summins, Assoc. Media Relations Director... (FB Secondary)... jsummins@niu.edu...815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c) 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 3

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES ESPN TO TELEVISE 2013 POINSETTIA BOWL The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl will air nationally on ESPN. Joe Davis will handle the play-by-play call of the game with Mike Bellotti as the color analyst and Cara Capuano on the sidelines. The game is also available on WatchESPN and on ESPN3 in both English and Spanish language. The post-game trophy presentation with the winning team will also be live on ESPN3. NIU will appear on an ESPN over-the-air network for the fifth consecutive game and sixth time this season. ESPN RADIO TO CARRY NIU-UTAH STATE NATIONALLY The Poinsettia Bowl match-up will air nationally on stations across the country on ESPN Radio. Bill Rosinski will handle the radio play-by-play call of the game with David Norrie as the color analyst and Joe Schad on the sidelines. Check your local listings for the ESPN Radio outlet in your area. NIU IMG RADIO NETWORK The Northern Illinois IMG Sports Network broadcast begins at 8 p.m. CT, 30 minutes before kickoff. NIU network affiliates that will carry the bowl game are WLBK 1360 AM and 98.9 FM (DeKalb), WTJK 1380 AM (Janesville, Wis.) and WSCR AM 670 (Chicago). ESPN Radio owns the rights to the national broadcast, therefore the game will NOT be available online via NIUTube. Play-by-play man Bill Baker completes his 34th season as the Voice of the Huskies and is joined by 28-year color analyst Mark Lindo and Andy Garcia, who is in his first season on the sidelines. POINSETTIA BOWL CENTRAL ON NIUHUSKIES.COM Poinsettia Bowl Central on NIUHuskies.com is the online home for all of the latest information on the Huskies trip to San Diego. The page includes links to buy tickets to the game or pre-game reception, check the weather, visit the bowl and San Diego official websites. You can also check out the latest video, Facebook and Twitter reports from the team s trip to California. NIUTUBE (formerly Huskie All-Access) Hear all NIU live radio broadcasts, including the Poinsettia Bowl game, men s and women s 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 www.niuhuskies.com/allaccess. GETTING SOCIAL Twitter: @NIUAthletics, @NIUScores, @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 2009 18/0 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT; injuries Matt Battaglia OG 2010 13/0 Back-up OL; Injured in 2012 Ken Bishop DT 2012 26/21 120 tackles, 15 TFL, 3 QS, INT, 2 FR Akeem Daniels TB 2010 39/8 837 yds rush, 507 yds rcv, 19 TDs Sean Evans CB 2009 35/8 61 tackles, 14 TFL, 13 PBU, 1 INT Jhony Faustin CB 2011 37/17 128 tackles, 3 INT, 9 PBU Matt Krempel OT 2009 44/9 2 yrs as RT on NIU s top offenses Jordan Lynch QB 2009 49/27 24-3 as a starter, No. 3 all-time rusher Nate McNeal DB 2011 15/0 Six special teams tackles in 2013 Stephen O Neal DE 2009 37/1 43 tackles, 7.5 QS, 9 TFL, 2 FF George Rainey DE 2009 48/11 75 tackles, 6.5 QS, 15.5 TFL, 5 PBU Mathew Sims PK 2010 44/-- 194-201 PATs, 54-77 FG, 362 points Jared Volk LG 2009 49/28 2-year starter on NIU s best offenses Jimmie Ward S 2010 54/38 314 tackles, 6 TFL, 24 PBU, 10 INT, 4 FF Dominique Ware S 2009 48/4 91 tackles, 2 TFL, 7 PBU, 3 INT Anthony Wells DT 2009 42/14 71 tackles, 6.5 QS, 17 TFL, 4 PBU Joe Windsor DE 2010 53/14 97 tackles, 20.5 TFL, 12 QS, 4 PBU, INT TOP CLASS: For the third consecutive season, NIU s seniors are the winningest class in school history. With the Huskies win over Eastern Michigan on Oct. 26, the 2013 seniors unseated the 2012 group atop the wins list. The 2013 seniors have been on teams that won 11 games in both 2010 and 2011, and have matched their 12 victories of a year ago in 2013. The seniors own a winning percentage of.836 with an overall record of 46-9 and NEVER LOST a game at Huskie Stadium (22-0). The 2012 seniors were 41-13 (.759) between 2009-2012 and the 2011 class went 35-19 (.648). The class played in four MAC Championship games and won two. ELITE COMPANY: Northern Illinois and Stanford are currently the only NCAA FBS teams to record 11-or-more victories in each of the last four seasons and NIU is the only team to accomplish the feat under three different head coaches. Oregon can join NIU and Stanford on the list with a win over Texas in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30. In addition to the two FBS teams, Division III teams Mount Union (Ohio) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) have had four consecutive 11-plus win seasons. Team 2010 2011 2012 2013 NIU 11-3 11-3 12-2 12-1 Stanford 12-1 11-2 12-2 11-2 Oregon^ 12-1 12-2 12-1 10-2 NEVER ON SUNDAY (OR MONDAY): With the Poinsettia Bowl being played on a Thursday, NIU will have played a game every day of the week except for Sunday and Monday in 2013. After playing the first nine games of the season on Saturday, NIU has played on Wednesday (Nov. 13 vs. Ball State; Nov. 20 at Toledo), Tuesday (Nov. 26 vs. Western Michigan) and Friday (Dec. 6 vs. Bowling Green in MAC Championship) before taking on Utah State on a Thursday night. The game also marks the first Thursday game for NIU since Sept. 2, 2010, when the Huskies traveled to Iowa State to open the 2010 season. FIRST IN CLASS: NIU senior quarterback Jordan Lynch added to his already spectacular 2013 season Dec. 17 when he was named a first team All-American as an all-purpose player by the Associated Press. The Chicago native becomes only the second Huskie to be named to the AP s top team, joining running back LeShon Johnson in 1993. Lynch, who finished third in the 2013 Heisman Trophy voting, also garnered second team All- America honors as a quarterback from both USA Today and CBSSports. com, in addition to honorable mention recognition from SI.com. 4 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

JIMMIE S BIG A-WARD: Senior safety Jimmie Ward has had an impressive season in NIU s defensive backfield and the national writers have taken notice. Ward, who is tied for fifth nationally with six interceptions, was named a first team All-American by USA Today and SI.com to become the first Huskie defender honored as a first-team All-American. Ward also took third team All-America honors from the Associated Press, making him the first NIU defensive player to be named to any AP team. The Mobile, Ala., native also earned a spot on Athlon s third team. IN A RUSH: After making their way to the top of the school rushing records list, the 2013 Huskies are now making their mark on the Mid- American Conference record books. Through 13 games, NIU has set the conference record for most rushing yards in a single season with 4,062, surpassing the 2010 Huskies mark of 3,645 yards in 14 games. Additionally, the Huskies set the MAC standard with 207 rushing first downs to eclipse a 38-year old record of 195 set by Central Michigan in 1975. OFFENSIVE STATEMENTS: The 2013 NIU offense has broken seven single-season team records this season and is closing in on the top Mid- 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 Aggies 41.6 Points/G 32.6 69 (38-28) TDs (Rush-Pass) 54 (20-29) 346 (207-122) First Downs (Rush-Pass) 293 (120-147) 535.5 Total Yards/G 420.9 312.5 Rush Yards/G 178.8 223.1 Pass Yards/G 242.1 15 Turnovers Lost 17 28:37 Time of Possession/G 31:08 (82/180) 46% 3rd Down Conversions (98/215) 46% (11/17) 65% 4th Down Conversions (7/18) 39% 37.0 Net Punting Avg. 37.9 21.5 Kickoff Return Avg. 22.8 8.1 Punt Return Avg. 10.3 71-46.0 Penalties-Yards/G 82-58.6 (61-70) 87% Red Zone Scores (49-57) 86% (47-70) 67% Red Zone TDs (38-57) 67% 25.4 Points Allowed/G 17.3 41 (13-26) TDs Allowed (Rush-Pass) 26 (8-16) 290 (112-164) First Downs Allowed (R-P) 239 (91-118) 423.9 Total Yards/G Allowed 332.1 150.2 Rush Yards/G Allowed 107.3 273.8 Pass Yards/G Allowed 224.8 (80/208) 38% 3rd Down Conv. Allowed (68/213) 32% (13-29) 45% 4th Down Conv. Allowed (16/29) 55% 28 Turnovers Gained 28 BY THE NUMBERS 1 Seasons that NIU has had two 1,000-yard rushers (2013) 4 Career kickoff return TDs by Tommylee Lewis 5 FBS quarterbacks all-time with 5,000 passing and 4,000 rushing yards, including Jordan Lynch 6 Consecutive years of bowl eligibility for NIU (a MAC record) 9 Sacks allowed by the NIU offensive line in 2013 19 Players who have caught passes for NIU this year 26 Consecutive wins at Huskie Stadium by NIU, dating back to 2009 vs. Idaho 54 Career games played by Jimmie Ward, tied for the most all-time by a Huskie 65.5 Percent of NIU s total offense accounted for by Jordan Lynch. 80 Catches by Tommylee Lewis in 2013, second-most in NIU history 83.6 NIU s winning percentage over the last four years 113 School-record interception return yards by NIU vs. Purdue (on 4 INTs) 180.7 Jordan Lynch s rushing average over NIU s last seven games 321 Rushing yards by NIU QB Jordan Lynch vs. Western Michigan, breaking his single-game FBS QB record previously set at Central Michigan (316) 558 Points for Jordan Lynch in the 2013 Heisman Trophy balloting 698 Yards of total offense by NIU vs. Kent State, eighthhighest in MAC history 1,000 Number of plays run by the NIU offense this year 4,062 Rushing yards by NIU in 2013, tops all-time in the MAC 4,304 Career rushing yards for Jordan Lynch, tops among all active FBS players 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 5

HUNTING HISTORY The Huskie duo of Jordan Lynch and Cameron Stingily need to combine for just 43 rushing yards in the bowl game to break the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a season by a pair of teammates. The numbers: Player Team Years GP Rush Reggie Bush (1,740) LenDale White (1,302) USC 2005 3,042* Stefphon Jefferson (1,883) Cody Fajardo (1,121) Nevada 2012 3,004 Barry Sanders (2,628) Gerald Houston (369) Okla. State 1988 2,997 Jordan Lynch (1,881) Cameron Stingily (1,081) NIU 2013 2,962 *Vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions American Conference marks, as well. With 55 more yards of total offense, the Huskies will set the conference record for most yards of total offense in a single season, breaking the record of 7,012 set by the 2003 Miami (Ohio) RedHawks - a team quarterbacked by future Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Roethlisberger. With 30 first downs, the Huskies will break the MAC record for most first downs in a single season with 376, topping Bowling Green s 375 in 2003. CONSISTENCY: Despite being held 15 points below its scoring average by Bowling Green, the Huskie offense still scored at least six points in every quarter of the MAC Championship game. NIU has now scored in 50 of 52 quarters (96.1 percent) this season. The Huskies have been held to three points or less in a quarter only five times with at least six points in every other period of every other game this season. NIU had a string of 21 straight quarters with a score snapped in the second quarter versus Akron, and put points on the board in 19 straight periods before missing two field goals in the second quarter at Toledo. The Huskies scoring has been consistent with 130 points in both the first and fourth quarters and 131 in the third. NIU s top scoring quarter is the second with 150 points. TOUGH AFTER HALF: In NINE of the Huskies 13 games this season, opponents have been held to seven points or less after halftime. The NIU defense limited Iowa, Central Michigan, Ball State and UMass to field goals, with UMass the only team to score two three-pointers in that group. Idaho, Kent State, Akron, Toledo and Western Michigan scored just one touchdown apiece after halftime. Of the opponents who scored more than seven second-half points, the points put up by Purdue (14) and Eastern Michigan (17) came in blowout Huskie wins against NIU back-ups. Overall, teams are averaging just 8.8 points in the second half against NIU. The Huskies have surrendered just 46 points in the third quarter; NIU opponents score 36 percent of their points in the first period. NOBODY DOES BOTH BETTER: No player in the country can compare to Jordan Lynch when it comes to what he does for his team as a passer and as a rusher, not to mention as a leader. (Don t even get us started on his punting and receiving.) Start with his 2,676 passing yards on 233-of-369 passing (63.1 percent) with 23 touchdowns to just seven interceptions. Add his status as the number TWO rusher in the country with 1,881 yards on 274 carries (6.9 yards per carry) and 22 scores on the ground, and you have a player whose abilities have lifted NIU to back-to-back 12-win seasons and record-setting offensive numbers. 300, AGAIN?: For the second time this season, NIU s Jordan Lynch broke the NCAA FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback when he ran for 321 yards on 27 carries versus Western Michigan. Lynch broke the record he had set on Oct. 19 at Central Michigan when he ran for 316 yards on 32 carries with three rushing scores. Versus WMU, Lynch scored on runs of 29, 36 and 37 yards and averaged 11.6 yards per rush. At CMU, Lynch picked up 232 yards on 18 carries in the second half with runs of 28, 40, 40 and 49 yards. Lynch broke the mark set by Huskie signal-caller Stacey Robinson, who ran for 308 yards versus Fresno State on Oct. 6, 1990. Lynch, the fourth Huskie to go over the 300-yard mark, owns two of the Huskies seven 300-yard rushing games. HUSKIES IN THE POLLS USA TODAY DATE AP (Pts) COACHES BCS 2013 Week 16 (Dec. 8) 24 (144) 23 (149) 23 Week 15 (Dec. 1) 16 (596) 18 (547) 14 Week 14 (Nov. 24) 18 (470) 20 (459) 14 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) 21 21 (298) 21 Week 11 (Nov. 2) 23 23 (211) 22 Week 10 (Oct. 26) 21 22 (174) 23 Week 9 (Oct. 19) 12 14 (760) 10 Week 8 (Oct. 12) 12 16 (694) Week 7 (Oct. 5) 16 18 (438) Week 6 (Sept. 28) 17 20 (413) Week 5 (Sept. 21) 20 22 (238) 6 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

2013 HEISMAN TROPHY VOTING Jordan Lynch s third-place finish in the 2013 Heisman Trophy voting is the best ever by a Mid-American Conference player and ties the best by a player from a non-automatic qualifying school in the BCS era. Player, School 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1. Jameis Winston, FSU 668 84 33 2,205 2. AJ McCarron, Alabama 79 162 143 704 3. Jordan Lynch, NIU 40 149 140 558 4. Andre Williams, BC 29 127 129 470 5. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 30 103 125 421 6. Tre Mason, Auburn 31 121 69 404 HE OWNS IT: Jordan Lynch was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week a record eight times in 2013 and 12 times in his career. Lynch finished the season by being named the Player of the Week after each of his last four games. In all, five different NIU players won MAC West Player of the Week honors 13 times in 2013, with Tommylee Lewis and Ken Bishop winning twice each and Mathew Sims (at Iowa) and Cameron Stingily (versus Kent State) honored once. WOLFE, TURNER, LYNCH: Quarterback Jordan Lynch currently ranks third on the Huskies all-time rushing list after just two seasons as a starter. In 108 years of Huskie football, Lynch s 4,304 rushing yards rank behind ONLY All-Americans Michael Turner (4,941) and Garrett Wolfe (5,164) on the NIU career charts. NIU s reputation as a rushing powerhouse dates back to the days when Mark Kellar led the NCAA in rushing in 1973, and includes Le- Shon Johnson (1993) and Garrett Wolfe (2006), who also led the nation in those seasons. GROUND AND POUND: Thirteen games into his record-setting senior season, Jordan Lynch has broken one NCAA FBS single-season quarterback rushing record and is close to eclipsing another. With 126 rushing yards against Bowling Green, he broke the single-season record for most yards by a quarterback of 1,815, which he set in 2012. Additionally, Lynch is on pace to break the NCAA record for most rushing yards gained per game by a quarterback. With a current average of 144.7 yards/game, the Chicago native needs just 21 yards to clinch the 17-year-old record set by Beau Morgan of Air Force with 135.8 YPG in 1996. SETTLING A SCORE: With three touchdowns versus Bowling Green (two rushing, one passing), Jordan Lynch has been responsible for a schoolrecord 46 on the season (22 rushing, 23 passing, 1 receiving), breaking the NIU record he set a year ago. Lynch has tied the NIU record for most rushing touchdowns in a season with 22 (Chad Spann, 2010) and broke the NIU record for most touchdowns scored in a season. He has run for a score in eight consecutive games with 14 rushing TDs in the last five games. MAC MARKS IN SIGHT: After putting his name at or near the top of several single-season MAC records in 2012, Jordan Lynch is within reach of more conference records this season. He needs 48 rushing yards to set the MAC single-season record - a mark currently held by NIU alum Garrett Wolfe, who ran for 1,928 yards in 2006. Lynch is also within 95 yards of the top five in career rushing yards in conference history. He is tied for third in single-season rushing touchdowns (22), tied for fourth in single-season scoring (138) and tied for seventh in career rushing touchdowns (47). THE POLLS (Dec. 8, 2013) BCS 1. Florida State.9957 2. Auburn.9638 3. Alabama.9061 4. Michigan State.8600 5. Stanford.8191 6. Baylor.7722 7. Ohio State.7705 8. Missouri.7256 9. South Carolina.7152 10. Oregon.5811 11. Oklahoma.5756 12. Clemson.5553 13. Oklahoma State.5233 14. Arizona State.4416 15. UCF.4343 16. LSU.4322 17. UCLA.3703 18. Louisville.3199 19. Wisconsin.2365 20. Fresno State.1675 21. Texas A&M.1663 22. Georgia.1594 23. NIU.1572 24. Duke.1134 25. USC.0672 Harris 1. Florida State 2,617 2. Auburn 2,527 3. Alabama 2,405 4. Michigan State 2,242 5. Stanford 2,102 6. Baylor 2,058 7. Ohio State 2,048 8. South Carolina 1,866 9. Missouri 1,850 10. Oklahoma 1,517 11. Clemson 1,512 12. Oregon 1,499 13. Oklahoma State 1,430 14. LSU 1,267 15. UCF 1,098 16. Louisville 1,091 17. Arizona State 909 18. UCLA 907 19. Wisconsin 673 20. Fresno State 579 21. Texas A&M 471 22. NIU 408 23. Georgia 318 24. Duke 291 25. Miami (Fla.) 110 ARV: Bowling Green 75, USC 53, Notre Dame 46, Cincinnati 43, Texas 32, Rice, 28, Ball State 18, Vanderbilt 13, Washington 12, Iowa 8. USA Today Coaches 1. Florida State 1,550 2. Auburn 1,486 3. Alabama 1,414 4. Michigan State 1,342 5. Baylor 1,275 6. Ohio State 1,211 7. Stanford 1,188 8. South Carolina 1,108 9. Missouri 1,088 10. Oklahoma 913 11. Clemson 899 12. Oregon 887 13. Oklahoma State 845 14. LSU 719 15. UCF 658 16. Louisville 611 17. Arizona State 602 18. UCLA 520 19. Wisconsin 408 20. Fresno State 344 21. Duke 247 Texas A&M 247 23. NIU 149 24. Georgia 135 25. Miami (Fla.) 73 ARV: Cincinnati 47, Vanderbilt 40, USC 33, Iowa 30, Texas 27. Associated Press 1. Florida State 1,496 2. Auburn 1,444 3. Alabama 1,376 4. Michigan State 1,278 5. Stanford 1,217 6. Baylor 1,185 7. Ohio State 1,130 8. South Carolina 1,099 9. Missouri 1,066 10. Oregon 880 11. Oklahoma 878 12. Clemson 848 13. Oklahoma State 797 14. LSU 726 15. UCF 629 16. Arizona State 614 17. UCLA 544 18. Louisville 525 19. Wisconsin 383 20. Texas A&M 282 21. Fresno State 227 22. Duke 201 23. Georgia 196 24. NIU 144 25. Notre Dame 76 ARV: Cincinnati 45, USC 28, Notre Dame 26, Miami (Fla.) 26, Iowa 23. NEVER BEFORE: Hard to believe that in all of its years as a rushing power, Northern Illinois has NEVER had two players rush for 1,000 yards in the same season...until 2013. Tailback Cameron Stingily joined Lynch in the 1,000-yard club versus WMU and enters the bowl game with 1,081 yards on 192 carries. Stingily, who has three 100-yard games this season, gained 146 yards on 18 carries at Toledo and picked up a career-best 266 yards on 37 carries at Kent State. NIU players have rushed for at least 1,000 yards in a 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 7

season 28 times in school history (including this year). Lynch and Stingily are about to achieve an even bigger milestone as they can become the top rushing duo in FBS history with 43 yards versus Utah State (see chart). THE 15TH WARD: Senior safety Jimmie Ward will go down as one of the best defensive players in NIU history, and as one of the most dependable. When he takes the field in San Diego, Ward will appear in his 55th game as a Huskie, breaking the record he currently shares with former teammates Martel Moore and Sean Progar. Ward, a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and first team All-America selection by USA Today and SI.com, has also been selected to play in the 2014 Reese s Senior Bowl, which will take place Jan. 25, 2014, in his hometown of Mobile, Ala. He has missed just one game in his Huskie career. BALL HAWK: Jimmie Ward has played at an elite level as a senior. He has a career-best six INTs on the season, the most by an NIU player since 2003, when Randee Drew picked off six passes. The senior, who often draws the assignment of covering the opponent s top receiver, leads NIU in tackles with 89 and has broken up eight passes. He had a career-high 12 stops in the 2013 MAC title game. The Senior Bowl invitee returned an 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. PICKS FOR THE PACK: NIU has intercepted 17 passes in 2013, the highest total by a Northern Illinois team since the 2003 Huskies had 23 INTs. NIU ranks tied for 13th in the country in interceptions. Safeties Jimmie Ward (6), Dechane Durante (3) and Dominique Ware (2) have accounted for 11 picks, while nine different players have picked off a pass this season. PICK POCKETS: While most of the attention has been on NIU s offense this season, the Huskie defense has made a name for themselves in the turnover department. The opportunistic unit ranks ninth nationally with a +13 turnover margin and are tied for 10th in the country with 28 takeaways. NIU leads the MAC in interceptions and the Huskie defense has forced at least one turnover in 12 of 13 games this season. NO SACKS FOR YOU: Through 13 games, NIU is fourth in the nation with only nine sacks allowed. The O-line has posted six games with no sacks allowed and four others with only one opponent sack. The line powers a Huskie offense ranked fifth overall (535.5 yards/game), fourth in rushing (312.5) and eighth in scoring (41.6 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. A DECADE OF EXCELLENCE Since 2003, Northern Illinois has fielded one of the most successful FBS football programs in the country with 4... 10-win seasons* 10...seasons with at least 6 wins* 8...bowl appearances* 5... MAC Championship games* 8... 1st or 2nd place finishes* in MAC West *including 2013 NOTHING NEW For the first time in school history, NIU has two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season, adding to the Huskies long history as a rushing powerhouse. NIU has had a 1,000-yard rusher in 14 of the last 15 seasons, including 2013. #indicates quarterback Year Player Games Attempts Yards 1999 William Andrews 11 240 1,127 2000 Thomas Hammock 9 215 1,083 2001 Thomas Hammock 11 268 1,096 2002 Michael Turner 12 338 1,915 2003 Michael Turner 12 310 1,648 2004 Garrett Wolfe 11 256 1,656 2005 Garrett Wolfe 9 242 1,580 2006 Garrett Wolfe 13 309 1,928 2007 Justin Anderson 12 274 1,245 2009 Chad Spann 13 179 1,038 2010 Chad Spann 14 243 1,293 2011 Chandler Harnish# 14 194 1.379 2012 Jordan Lynch# 14 294 1,815 2013 Jordan Lynch# 13 274 1,881 Cameron Stingily 12 192 1,081 HUSKIES IN THE NFL Seven former NIU players are currently on either an active NFL roster, practice squad or injured reserve, including five players from the Huskies last three senior classes. The current list of Huskies in the NFL: Cincinnati Bengals... Scott Wedige (C)* Dallas Cowboys... Doug Free (OL)^ Houston Texans... Chad Spann (RB)* Indianapolis Colts...Chandler Harnish (QB)* Miami Dolphins...Nathan Palmer (WR)* San Diego Chargers...Larry English (OLB)^ Tampa Bay Buccaneers...Rashaan Melvin (CB)^ *Practice squad. GRADS: The Northern Illinois roster for the Poinsettia Bowl includes 11 players who have already earned their undergraduate degrees. Five players entered the season with their undergrad degrees in hand: offensive linemen Matt Krempel (health sciences/pre-physical therapy) Jared Volk (business) and Matt Battaglia (history), quarterback Jordan Lynch (kinesiology/exercise science) and safety Dominique Ware (business). Seniors Zach Anderson (corporate communications), Sean Evans (politicial science), George Rainey (general studies), Nathan McNeal (communications, media studies) and Anthony Wells (general studies) picked up their degrees in commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 as did junior fullback Ricky Connors (political science), who will return for his senior season as a grad student. NO SENIORS: Of the 19 players who have caught a pass for NIU this year, only one - QB Jordan Lynch (on a 17-yard TD catch from Tommylee Lewis versus Eastern Michigan) - is a senior. The Huskies do not have a single (active) senior wide receiver, running back, fullback or tight end in 2013. The receptions by class are led by NIU s juniors with Lewis (80) and Da Ron Brown (42) combining for 122 catches for 1,349 of NIU s 2,900 receiving yards (46.6 percent). Lewis and Brown both missed time late in the season, and sophomore Juwan Brescacin stepped up, with four TD catches in NIU s last six games, and an eight-catch, 121-yard day at Toledo. 8 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

MAN IN THE MIDDLE: Defensive tackle Ken Bishop ranks fourth on the Huskie team in tackles with 65 and made a career-high 11 stops at Toledo, and his 5.5 tackles for loss are tied for fourth on the team. At UMass, Bishop stepped in front of a screen pass for his first career INT and finished with 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 with the NIU senior, 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. ALL-PURPOSE: Junior standout Tommylee Lewis returned to the NIU line-up versus Bowling Green after missing the last two games of the season and caught six passes to up his season total to 80, the second-highest single season total in NIU history. He caught a career-high 12 passes (tied for sixth all-time and the most by a Huskie since 2005) versus Ball State, and has 660 receiving yards this year. The 5-7 Floridian also ranks third on the team in rushing with 356 yards on 28 carries to average 12.7 yards. He is NIU s top kickoff returner with 11 for 312 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. Lewis has also returned six punts for 22 yards and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass vs. EMU. Lewis was recognized as an honorable mention All-American as an all-purpose player by SI.com. HOME IS SWEET: The Huskies will go into 2014 with the longest winning streak by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team in its home stadium. NIU s 26 consecutive wins at Huskie Stadium is a school and Mid-American Conference record. Ninety-six players on NIU s 2013 team have NEVER lost on Brigham Field. NIU went 5-0 at home in 2013 to record its fourth straight unbeaten campaign in DeKalb. The Huskies last loss in DeKalb occurred Sept. 26, 2009, 34-31 to Idaho. CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME The Huskies history in the Golden State includes four bowl trips, including this year s SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl. NIU is 4-4 in the state all-time. Date Opponent Location Result Sept. 20, 1968 San Diego State San Diego L, 21-40 Oct. 2, 1971 San Diego State San Diego L, 10-30 Oct. 6, 1973 Fresno State Fresno W, 24-15 California Bowl Dec. 17, 1983 Cal State Fullerton Fresno W, 20-13 Sept. 7, 1991 Fresno State Fresno L, 7-55 Sept. 16, 1995 San Jose State San Jose W, 18-17 Silicon Valley Classic Dec. 30, 2004 Troy San Jose W, 34-21 Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 19, 2006 TCU San Diego L, 7-37 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 MAC team to defeat two Big Ten opponents in a regular season. The Huskies 55 points at Purdue were the most scored by a MAC team versus the Big Ten and its 31-point victory margin tied for the largest in league history. NIU has more Big Ten wins in 2013 than any team in the state. #THE HARD WAY: Over the years, the NIU football program has embraced the motto The Hard Way, a term used by NIU coaches to describe the Huskies ability to battle adversity and overcome obstacles en route to success. The phrase dates back to the Joe Novak era (1996-2007), and is heard in the team s postgame chant. The Hard Way is written on the backs of the Huskies Dark Dog jerseys, which they wore in the last two games. Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Mycial Allen DB Fr. 13/0 Zach Anderson DT Sr.-RS 18/0 Jamaal Bass LB Jr.-RS 36/34 Matt Baltimore DE Fr.-RS 2/0 Matt Battaglia OL Sr.-RS 13/0 Chad Beebe WR Fr. 9/0 Ken Bishop DT Sr. 26/21 Joel Bouagnon RB Fr. 5/0 Juwan Brescacin WR So.-RS 24/8 Jacob Brinlee WR So. 23/1 Da Ron Brown WR Jr.-RS 40/23 Ryan Brown OT Jr.-RS 37/26 Aidan Conlon OG So.-RS 27/27 Ricky Connors FB Jr.-RS 15/1 Mike Cotton LB So. 12/0 Akeem Daniels TB Sr. 39/8 Dechane Durante S Jr.-RS 36/27 Luke Eakes TE Jr.-RS 41/26 Sean Evans CB Sr.-RS 35/8 Jhony Faustin CB Sr. 37/17 Ladell Fleming LB Fr.-RS 10/0 Sean Folliard LB Fr. 10/0 Perez Ford DE So. 27/1 Clayton Glasper WR Fr.-RS 5/0 Mike Gegner C Jr.-RS 16/0 NIU GAMES PLAYED, STARTED Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Donovan Gordon DT Jr.-RS 26/6 Drew Hare QB Fr.-RS 3/0 Keith Harris, Jr. TB So. 14/3 Cody Hazelett LB Fr.-RS 13/1 Mike Ippolito DT Fr.-RS 10/0 Charles Ivory DB Fr.-RS 9/0 Mario Jones DT Fr.-RS 11/1 Matt Krempel OL Sr.-RS 45/10 Rasheen Lemon LB So.-RS 16/3 Tommylee Lewis WR Jr. 36/13 Paris Logan DB So.-RS 27/8 Tyler Loos OT Jr.-RS 20/19 Jordan Lynch QB Sr.-RS 49/27 Devonte Majors WR So.-RS 2/0 Desroy Maxwell TE So. 26/7 Brian Mayer DS Jr.-RS 41/-- Boomer Mays LB So.-RS 27/17 Matt McIntosh QB So.-RS 11/0 Nate McNeal S Sr.-RS 15/0 Jason Meehan DE Jr. 41/0 Marlon Moore CB So. 26/17 Levon Myers OL Fr.-RS 6/0 Andrew Ness C So.-RS 27/27 Stephen O Neal DE Jr.-RS 37/1 Josh Orne K Fr. 1/-- Name Pos. Cl. GP/GS Wes Ott OL Jr.-RS 6/0 Jamaal Payton OLB Fr. 10/2 Tyler Pitt OL Jr.-RS 40/1 George Rainey LB Sr.-RS 48/11 Josh Ruka OL Fr.-RS 11/0 Mike Santacaterina LB Jr.-RS 35/15 Angelo Sebastiano WR So.-RS 19/4 Tim Semisch TE Jr.-RS 36/5 Mathew Sims K Sr. 44/-- Austin Smaha DE Fr. 11/0 Draco Smith TB Fr. 7/1 James Spencer RB Jr.-RS 24/1 Rob Sterling FB Jr. 37/5 Cameron Stingily TB Jr.-RS 21/7 Kevin Tennenbaum TE So.-RS 3/0 Corey Thomas DT Fr.-RS 1/0 Argeros Turner WR Fr. 11/2 Jared Volk OL Sr.-RS 49/28 Jimmie Ward DB Sr. 54/38 Dominique Ware CB Sr.-RS 48/4 Tyler Wedel K/P Jr. 41/-- Anthony Wells DE Sr.-RS 42/14 Matt Williams WR Fr.-RS 10/0 Joe Windsor DE Sr. 53/14 Bobby Winkel LB Jr.-RS 23/0 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 9

AGGIES FACTS 2013 Record/Conference Record...8-5/7-1 2012 Record/WAC Record/Finish... 11-2/6-0/First Head Coach...Matt Wells Alma Mater/Year... Utah State 96 Record at USU/Year...8-5/1st Career Record/Year... Same Location...Logan, Utah Enrollment...28,994 Conference...Mountain West (Mountain) Colors... Navy Blue, White and Pewter Grey Stadium...Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium Surface/Capacity...AstroTurf Gameday Grass/25,513 President... Stan Albrecht Athletic Director... Scott Barnes Athletics Website...UtahStateAggies.com Twitter/Facebook...@USUAthletics/USU Athletics Ticket Information... 1-888-USTATE-1 USU Media Relations Name... Contact Information Doug Hoffman (FB Contact)...Doug.Hoffman@usu.edu Associate AD... 435-797-3714 (office) Zach Fisher (FB Secondary)... Zach.Fisher@usu.edu Assistant AD - Communications... 435-797-2066 (office) 2013 USU AGGIES SCHEDULE Day, Date Opponent Score/Time (ET) Aug. 29 at Utah 30-26, L Sept. 7 at Air Force* 52-20, W Sept. 14 WEBER STATE 70-6, W Sept. 21 at USC 17-14, L Sept. 27 at San Jose State* 40-12, W Oct. 4 BYU 31-14, L Oct. 12 BOISE STATE* 34-23, L Oct. 19 at New Mexico* 45-10, W Nov. 2 HAWAI I* 47-10, W Nov. 9 at UNLV* 28-24, W Nov. 23 COLORADO STATE* 13-0, W Nov. 30 WYOMING* 35-7, W Dec. 7 at Fresno State (MWC Championship) 24-17, L Dec. 26 vs. Northern Illinois (Poinsettia Bowl) 7:30 p.m. *Mountain West Conference game; All Times Mountain. NIU-USU SERIES HISTORY Overall...USU leads 1-0 In DeKalb...0-0 In Logan...USU leads 1-0 In Bowl Games...0-0 Streak...Utah State, 1 First Meeting...Oct. 14, 1995; USU 42, NIU 7 (A) Last Meeting...Oct. 14, 1995; USU 42, NIU 7 (A) Series History:... 1995: USU 42, NIU 7 (A) THE LAST MEETING UTAH STATE 42, NIU 7 Oct. 14, 1995 7:05 p.m. (CT) Logan, Utah Romney Stadium 17,188 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 0 7 0 0-7 Utah State 3 10 22 7-42 SCORING SUMMARY USU - Knorr 35 FG, 1st 1:28 (5-68, 1:36) USU - Wilson 1 run (Knorr kick), 2nd 13:08 (8-42, 2:16) NIU - Talley 2 run (Clark kick), 2nd 8:35 (9-86, 4:33) USU - Sims 56 FG, 2nd 5:35 (10-53, 3:00) USU - Griswold 6 pass from Mullins (McBride pass from Mullins), 3rd 7:31 (8-67, 3:46) USU - Bandy 79 punt return (Knorr kick), 3rd 5:47 USU - Mullins 1 run (Knorr kick), 3rd 1:35 (5-48, 1:37) USU - Blue 2 run (Knorr kick), 4th 6:56 (11-84, 5:29) NIU...USU First Downs (R-P) 22 (13-5)...22 (11-10) Rushes-Net Yards 48-249... 46-295 Passing Yards 100...173 Passes (C-A-I) 10-31-0...13-26-1 Plays-Total Yards 80-349... 71-468 Fumbles-Lost 1-1...0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-61...9-79 Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-91...1-8 Punt Returns-Yds 3-14...2-81 3rd Down Conversions 7-18...6-13 4th Down Conversions 0-2...0-0 Punts-Average 8-30.5...3-40.6 Possession Time 31:49...28:11 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...5-36 Team & Individual Statistics Rushing - NIU: Talley 24-151, Florence 12-54, Gilbert 7-26, Mitchell 3-8, Strickland 1-7, Barker 1-3. USU: Wilson 28-203, Blue 15-76, Mullins 3-16. Passing - NIU: Gilbert 10-31-0, 100. USU: Mullins 13-26-1, 173; Wells 0-0-0, 0. Receiving - NIU: Strickland 4-35, Jacoby 1-29, Willis 2-18, Moody 1-18, Bartol 1-3, Florence 1-(- 3) USU: Wilson 4-45, Alexander 3-47, McBride 1-23, Brumfield 1-18, Russell 1-15, Frazier 1-13, Griswold 1-6, Tackles - NIU: Rose 12, Amoo 11. USU: Gill 12, Hudson/McCain 10. MAC RECORDS CHECK Where the 2013 Huskies Stand in the MAC Record Book Rushing First Downs, Season 1. 207 NIU, 2013 2. 195 CMU, 1975 Rushing Yards, Season 1. 4,062 NIU, 2013 2. 3,645 NIU, 2010 Plays, Season 1. 1,109 BGSU, 2003 2. 1,076 CMU, 2007 3. 1,053 Miami (Ohio), 2003 4. 1,035 BSU, 2012 5. 1,033 Toledo, 2002 6. 1,023 NIU, 2012 7. 1,003 NIU, 2011 8. 1,000 NIU, 2013 First Downs, Season 1. 375 BGSU, 2003 2. 370 Miami (Ohio), 2003 3. 363 BSU, 2012 4. 358 Toledo, 2002 5. 346 NIU, 2013 Total Offensive Yards, Season 1. 7,016 Miami (Ohio), 2003 2. 6,962 NIU, 2013 Touchdowns Rushing & Passing, Season 1. 74 Miami (Ohio), 2003 2. 72 Toledo, 2011 3. 71 NIU, 2012 4. 66 NIU, 2013 Points, Season 1. 602 Miami (Ohio), 2003 2. 549 Toledo, 2001 3. 542 NIU, 2013 Touchdowns, Season 1. 82 Miami (Ohio), 2003 2. 72 Toledo, 2001 3. 71 NIU, 2012 T4. 69 NIU, 2013 T4. 69 BGSU, 2004 T4. 69 NIU, 2011 10 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

TEAM RECORDS CHECK Where the 2013 Huskies Stand in the NIU Record Book Team Season Records Number Rank Year First Year Next Points/Game 41.6 1st 2012 38.6 (2nd) Plays 1,000 3rd 2012 1,023 2011 1,003 (2nd) Offensive Yards 6,962 1st 2011 6,664 (2nd) Yards/Play 7.0 1st 2010 6.92 (2nd) Yards/Game 535.5 1st 2011 476.0 (2nd) Total First Downs 346 1st 2011 333 (2nd) Rushing First Downs 207 1st 1990 183 (2nd) Passing First Downs 122 5th 2011 149 1963 129 (4th) Rushing Yards 4,062 1st 1990 3,791 (2nd) Rushing Yards/Game 312.5 4th 1990 344.6 1989 317.2 (3rd) Rushing TDs 38 5th 2012 44 1973 39 (4th) Passing Yards 2,900 4th 2011 3,386 1963 3,144 (3rd) Pass Yards/Game 223.1 7th 1963 349.3 2012 231.4 (6th) Pass Completions 241 4th 1963 255 2012 245 (3rd) Completion % 62.9 4th 2005 68.0 2010 63.2 (3rd) Passing Touchdowns 28 3rd 1963 32 2011 29 (2nd) INDIVIDUAL RECORDS CHECK Where Current Huskies^ Stand in the NIU Record Book Tommylee Lewis, Jr., WR/KOR Number Rank Leader Just Ahead Career Kick Returns 65 3rd Deon Mitchell (100) 2nd - Randee Drew (69) Career Kick Return Yards 1,656 2nd Deon Mitchell (2,349) Career Kickoff Return Avg. 25.5 1st Season Receptions 80 2nd Dave Petzke (91) Season Kickoff Return Avg. 28.4 2nd John Spilis (28.8) Da Ron Brown, Jr., WR Season Touchdown Catches 9 T10th Hugh Rohrschneider (14) 9th - Justin McCareins (10) Jimmie Ward, Sr., DB Career Interceptions 10 T10th Dan Meyer (16) 9th - Lionel Hickenbottom (11) Career Interception Yards 128 T7th Dan Meyer (260) 6th - Steve Hirsch (130) Career Passes Broken Up 25 5th Randee Drew (38) 4th - C.J. Rose (26) Season Interceptions 6 T5th Al Jones (10) T3rd - Al Eck, Randee Drew (7) Season Interception Yards 88 9th Chase Carter (120) 8th - Larry Clark (94) Mathew Sims. Sr., PK Career FG Percentage.701 7th Steve Azar (.793) 6th - Chris Nendick (.722) Career FG Made 54 3rd Steve Azar (73) 2nd - Chris Nendick (57) Career FG Attempted 77 3rd Steve Azar (92) 2nd - Chris Nendick (79) Career PATs Made 194 1st Career PATs Attempted 201 1st Career PAT Percentage.965 6th 2 players (1.000) 5th - Vince Scott (.972) Career Points from Kicking 356 2nd Steve Azar (370) Career Scoring 356 2nd Steve Azar (370) Season PATs Made 59 3rd Mathew Sims (67-2012) 2nd - Mathew Sims (64-2011) Season PATs Attempted 61 T3rd Mathew Sims (68-2012) 2nd - Mathew Sims (66-2011) Tyler Wedel, Jr., P Season Punting Average 40.8 7th Andy Dittbenner (43.5) 6th - Tom Wittum (40.84) For the record book update on NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch, please see Lynch bio section. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 11

AWARD-WINNERS JORDAN LYNCH, QB Heisman Trophy Finalist Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist Manning Quarterback Award Finalist Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist Senior CLASS Award Finalist Davey O Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist Associated Press All-American (First Team), All-Purpose CBSSports.com All-American (Second Team) USA Today All-American (Second Team) Lindy s All-American SI.com All-American (Honorable Mention) Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner (MAC MVP) MAC Offensive Player of the Year All-MAC (First Team) MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (8 Times) Iowa, Eastern Illinois, Purdue, Central Michigan, UMass, Ball State, Toledo, Western Michigan Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week Central Michigan ESPN College Football Final Helmet Sticker Central Michigan AT&T All-America Player of the Week (2 Times) Purdue, Eastern Michigan Capital One Cup Impact Performer Nominee (2 Times) Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan Manning Award Star of the Week Nominee (4 Times) Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Western Michigan Davey O Brien Quarterback of the Week (HM) Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Ball State) Maxwell Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List JIMMIE WARD, S SI.com All-American (First Team) USA Today All-American (First Team) Associated Press All-American (Third Team) Athlon Sports All-American (Third Team) All-MAC (First Team) Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (UT Martin) Senior Bowl Invitee TOMMYLEE LEWIS, WR/KOR SI.com All-American (Honorable Mention), All-Purpose All-MAC (First Team) MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Idaho) MAC West Specialist of the Week (Purdue) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Eastern Michigan) Paul Hornung Award Watch List KEN BISHOP, DT All-MAC (First Team) MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Idaho) MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (UMass) TYLER LOOS, OT All-MAC (First Team) JAMAAL BASS, LB All-MAC (First Team) JARED VOLK, OG All-MAC (Second Team) DA RON BROWN, WR All-MAC (Second Team) JOE WINDSOR, DE All-MAC (Third Team) DECHANE DURANTE, S All-MAC (Third Team) CAMERON STINGILY, RB MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Kent State) MATHEW SIMS, PK MAC West Specialist of the Week (Iowa) Lou Groza Award Watch List TYLER WEDEL, P Ray Guy Award Candidate MATT KREMPEL, OT NFF Scholar-Athlete Semifinalist ROD CAREY, HEAD COACH Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year Semifinalist 12 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

6 JORDAN LYNCH QB 6-1 220 Sr.-RS 3L Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel HS 2013: A finalist for the Heisman Trophy who placed third in the final vote to record the best finish in history by a player from the Mid- American Conference. The previous best finish for a MAC player was by Randy Moss, who was fourth in 1997. Received 558 votes, and was first on 40 ballots. Selected as one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. Earned second-team All-America honors from USA Today. Won the Vern Smith Leadership Award, presented to the MAC s top player as voted by league coaches, for the second consecutive season. Also named the league s Offensive Player of the Year for the second time and was the first team All-MAC quarterback. Top five 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. One of 10 finalists for the Manning Quarterback Award. Was a semifinalist for the Davey O Brien National Quarterback Award. Scored two rushing touchdowns and passed for one while compiling 345 yards of total offense versus Bowling Green in the MAC Championship game. Selected as the West Division MVP with 126 rushing and 219 passing yards to notch his 12th career 100- yard rushing/200-yard passing game. Has run for 100 yards or more and scored multiple rushing TDs in five consecutive games. Threw a touchdown pass in 12 of 13 games this season (all but Toledo) and had a rushing and passing TD in nine contests. Totaled over 300 yards of total offense in 11 games and in every game in which he played the fourth quarter. Threw at least one touchdown pass in 25 of last 26 games, while compiling a record of 24-3 as a starter. Ranks second on the NIU career total offense list, is the Huskies THIRD all-time rusher and is in the Top 10 in 24 career categories. Accounting for 350.5 yards of offense per game and is responsible for 46 touchdowns, including one receiving. Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for a record eighth time and was a Manning Award Star of the Week after breaking the NCAA and NIU record for most rushing yards in a game by an FBS quarterback with 321 vs. Western Michigan. Previous record was 316 set by Lynch at Central Michigan. Rushed for three touchdowns vs. the Broncos on runs of 29, 36 and 37 yards to average 11.6 yards per rush. Also earned MAC POTW honors after completing 17-of-22 passes for 202 yards and running for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries at Toledo. Led NIU on a 99-yard fourthquarter scoring drive to clinch the 35-17 win and MAC West title. In win over Ball State, compiled 468 yards of total offense with a seasonhigh 345 passing and 123 rushing yards. Completed a career-best 81.3 percent of his passes with a career-high 26 completions on 32 attempts. His 26 completions tied for seventh-best all-time and 345 passing yards rank eighth. Won MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors with five TDs and 279 yards in just over a half at UMass. Scored a career-high four rushing TDs, gained 119 rushing yards and threw for 160 yards on 10-of-13 passing with a season-long 66- yard touchdown. Completed 16-of-20 passes for 223 yards and four touchdowns in just over one half of play versus Eastern Michigan and was 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. Leads all active players with 4,304 career rushing yards and is first in 100-yard rushing games with 22. First player to run for 300 yards and pass for 100 in a game. Rushed for 316 yards at CMU, averaging 9.9 yards per carry and added 155 yards on 20-of-30 passing. Earned Lynch s Career Stats PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/G Effic. 2010 9/0 4-6-0 66.7 13 1 11 1.4 139.9 2011 13/0 15-20-0 75.0 166 1 41 12.8 161.2 2012 14/14 237-394-6 60.2 3138 25 73 224.1 145.0 2013 13/13 233-369-7 63.1 2676 23 66 205.8 140.8 Career 49/27 489-789-13 62.0 5993 50 73 122.3 143.4 RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2010 9/0 31 362 11.7 3 90 40.2 2011 13/0 45 246 5.5 3 66 18.9 2012 14/14 294 1815 6.2 19 88 129.6 2013 13/13 274 1881 6.9 22 61 144.7 Career 49/27 644 4304 6.7 47 90 87.8 TOTAL OFFENSE Year Rush Yds. Pass Yds. TD Plays Yds. YPG YPP 2010 31 362 6 13 4 37 375 41.7 10.1 2011 45 246 20 166 4 65 412 31.7 6.3 2012 294 1815 394 3138 44 688 4953 353.8 7.2 2013 274 1881 369 2676 46 643 4557 350.5 7.1 Career 644 4304 789 5993 98 1433 10297 210.1 7.2 Pass Completions: 26, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Pass Attempts: 41, twice (last at Iowa, 8-31-13) Passing Yards: 407, vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Longest Pass: 73 yards, vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Touchdown Passes: 4, three times (last vs. EMU, 10-26-13) Rushing Attempts: 36, vs. Kent St. (MAC Championship), 11-30-12 Rushing Yards: 321, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Rushing TDs: 4 at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Long Rush: 90 yards, vs. Buffalo, 10-16-10 Plays: 70, vs. Kent State (MAC Championship), 11-30-12 Total Offense Yards: 569 (407 pass, 162 rush) vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Touchdowns Responsible For: 6, twice (last vs. Eastern Michigan. 10-26-13; 4 passing, 1 rushing, 1 receiving) 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 13

NIU QUARTERBACK JORDAN LYNCH RECOGNITIONS & HONORS 2013 Finalist, Heisman Trophy Finalist, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Finalist, Manning Quarterback Award Finalist, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist, Senior CLASS Award Associated Press All-American (1st Team, All-Purpose) CBSSports.com All-American (2nd Team) USA Today All-American (2nd Team) SI.com All-American (HM) All Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award (MVP) MAC Offensive Player of the Year Semifinalist, Davey O Brien Quarterback 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) AT&T All-America Player of the Week (Purdue, EMU) Manning Award Stars of the Week (CMU, EMU, Ball State, WMU) Davey O Brien Quarterback Award Honor Roll (CMU, EMU) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Ball State) NIU MVP, Marathon MAC Championship Game MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Iowa, EIU, Purdue, CMU, UMass, Ball State, Toledo, WMU) 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.) 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. Earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, a helmet sticker from ESPN and was named 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. Threw for 275 yards 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 353.8 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 129.6 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 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 season-long 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 seventh-highest FBS total in 2012, vs. 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 seasonhigh 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 WHERE HE RANKS Jordan Lynch s Ranking in the NCAA Stats Category No. NCAA MAC Rushing Yards 1,881 2 1 Rushing Yards/Game 144.7 4 1 Rushing Touchdowns 22 3 1 Total Offense Yards/Game 350.5 4 1 Points Responsible For 276 2 1 Points Responsible For/Game 21.2 2 1 Completion Percentage.631 34 3 Completions/Game 17.9 47 4 Passing Efficiency 140.8 43 4 Passing Yards 2,676 39 3 Passing Touchdowns 23 21 2 All-Purpose Yards/Game 146.0 18 2 Scoring Average (Points/Game) 10.6 6 1 14 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

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 run in the victory over ASU. Threw his first passing touchdown of 2011 with a 37-yard strike at Bowling Green (11-8) and ran for 32 yards on six carries. 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. Had eight carries for 46 yards and a score against Kent State (10-8). 2010: Saw action in nine games as Chandler Harnish s back-up. Played in every MAC game and the MAC championship. Gained 362 yards on 31 carries to rank fourth on the team. Scored three rushing TDs and threw for one. His 11.7 yards-percarry average led NIU. Totaled 395 yards of total offense on 37 plays. Recorded the longest run by a Huskie since 1993, the longest run by a NIU QB and the fourth-longest in school history with a 90-yard touchdown versus Buffalo (10-16). Made his first career appearance at Akron (10-2). Earned NIU s Co-Big Hit of the Week after rushing for 43 yards on nine carries against Toledo (11-9). Rushed for 18 yards on three carries at Ball State (11-20) and went 2-for-2 passing with a touchdown. Ran for a career-best 142 yards on just two carries with both going for scores at EMU (11-26). Scored on NIU QUARTERBACK JORDAN LYNCH SHORT LIST Including Jordan Lynch, only five FBS players all-time have compiled at least 4,000 career rushing and 5,000 career passing yards. Player Team Years GP GS Rush Pass Total Colin Kaepernick Nevada 08-11 51 47 4,112 10,098 14,210 Brad Smith Missouri 02-05 48 48 4,289 8,799 13,088 Denard Robinson Michigan 09-12 49 37^ 4,495 6,250 10,745 Patrick White West Virginia 05-08 49 42 4,480 6,049 10,529 Jordan Lynch NIU 10-13 49 27 4,304 5,993 10,297 ^Includes two starts at wide receiver. SEEING 20/20 Jordan Lynch is just the fifth player in FBS history to have 20 rushing and 20 passing touchdowns in the same season. Three of the previous players on the list won the Heisman Trophy (*). Player Team Season Pass Rush TDs TDs Jordan Lynch NIU 2013 23 22 Johnny Manziel* Texas A&M 2012 26 21 Colin Kaepernick Nevada 2010 21 20 Cam Newton* Auburn 2010 30 20 Tim Tebow* Florida 2007 32 23 runs of 61 and 81 yards. Earned 26 yards on five carries against Miami (Ohio) with a long run of 11 yards in the MAC Championship game (12-3). 2009: Redshirted High School: Team captain of USA Football s 2009 gold medal winning Junior National Team. Played safety and made seven tackles and recovered one fumble in three games. Named to the Chicago Sun- Times All-Area first team and the Chicago Tribune All-State honorable mention team. Lawless Award recipient, which honors the top senior in the Chicago Catholic League. Team captain was named the Northwest Indiana Times Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 1,221 yards on 75-of-125 passing with 16 touchdowns and rushing for 848 yards on 141 carries (a 6.0 average) with 15 touchdowns. Earned all-conference honors twice while leading his team to two Class 8A semifinal appearances. Threw for 1,120 passing yards on 69-of-135 attempts and totaled 486 rushing yards on 94 carries as a junior. Scored 24 total touchdowns (15 passing, nine rushing) while helping his team to a 12-1 record in 2007. Also earned all-conference and allarea honors that year Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1990. Middle son of Jim and Sheila Lynch. From the Mount Greenwood neighborhood on Chicago s south side. Earned his bachelor s degree in kinesiology and exercise science in summer 2013. Admires Steve Prefontaine. PRODUCTIVITY TIMES TWO With few exceptions, Jordan Lynch s overall production as the Huskies No. 1 option both passing AND rushing surpasses the totals of two top players on the highestranked teams in the country. Team QB (Total Offense) RB (Rushing yards) Total Florida St. Jameis Winston (4,013) Devonta Freeman (943) 4,956 NIU Jordan Lynch (4,557) Jordan Lynch (1,881) 4,557 Ohio St. Braxton Miller (2,893) Carlos Hyde (1,408) 4,301 Alabama A.J. McCarron (2,697) T.J Yeldon (1,163) 3,860 Auburn Nick Marshall (2,782) Tre Mason (1,621) 4,403 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 15

#LYNCHLINES In two years as NIU s starting QB, Lynch is 24-3 with three wins over BCS automatic qualifying teams. Lynch has never lost a road game (12-0) or a game at Huskie Stadium (11-0) as a starter. Lynch is the only player in FBS history to rush for 1,500 and pass for 2,500 yards in a season and he has done it twice. Lynch was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week an unprecedented eight times (in 12 weeks played) in 2013. Lynch owns the FBS quarterback rushing records for a single game (321) and a season (1,881) and is third in career yards (4,307) Lynch has scored at least two rushing TDs in each of NIU s last six games to break the school record for touchdowns in a season. Lynch has recorded 12 career games with at least 100 rushing and 200 passing yards and has compiled 150 of each in seven career contests. Lynch ranks third all-time at NIU in rushing, behind only Garrett Wolfe and Michael Turner. Lynch leads all FBS players with 22 career 100-yard rushing games and has run for 100 yards or more in five straight games. Owns four of the top six single game total offense games in NIU history, including three this season. Needs 48 yards to set the MAC single season rushing record (1,928). THE FIRST FBS PLAYER -- to run for 300-plus yards and throw for 100 yards (vs. Central Michigan, 2013) -- to pass for 3,000 and run for 1,500 yards in a season (2012) -- to pass for 400 yards and rush for 150 in a game (vs. Toledo, 2012) ELITE COMPANY -- one of 5 FBS players ever with 20 rushing and 20 passing touchdowns in a season -- the 2nd FBS quarterback in the last 10 years to throw for four touchdowns, run for one and catch a TD pass in a game. -- one of 5 FBS players ever with 4,000 career rushing and 5,000 career passing yards. -- one of 9 FBS players all-time with 40 career rushing AND 40 passing touchdowns. -- one of 8 FBS players all-time with 250 points scored and 250 points passed for. NIU QUARTERBACK JORDAN LYNCH LYNCH S GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS Record as a starter: 24-3 2010 ---RUSHING--- -------PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 10/2 at Akron (W) 2 1 0 1 1-2-0 11 0 11 4 12 10/9 TEMPLE (W) 2 5 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 5 10/16 BUFFALO (W) 2 96 1 90 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 96 10/20 CMU (W) 4 12 0 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 12 10/30 at WMU (W) 2 19 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 19 11/9 TOLEDO (W) 9 43 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 9 43 11/20 at BSU (W) 3 18 0 8 2-2-0 1 1 4 5 19 11/26 at EMU (W) 2 142 2 81 1-1-0 1 0 1 3 143 12/3 vs Miami (L) 5 26 0 11 0-1-0 0 0 0 6 26 Totals 31 362 3 90 4-6-0 13 1 11 37 375 2011 ---RUSHING--- -------PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 9/3 ARMY (W) 1 8 0 8 3-5-0 25 0 19 6 33 9/17 WISCONSIN (L) 5 19 0 12 3-3-0 9 0 6 8 28 9/24 CAL POLY (W) 1 6 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 6 10/1 at CMU (L) 1 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 3 10/8 KSU (W) 8 46 1 10 3-4-0 22 0 11 12 68 10/15 WMU (W) 10 113 1 66 0-1-0 0 0 0 11 113 10/22 at Buffalo (W) 1 4 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 4 11/1 at Toledo (W) 2 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 3 11/8 at BGSU (W) 6 32 0 12 2-2-0 46 1 37 8 78 11/15 BSU (W) 1 14 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 14 11/25 EMU (W) 1 0 0 0 0-1-0 0 0 0 1 0 12/2 vs Ohio (W) 1 2 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1/8 vs Ark. St. (W) 7-4 1 3 4-4-0 64 0 41 11 60 Totals 45 246 3 66 15-20-0 166 1 41 65 412 2012 ---RUSHING--- -------PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 9/1 vs Iowa* (L) 18 119 1 73 6-16-0 54 0 25 34 173 9/8 UTM* (W) 11 60 3 32 19-25-1 214 1 32 36 274 9/15 at Army* (W) 13 125 1 88 18-27-1 342 4 69 40 467 9/22 KANSAS* (W) 22 134 0 23 23-35-1 235 2 65 57 369 9/29 CMU* (W) 21 144 1 49 14-32-0 215 1 43 53 359 10/6 at BSU* (W) 29 207 3 71 16-23-0 195 1 54 52 402 10/13 BUFFALO* (W) 15 129 2 40 13-20-0 232 2 45 35 361 10/20 at Akron* (W) 20 131 2 35 20-33-0 223 2 35 53 354 10/27 at WMU* (W) 21 136 2 27 18-28-0 274 4 62 50 410 11/3 UMASS* (W) 15 157 1 57 15-19-0 191 2 29 34 348 11/14 TOLEDO* (W) 30 162 0 31 25-36-1 407 3 73 66 569 11/23 at EMU* (W) 20 107 0 12 16-25-0 168 1 43 45 275 11/30 vs Kent St.* (W) 36 160 3 44 19-34-1 212 1 43 70 372 1/1 vs Florida St.* (L) 23 44 0 22 15-41-1 176 1 55 64 220 Totals 294 1815 19 88 237-394-6 3138 25 73 688 4953 2013 ---RUSHING--- -------PASSING----- Total Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg Plays Yards 8/31 at Iowa* (W) 22 56 0 11 25-41-0 275 3 40 63 331 9/14 at Idaho* (W) 23 159 2 61 17-29-0 152 3 38 52 311 9/21 vs. EIU* (W) 23 189 0 34 21-30-2 235 1 51 53 424 9/28 at Purdue* (W) 9 35 1 7 18-25-0 207 3 41 34 242 10/5 at Kent St. * (W) 14 94 0 22 21-35-2 244 2 55 49 338 10/12 vs. Akron* (W) 15 83 1 18 16-35-0 220 1 40 50 303 10/19 at CMU* (W) 32 316 3 49 20-30-1 155 1 25 62 471 10/26 vs. EMU* (W) 18 99 1 30 16-20-0 223 4 41 38 322 11/2 at UMass* (W) 17 119 4 25 10-13-0 160 1 66 30 279 11/13 vs. Ball St.* (W) 20 123 2 25 26-32-0 345 2 58 52 468 11/20 at Toledo* (W) 28 161 3 31 17-22-0 202 0 32 50 363 11/26 vs. WMU* (W) 27 321 3 37 5-17-0 39 1 23 44 360 12/6 vs. BGSU* (L) 26 126 2 23 21-40-2 219 1 20 66 345 Totals 274 1881 22 61 233-369-7 2676 23 66 643 4557 Career 644 4304 47 90 489-789-13 5993 50 73 1433 10297 * Games Started 16 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

JORDAN LYNCH ON THE CHARTS NCAA RECORDS Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Game: 1. 321 - Jordan Lynch, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Previous: 316, Jordan Lynch (NIU) vs. Central Michigan, 10-19-13 Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Season: 1. 1,881 - Jordan Lynch, 2013 Previous Record: 1,815 - Lynch (NIU), 2012 Most 100-Yard Rushing Games by a QB, Season: 1. 12 - Jordan Lynch, 2012 Most Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games by a QB: 1. 11 - Jordan Lynch, 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, 2012 (3,138 pass, 1,815 rush) First Player to Pass for 400 Yards and Rush for 150 Yards, Game: Jordan Lynch, vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 (407 pass; 162 rush) First Player to Rush for 300 Yards and Pass for 150 Yards, Game: Jordan Lynch, vs. Central Michigan, 10-19-13 (316 rush; 155 pass) Most Rushing Yards/Game by a QB, Season: 1. 144.7 - Jordan Lynch, 2013 Record: 135.8 - Beau Morgan, Air Force, 1996 MAC RECORDS Most Yards Total Offense, Season 1. 4,953, Jordan Lynch (2012) 6. 4,557, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most Yards Total Offense, Game: 2. 569 (407 pass, 162 rush), Jordan Lynch vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Season: 1. 1,881 - Jordan Lynch, NIU, 2013 Previous Record: 1,815 - Lynch (NIU), 2012 Most Plays, Season: 3. 688, Jordan Lynch (2012) 5. 643, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most TDs Responsible For, Season 1. 48, Jordan Lynch (2013) 4. 44, Jordan Lynch (2012) Most Rushing Yards, Career: 7. 4,304, Jordan Lynch (2010-13) Most Points, Season: T4. 138, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most Touchdowns, Career: T4. 48, Jordan Lynch (2010-13) Most Touchdowns, Season: T4. 23, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most Rushing Yards, Season: 5. 1,881, Jordan Lynch (2013) 6. 1,815, Jordan Lynch (2012) Most Rushing Yards, Game: 9. 321, Jordan Lynch vs. WMU (11-26-2013) 10. 316, Jordan Lynch vs. CMU (10-19-2013) Most Rushing Touchdowns, Season: T3. 22, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most Rushing Touchdowns, Career: T7. 47, Jordan Lynch (2010-13) NIU RECORDS 2013 Season 1st Scoring...138 1st Touchdowns Scored... 23 1st Touchdowns Responsible For... 47 2nd Plays, Total Offense...643 3rd Net Yards, Total Offense... 4,557 7th Avg. Yards/Play, Total Offense...7.09 7th All-Purpose Yards...1,898 T1st Rushing Touchdowns... 22 2nd Rushing Yards/Carry...6.86 4th Rushing Yards...1,881 7th Rushing Yards/Game... 144.7 T7th 100-Yard Rushing Games...8 T7th 200-Yard Rushing Games...2 T1st 300-Yard Rushing Games...2 3rd Pass Completions/Game... 17.9 4th Pass Completions...233 4th Passing Yards... 2,676 5th Passing Yards/Game...205.8 2nd Passing Attempts/Game...28.4 6th Completion Percentage...63.1 5th Touchdown Passes/Game...1.76 T5th Touchdown Passes... 23 2012 Season 1st 100-Yard Rushing Games... 12 1st Consec. 100-Yard Rushing Games... 11 1st Rushing Attempts by a QB...294 1st Rushing Yards by a QB... 1,815 1st Plays, Total Offense...688 1st Net Yards, Total Offense... 4,953 1st Net Yards, Total Offense, Junior... 4,953 1st Avg. Yards/Game, Total Offense... 353.8 1st Touchdowns Responsible For...44 1st Avg. Yards/Play, Total Offense...7.26 T2nd Rushing Touchdowns... 19 4th Rushing Yards... 1,815 5th Rushing Attempts...294 8th Rushing Yards/Carry...6.17 10th Rushing Yards/Game... 129.6 2nd Passing Yards... 3,138 2nd Passing Attempts/Game...28.1 T2nd Pass Completions...237 T3rd Pass Completions/Game...16.9 T3rd Touchdown Passes... 25 4th Touchdown Passes/Game...1.8 T5th Touchdowns Scored... 19 8th Completion Percentage...602 8th Passing Yards/Completion...13.2 T9th Points...114 Career 1st Touchdowns Responsible For... 98 2nd Total Offense Yards...10,297 2nd Total Offense Plays... 1,433 3rd Total Offense Yards/Play...7.18 T3rd Touchdowns Scored... 48 T6th Scoring...288 5th All-Purpose Yards... 4,321 T1st Consec. 100-Yard Rushing Games... 11 T1st 100-Yard Rushing Games... 22 T4th 200-Yard Rushing Games...3 T1st 300-Yard Rushing Games...2 1st Rushing Yards by a Quarterback...4,304 1st Rushing Yards/Carry...6.68 3rd Rushing Yards...4,304 3rd Rushing Touchdowns... 47 6th Rushing Yards/Game...87.8 8th Rushing Attempts... 644 T2nd Completion Percentage...62.0 4th Touchdown Passes... 50 4th Pass Completions...489 5th Passing Yards... 5,993 4th Pass Attempts...789 6th Passing Yards/Attempt...7.60 4th Touchdown Passes/Game...1.02 6th Pass Completions/Game... 9.9 7th Passing Yards/Game...122.3 10th Passing Yards/Completion...12.3 Single Game 1st Rushing Attempts by a QB... 36 vs. Kent State (MAC Champs),...Nov. 30, 2012 1st Total Offense Yards... 569 vs. Toledo, Nov. 14, 2012 4th...471 at Central Michigan, Oct. 19, 2013 5th...468 vs. Ball State, Nov. 13, 2013 4th All-Purpose Yards...321 vs. Western Michigan, Nov. 26, 2013 5th...316 at Central Michigan, Oct. 19, 2013 4th Longest Rush...90 yards vs. Buffalo, Nov. 16, 2010 T5th... 88 yards vs. Army, Sept. 15, 2012 T10th...81 yards vs. Eastern Michigan, Nov. 26, 2010 4th Rushing Yards...321 vs. Western Michigan, Nov. 26, 2013 5th...316 at Central Michigan, Oct. 19, 2013 5th Passing Yards... 407 vs. Toledo, Nov. 14, 2012 8th... 345 vs. Ball State, Nov. 13, 2013 T8th Touchdown Passes... 4 at Western Michigan, Oct. 27, 2012... 4 vs. Eastern Michigan, Oct. 26, 2013 T7th Pass Completions...26 vs. Ball State, Nov. 13, 2013 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 17

Allen s Career Stats 20 MYCIAL ALLEN DB u5-11 u183 ufr. uhs Detroit, Mich. uking 2013: True freshman made 10 appearances Registered seven tackles on the season Recorded his first career tackle at Idaho (9-14) Broke up a pass and made a career-high four tackles against Eastern Michigan (11-26). Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 10/0 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/1 Tackles: 4, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Huskies defensive line with eight tackles and a fumble recovery at Idaho (9-14)...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) 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 Eastern Michigan (10-26). Bishop s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 14/9 30 25 55 9.5-26 2.0-15 0/1 0/2 2013 13/13 32 33 65 5.5-16 1.0-8 0/1 1/2 Career 27/22 62 58 120 15.0-42 3.0-23 0/2 1/4 Tackles: 11, at Toledo, 11-20-13 TFL: 3 vs. Kent State, 11-30-12 6 JAMAAL BASS LB u5-10 u225 ujr.-rs u2l Miramar, Fla. umiramar 28 JOEL BOUAGNON RB u6-2 u225 ufr. uhs Aurora, Ill.uAurora Christian 2013: Tallied 81 tackles on the season Posted five tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...made five stops against Ball State (11-13)...Registered eight tackles at Toledo (11-20)...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 at Iowa (8-31) tying his career high 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) Tied a team high with seven tackles at Central Michigan (10-19)...Recorded six tackles at Purdue (9-28)... Made four tackles versus Akron (10-12). Bass Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2011 11/10 23 39 62 5.5-20 0.0-0 0/0 0/1 2012 14/13 45 38 83 6.0-14 0.5-2 1/0 1/0 2013 13/13 46 35 81 5.0-13 1.5-5 2/0 0/2 Career 38/26 114 112 226 16.5-47 2.0-7 3/0 1/3 Tackles: 10, three times, last at Iowa, 8-31-13 TFL: 2, twice, last vs Toledo, 11-14-12 Sacks: 1, vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-21-13 93 KEN BISHOP DT u6-1 u308 usr. u1l Lauderhill, Fla. upiper/ellsworth CC 2013: Fourth on the NIU defense in tackles and tops on the defensive line with 65 stops Also has 5.5 TFL on the year...made a careerhigh 11 tackles at Toledo (11-20)...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...named MAC West Bouagnon s Career Stats 2013: Appeared in four games Carried the ball 22 times for 86 yards on the season Carried the ball nine times for 39 yards in a win at UMass (11-2) Rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries against Eastern Michigan (10-26) Also scored his first career touchdown on a 10-yard reception against the Eagles. RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 4/0 1 10 10.0 1 10 2.5 RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 4/0 22 86 3.9 0 9 21.5 Rushing Attempts: 10, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Rushing Yards: 39, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Long Gain: 9, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 11 JUWAN BRESCACIN WR u6-1 u219 uso.-rs u1l Mississauga, Ont. uculver (Ind.) Academy 2013: Appeared in all 13 games, starting seven...third on the team in receptions and receiving yards with 30 receptions for 469 yards this season...fourth on the team in yards per reception at 15.6...Second on the team in touchdown receptions with five...led the Huskies with six catches for 71 yards including a touchdown in the MAC Championship game (12-6).Caught a 10 yard touchdown against Western Michigan (12-26)... Led the Huskies with a career-highs in catches (8) and receiving yards (121) at Toledo (11-20)...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)...Made four receptions for 50 yards in a win 18 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

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 Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2012 10/0 11 223 20.3 0 44 24.8 2013 13/6 30 469 15.6 5 66 36.1 Career 23/6 41 672 16.9 5 66 30.1 Catches: 8, at Toledo, 11-20-13 Receiving Yards: 121, at Toledo, 11-20-13 Long Gain: 66, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Brinlee s Career Stats 86 JACOB BRINLEE WR u5-9u185uso. u1l Lake Zurich, Ill. ufork Union Military Acad. 2013: Appeared in all 13 games, starting two...has six receptions for 76 yards on the season...made a 27 yard catch at Toledo (11-20)...Hauled in a career-long 33 yard reception against Eastern Michigan (10-26)... Caught a career-high four passes for 16 yards in the opener at Iowa (8-31). RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2012 8/0 2 0 0.0 0 3 0.0 2013 13/2 6 76 12.7 0 33 5.8 Career 21/2 8 76 9.5 0 33 3.6 RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2012 8/0 3 31 10.3 1 11 3.9 2013 13/2 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Career 21/2 4 33 8.2 1 11 1.6 Catches: 1, twice last vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Receiving Yards: 3, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Rushing Yards: 20, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Long Gain: 11, twice, last at Eastern Michigan, 11-23-12 4 DA RON BROWN WR u6-0 u194 ujr.-rs u2l Chicago, Ill. umorgan Park 2013: Leads the team with 689 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 42 catches this season Recorded career-highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (209), including two touchdowns, 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 Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 14/5 24 322 13.4 2 25 23.0 2012 14/7 17 156 9.2 2 25 12.0 2013 12/12 42 689 16.4 9 58 57.4 Career 40/23 83 1167 14.1 13 25 29.2 Catches: 8, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Receiving Yards: 209, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Touchdowns: 2, three times, last vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Long Gain: 58, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 78 RYAN BROWN OL u6-6 u283 ujr.-rs u1l Elburn, Ill. ust. Charles North 2013: Appeared in all 13 games, starting eight at right tackle and three at left tackle Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance at UMass (11-2) where he helped the Huskies amass 612 total yards of offense Helped pave the way for Jordan Lynch and Cameron Stingily to rush for over 1,000 yards, marking the first time in NIU history that two ball carriers broke the thousand yard mark Anchored an offensive line that allowed the third fewest TFL in the nation (3.33 per game) Paved the way for an NIU rushing attack that ran for a MAC best 318.9 yards per game Part of an offensive line that posted six games with no sacks allowed and four others with only one opponent sack Led a Huskie offense that gained 698 total yards at Kent State (10-5), the eighth most in MAC history Blocked for Jordan Lynch to rush for the most yards by a quarterback in NCAA history (321) against Western Michigan (11-26) Blocked for a Huskie offense that ranked fourth in the nation at 535.5 total yards per game. 61 AIDAN CONLON OL u6-3 u287 uso.-rs u1l Flossmoor, Ill. uhomewood-flossmoor 2013: Started all 13 games at right guard Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the week for his performance against Eastern Illinois (9-21) where the Huskies rushed for 367 yards Paved the way for Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch to rank second nationally in yards per carry (6.9) and rushing touchdowns (22) Blocked for the fourth best rushing offense in the nation (318.9 yards per game) Played a key role on the most prolific scoring offense in NIU history at 41.6 points per game Led an offensive line that helped the Huskies gain over 550 yards of offense on seven occasions Part of an offense line that ranked second in the MAC in fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles for loss allowed Helped NIU gain the eighth most yards in MAC history (698) at Kent State (10-5). 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 19

1 DECHANE DURANTE S u6-2 u196 ujr.-rs u2l Charlotte, N.C. uvance 2013: Sixth on the team in tackles with 52, including 30 solo stops Second on the team with three interceptions...recorded a pair of solo stops versus Western Michigan (11-26)... 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). Durante s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2011 14/9 34 23 57 4.0-11 0.5-6 0/0 3/7 2012 9/8 22 16 38 1.5-2 0.0-0 3/1 1/1 2013 13/13 30 22 52 0.0-0 0.0-0 2/0 3/8 Career 36/30 86 61 147 5.5-13 0.5-6 5/1 7/16 Tackles: 10, twice, last at Idaho, 9-14-13 Interceptions: 2, at Purdue, 9-28-13 Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. Iowa, 9-1-12 Tackles for Loss: 1.5, vs. UT Martin, 9-8-12 83 LUKE EAKES TE u6-3 u250 ujr.-rs u2l St. Mary s, Kan. ust. Mary s 2013: Played in all 13 games, starting 11... Fourth on the team in touchdown grabs with two...has nine receptions this season for 84 yards...made a nine-yard reception against Ball State (11-13)...Made an 11-yard reception at Toledo (11-20)...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 Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 14/4 6 49 8.2 1 13 3.5 2012 14/12 8 268 33.5 0 46 19.1 2013 13/11 9 84 9.3 2 21 6.5 Career 41/27 23 401 17.4 3 46 9.8 Receptions: 2, vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-21-13 Receiving Yards: 46, vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Long Gain: 46, vs. Toledo, 11-13-12 game (12-6). Evans Career Stats 2 SEAN EVANS CB u5-10u174 usr.-rs u1l Ft. Walton Beach, FL uft. Walton Beach 2013: Started four of the six games in which he has appeared...recorded 13 tackles on the season...recorded a season-high four tackles at Iowa (8-31)...Made two tackles against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Recorded three tackles including a tackle for loss to go along with a pass break up in a win over Akron (10-12) Tied his seasonhigh with four tackles in the MAC Championship Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 3/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2011 13/0 17 7 24 1.0-1 0.0-0 0/0 0/5 2012 13/3 17 7 24 1.5-11 1.0-10 0/0 1/8 2013 6/4 8 5 13 1.5-2 0.0-0 0/0 0/1 Career 35/7 42 19 61 4.0-14 1.0-10 0/0 1/14 Tackles: 6, at Kansas, 10-10-11 PBUs: 2, three times, last vs. Kent State (MAC Champ.), 11-30-12 INTs: 1, at Eastern Michigan, 11-23-12 2013: True freshman played in 10 games, starting one Recorded 20 tackles and two tackles for loss on the season Made his first career tackle at Purdue (9-28) Notched a career-high six tackles, including a tackle for loss against Eastern Michigan (10-26) Forced a fumble and made five tackles, including a tackle for loss at UMass (11-2) Registered four stops against Western Michigan (11-26) Blocked a kick and made three tackles in the MAC Championship game (12-6). Folliard s Career Stats 40 SEAN FOLLIARD LB u6-2 u205 ufr. uhs Crystal Lake, Ill. uprarie Ridge Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 10/0 10 10 20 2.0-4 0.0-0 1/1 0/0 Tackles: 6, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 5 JHONY FAUSTIN CB u5-8u174 usr. u1l Naples, FL ulely/ellsworth CC 2013: Appeared in 13 games, starting in five... Made 35 tackles including 26 solo stops on the season...broke up six passes and intercepted a pass this season...made three stops in the season opener at Iowa (8-31)...Recorded four tackles at Idaho (9-14)...Made a season-high five tackles in a win over Eastern Illinois (9-21)... Broke up a pass and made three stops at Kent State (10-5)...Intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble, and made four 20 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

tackles in a well-rounded effort against Central Michigan (10-19)...Tied his season-high with five tackles and broke up a pass against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Registered four tackles against Ball State (11-13). Faustin s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2011 14/10 47 23 70 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 2/7 2012 10/1 16 7 23 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/1 0/0 2013 13/5 26 9 35 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/1 1/6 Career 37/16 89 39 128 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/2 3/13 Tackles: 9, vs. Ohio, 12-2-11 INTs: 1, twice, last vs. Arkansas State, 1-8-12 44 PEREZ FORD DE u6-0 u218 uso. uhs Romeoville Ill. uromeoville 2013: Has played in all 13 contests, making one start...fourth in sacks with 3.5 on the year... Ranks second in TFL with seven...made 21 total tackles on the season... Recorded a career-high six tackles, including three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks for the Huskies in a win at Idaho (9-14)...Also forced and recovered a fumble against the Vandals...Made four tackles and sacked the quarterback a career-high two times in a win against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Recorded three tackles against Akron (10-12). Ford s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 14/0 4 2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2013 13/1 13 8 21 7.0-37 3.5-18 1/1 0/0 Career 27/1 17 10 27 8.0-39 3.5-18 1/1 0/0 Tackles: 6, at Idaho, 9-14-13 Sacks: 2, vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-21-13 TFLs: 3, at Idaho, 9-14-13 94 DONOVAN GORDON DTu6-0 u275 ujr.-rs u1l Kansas City, Miss.uNebraska -Omaha 2013: Appeared 12 games, starting six... Recorded 21 total tackles, seven of which were solo stops...made two tackles in a win against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Recorded two tackles against Kent St (10-5)...Tallied two stops in a win against Akron (10-12)...Made a seasonhigh six tackles at UMass (11-2)...Registered two tackles at Toledo (11-20)...Tallied four stops against Western Michigan (12-26) Tallied two stops in the MAC Championship game against Bowling Green (12-6). Gordon s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2012 14/0 11 10 21 2.5-6 1.0-5 0/0 0/0 2013 12/6 7 14 21 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 Career 27/6 18 24 42 2.5-6 1.0-5 0/0 0/0 Tackles: 6, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Sacks: 1, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Hazelett s Career Stats 41 CODY HAZELETT LBu6-2 u200 ufr.-rs u1l Inner Grove Heights, Minn.uSimely 2013: Appeared in 10 games Tallied 14 tackles, including eight solo stops on the year Made his first career tackle at Iowa (8-31) Broke up a pass and made two tackles against Eastern Michigan (10-26) Registered three stops at UMass (11-2) Recorded a career-high five tackles against Western Michigan (11-26). Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 10/0 8 6 14 0.5-2 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 79 MATT KREMPEL OL u6-5 u307 usr.-rs u3l Columbus, Ind. ucolumbus North 2013: Appeared in 12 games, starting five Played an integral role in Jordan Lynch gaining a MAC-best 351 total yards per game Paved the way for the MAC s top rushing offense at 318.9 yards per game Part of an offensive unit that ranked ninth in the nation in scoring (42.8 points per game) Helped give Jordan Lynch time to become the MAC s second most accurate passer (64.4 completion percentage) Played a key role on an offensive line that has given up the second fewest sacks in the nation (8) Made a start at Central Michigan (10-19), where he helped Jordan Lynch become the only player in NCAA history to throw for over 100 yards and rush for over 300 yards Opened holes in a start against Western Michigan (11-26) that helped Jordan Lynch rush for a careerhigh 321 yards. 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 122.7 yards per contest NIU s third leading rusher with 321 yards, averaging a team-high 12.7 yards per carry Leads the Huskies and is second in the MAC in receptions with 80 for 660 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 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 21

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 Career Stats RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 11/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2012 14/2 48 539 11.2 5 69 38.5 2013 11/10 80 660 8.2 3 41 60.0 Career 36/13 128 1,199 9.4 8 69 33.3 RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 11/1 8 74 9.2 1 20 6.7 2012 14/2 19 111 5.8 1 21 7.9 2013 11/10 28 356 12.7 1 54 32.4 Career 36/13 55 541 7.3 3 54 15.0 KICKOFF RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2011 11/1 30 755 25.2 2 100 2012 14/2 24 589 24.5 1 93 2013 11/10 11 312 28.4 1 99 Career 36/13 65 1,656 25.5 4 100 PUNT RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2011 11/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 13/1 5 79 15.8 0 44 2013 11/10 6 22 3.7 0 12 Career 36/13 11 101 9.2 0 44 Receiving Yards: 107, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Receptions: 12, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Rushing Yards: 104, at Idaho, 9-14-13 Touchdowns: 2, twice, last at Western Michigan, 10-27-12 Long Rush: 54, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Long Kickoff Return: 100, at Toledo, 11-1-11 Kickoff Return TDs: 2, at at Toledo, 11-1-11 29 PARIS LOGAN CBu5-9 u179 uso.-rs u1l Columbia, Mo.uRock Bridge 2013: Has seen action in all 13 contests, starting eight...recorded 38 tackles and seven pass break ups this season...led the Huskies in kick return yards with 401 on a team-high 17 returns (23.6 avg.) Made three tackles at Purdue (9-28)...Broke up a pass and had a tackle at Kent St. (10-5)...Recorded a career-high three pass break ups and made six tackles against Akron (10-12)...Made four tackles in a win at Central Michigan (10-19)...Made four tackles and broke up a pass against Eastern Michigan (10-26)... Broke his career-high in tackles with seven in a win over Ball State (11-13)...Intercepted a pass and made three stops at Toledo (11-20)... Forced a fumble and made three tackles against Western Michigan (11-26) Made five stops in the MAC Championship game (12-6). Logan s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 14/0 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2013 13/8 31 7 38 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 1/8 Career 27/8 36 11 47 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 1/8 KICKOFF RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2012 14/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013 13/8 17 401 23.6 0 41 Career 27/8 17 401 23.6 0 41 Tackles: 7, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 PBUs: 3, vs. Akron, 10-12-13 INTs: 1, at Toledo, 11-20-13 2013: Has seen action in 12 games, starting five...fourth on the team in receptions with nine totaling 90 yards...made a 10 yard grab at UMass (11-2)...Scored his first career touchdown on a 25-yard reception against Akron (10-12)... Caught two passes at Kent State (10-5) for nine yards...made two receptions for a career-high 29 yards at Purdue (9-28)...Caught one pass against Eastern Illinois (9-21) for 15 yards...tallied one catch for two yards in the season opener against Iowa (8-31). Maxwell s Career Stats 37 DESROY MAXWELL TE u6-2 u245 uso. u1l Evanston, Ill. uamundsen RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2012 12/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2013 12/4 9 90 10.0 1 25 7.5 Career 24/6 9 90 10.0 1 25 3.8 Receptions: 2, twice, last at Kent State, 10-5-13 Receiving Yards: 27, at Kent State, 10-5-13 Touchdowns: 1, vs. Akron, 10-12-13 22 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

45 BOOMER MAYS LB u6-0 u230 uso.-rs u1l Lawrence, Kan. ueudora 2013: Started all 13 contests...third on the NIU defense in tackles with 77...Tallied 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks on the season...recorded five tackles at Iowa (8-31)...Forced a fumble and made five tackles at Idaho (9-14)...Recorded six tackles including a sack against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Made six tackles at Kent St (10-5)... Blocked a kick and made five stops in a win over Akron (10-12)...Recorded seven tackles including a sack in at Central Michigan (10-19)...Registered five tackles including two tackles for loss in a win over Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Made four stops in a win at UMass (11-2)...Tallied 4.5 tackles against Ball State (11-13)...Intercepted a pass in the endzone and led the Huskies with a career-high 11 stops at Toledo (11-20)...Made eight stops against Western Michigan (11-26) Recorded five tackles in the MAC Championship game (12-6). Mays Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 13/4 18 13 31 5.0-7 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2013 13/13 39 38 77 5.5-19 2.0-14 1/0 1/1 Career 26/17 57 51 108 10.5-26 2.0-14 1/0 1/1 Tackles: 11, at Toledo, 11-20-13 TFL: 2, at Army, 9-15-12 INTs: 1, at Toledo, 11-20-13 McIntosh s Career Stats 9 MATT McINTOSH QB u6-1 u197 uso.-rs u1l Evansville, Ind. ureitz 2013: Backup quarterback saw action in five games...completed both of his passing attempts for touchdowns this season...rushed for 44 yards on six carries on the season...threw a 36 yard touchdown and rushed for nine yards against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Rushed for 11 yards and threw an 18 yard touchdown at Purdue (9-28). PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/G Effic. 2012 7/0 7-13-0 53.8 57 1 34 8.1 116.1 2013 5/0 2-2-0100.0 54 2 36 10.8 656.8 Career 12/0 9-15-0 60.0 111 3 36 9.2 188.2 RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2012 7/0 25 92 3.7 2 15 13.1 2013 5/0 6 44 7.3 0 12 8.8 Career 12/0 31 136 4.4 2 15 11.3 Meehan s Career Stats 49 JASON MEEHAN DE u6-1 u241 ujr. u2l St. Louis, Mo. uwebster Groves 2013: Has seen action in all 13 games...recorded 29 tackles on the year...leads the team and is eighth in the MAC in sacks with 5.5 Third on the team in tackles for loss with six Made three tackles and forced a fumble at Iowa (8-31)... Recorded four tackles including a sack at Idaho (9-14)...Made two tackles and a sack at Purdue (9-28)...Recorded two tackles including a sack in versus Akron (10-12)...Tied his career-high with six tackles at UMass (11-2)...Registered a sack against Western Michigan (11-26) Tallied three tackles including a sack in the MAC Championship game. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2011 14/0 12 14 26 3.0-11 0.5-4 0/2 0/0 2012 13/0 10 9 19 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 0/0 2013 13/0 14 15 29 6.0-29 5.5-28 0/1 0/1 Career 40/0 36 38 74 9.0-40 6.0-32 1/3 0/1 Tackles: 6, twice, last at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Sacks: 1, five times, last vs. Bowling Green (MAC Championship), 12-6-13 Moore s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 12/6 30 9 39 1.0-3 0.0-0 0/0 2/6 2013 13/8 25 8 33 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1/11 Career 25/14 55 17 72 1.0-3 0.0-0 0/0 3/17 Tackles: 8, at Ball State, 10-6-12 INTs: 2, vs. Buffalo, 10-13-12 PBUs: 3, at Kent State, 10-5-13 30 MARLON MOORE CB u5-9 u180 uso. u1l Mobile, Ala. uc.f. Vigor 2013: Appeared in all 13 games, starting nine... Made 33 tackles including 25 solo stops...leads the team in pass break ups with 10...Second on the NIU defense and ninth in the MAC in passes defended with 10... Recorded a season-high six tackles to go along with two pass break ups at Iowa (8-31)...Made four tackles at Idaho (9-14)... Intercepted a pass, broke up a pass, and made three stops against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Broke up three passes and made two tackles at Kent State (10-5)...Tied his season-high with six tackles and recorded a pass break up against Akron (10-12)...Broke up a pass and made two stops at UMass (11-2). Completions: 4, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Attempts: 6, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Passing Yards: 43, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Longest Pass: 36, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Rushing Yards: 45, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 23

55 ANDREW NESS OL u6-3 u286 uso.-rs u1l O Fallon, Mo. uchristian Brothers College 2013: Started all 13 games at center Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against Eastern Illinois (9-21) as he aided the Huskie offense to 602 total yards Earned NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week honors again at Toledo (11-20) where the Huskies ran for 364 yards Led a pass protection unit that allowed only.67 sacks per game, which ranks second in the nation Centered an NIU offense that recorded a MAC-best 542.3 total yards per game Paved the way for Heisman trophy finalist Jordan Lynch to become the nation s third leading rusher at 1,755 yards for the year Blocked for a Huskie rushing attack that ran for 3,827 rush yards, best in NIU history Led the way for the most prolific scoring offense in NIU history (42.8 ppg) Part of an NIU offense that topped 550 yards of total offense in seven games Opened holes to help Cameron Stingily run for a career-high 266 yards at Kent State (10-5). 2013: Played in 12 games, starting one...made 22 tackles, including three sacks this season... Made a season-high four tackles against Eastern Illinois (9-21)...Recorded a sack and three tackles in a win at Purdue (9-28)...Tallied three tackles against Kent State (10-5)...Recorded three solo tackles and a sack in victory at Central Michigan (10-19)...Tallied one tackle, a sack, against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Made two tackles in a win at UMass (11-2)... Recovered a fumble and made two tackles against Western Michigan (11-26). O Neal s Career Stats 89 STEPHEN O NEAL DE u6-3 u235 usr.-rs u2l Park Forest, Ill. urich East Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 13/0 5 4 9 1.5-7 1.5-7 0/0 0/0 2011 12/0 7 5 12 4.5-32 3.0-29 2/0 0/0 2012 Did Not Play 2013 12/1 11 11 22 3.0-23 3.0-23 0/1 0/0 Career 37/1 23 20 43 9.0-62 7.5-59 2/1 0/0 Tackles: 5, vs. Wisconsin, 9-17-11 TFLs: 1.5, vs. Arkansas State (GoDaddy.com Bowl), 1-8-12 Sacks: 1, seven times, last vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 33 JAMAAL PAYTON LB u6-0 u210 ufr. uhs Bellwood, Ill. uproviso West 2013: True freshman appeared in 10 games, starting in two...made 37 tackles including 23 solo stops on the season...also broke up three passes and recorded three tackles for loss... Made three tackles in his first career appearance at Purdue (9-28)...Forced a fumble and made a career-high five tackles in a win at Kent State (10-5)...Broke up a pass and made five stops in his first career start against Akron (10-12)...Made five tackles and broke up a pass at Central Michigan (10-19)...Made five tackles for a fourth straight week against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Registered four stops at UMass (11-2)...Tallied 4.5 tackles including a TFL and added a pass break up against Ball State (11-13). Payton s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 10/2 23 14 37 3.0-12 1.0-11 1/0 0/3 Tackles: 5, five times, last vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 TFL: 1, twice, last vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 67 TYLER PITT OL u6-5 u292 ujr.-rs u1l McRae, Ga. utelfair County 2013: Appeared in all 13 games at both guard spots Part of an NIU offense that recorded a MAC-best 542.3 yards per game Helped pave the way for Jordan Lynch and Cameron Stingily to rush for over 1,000 yards, marking the first time in NIU history that two ball carriers broke the thousand yard mark Member of an offensive line that allowed Heisman trophy finalist Jordan Lynch to amass 4,212 yards of total offense, fourth best in the nation Blocked for the fourth best rushing offense in the nation (318.9 yards per game) Played a key role on an offensive line that has given up the second fewest sacks in the nation (8) Helped NIU gain the eighth most yards in MAC history (698) at Kent State (10-5). 46 GEORGE RAINEY DE u6-2 u222 usr.-rs u3l Milwaukee, Wis. usouth Division 2013: Appeared in all 13 contests starting in 12 Recorded 40 total tackles, including 26 solo stops on the year Leads the team in tackles for loss with nine and in sacks with four Also has four pass break ups on the season Tallied two solo tackles, including a tackle for loss against Western Michigan (11-26)...Also blocked a Bronco field goal attempt and recorded a quarterback hurry...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) Recorded five tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in a well rounded effort at Toledo (11-20). 24 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

Rainey s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 11/0 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 2011 12/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 2012 13/0 13 13 26 6.5-34 2.5-21 0/0 0/1 2013 13/12 26 14 40 9.0-32 4.0-21 1/2 0/4 Career 49/12 45 30 75 15.5-66 6.5-42 1/2 0/5 Tackles: 8, at Iowa, 8-31-13 Sacks: 1, seven times, last vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 TFLs: 2, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 7 MICHAEL SANTACATERINA LB u5-10 u210 ujr.-rs u2l Geneva, Ill. ugeneva 2013: Played in 11 games, starting nine Fifth on the Huskie defense with 61 tackles Broke up five passes and tallied two TFL on the season 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) Tallied six stops at Toledo (11-20)...Made five tackles at Idaho (9-14) Recorded eight tackles, including five solo stops versus Western Michigan (11-26). Santacaterina s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2011 11/4 9 19 28 1.5-4 0.5-3 1/0 1/1 2012 13/2 15 12 27 2.5-5 0.0-0 2/0 1/4 2013 11/9 34 27 61 2.0-3 1.0-1 0/0 0/5 Career 35/15 58 59 117 6.0-12 1.5-4 3/0 2/10 Tackles: 15, vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-21-13 TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Sacks: 0.5, vs. Kent State, 10-08-11 INTs: 1, twice, last at Ball State, 10-6-12 99 MATHEW SIMS K u5-9 u181 usr. u3l Hannibal, Mo. uhannibal 2013: Second on the team in scoring with 110 total points on 17 field goals and 59 extra points Has converted on 17 of 27 field goal tries and 59 of 61 of his PAT attempts this season Connected on two of three field goals against Western Michigan (11-26)...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 30-27 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 35-35 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). Sims Career Stats FIELD GOALS EXTRA POINTS Year G Made Att Lg Blkd Made Att Blkd Pts 2010 5 2 3 23 1 4 6 0 10 2011 14 20 28 44 3 64 66 0 124 2012 14 15 19 54 0 67 68 0 118 2013 11 17 27 51 1 59 61 0 110 Career 44 54 77 54 5 194 201 0 362 KICKOFFS Year No. Yds. Avg. TB 2010 2 92 46.0 0 2011 1 19 19.0 0 2012 0 0 0.0 0 2013 0 0 0.0 0 Career 3 111 37.0 0 Field Goals Made: 4, twice, last vs. Kent State, 10-8-11 Field Goals Attempted: 6, at Central Michigan, 10-1-11 Longest Field Goal: 54, at Western Michigan, 10-27-12 Most Points: 16, vs. Kent State, 10-8-11 Most PATs Made: 9, twice, last vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 36 DRACO SMITH TB u5-9 u185 ufr. uhs Hammond, Ind. umt. Carmel (Ill.) 2013: True freshman played in six games Carried the ball 13 times for 96 yards on the year (7.4 ypc) Caught three passes for 32 yards this season Rushed four times for 19 yards against Ball State (11-13) Recorded a career-high six carries at UMass (11-2) for 21 yards Ran for a career-high 51 yards on two carries against Eastern Michigan (10-26) Made his first career appearance at Central Michigan where he ran once for five yards (10-19). Smith s Career Stats RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 5/0 13 96 7.4 0 48 19.2 RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 5/0 3 32 10.7 0 30 6.4 Rushing Attempts: 6, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Rushing Yards: 51, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Receptions: 2, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Receiving Yards: 26, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 25

2013: Appeared in 10 games, starting two... Fourth on the team in rushing with 170 yards on 27 carries (6.2 ypc) including three touchdowns... Also fourth in both receptions (13) and receiving yards (157) on the year...set career highs in catches (5) and receiving yards (63) in the MAC Championship game (12-6) Rushed four times for 34 yards against Western Michigan (11-26)...Ran for a 32 yards and a career-high two touchdowns at Toledo (11-20)...Caught two passes for 24 yards and rushed for 14 yards on three carries against Ball State (11-13)...Caught two passes for 46 yards against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Carried the ball six times for a career-high 42 yards and a touchdown at Kent State (10-5)...Also caught two passes for 18 yards and one touchdown at Kent State (10-5)...Rushed for 31 yards on six carries in a win at Purdue (9-28). Spencer s Career Stats 34 JAMES SPENCER RB u5-8 u181 ujr.-rs u2l Fremont, Ohio uross RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 5/0 2 7 3.5 0 5 1.4 2012 6/0 2 30 15.0 0 14 5.0 2013 10/2 27 167 6.2 3 25 16.7 Career 21/2 31 204 6.6 3 25 9.3 RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2012 6/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2013 10/2 13 157 12.1 1 27 15.7 Career 21/2 13 157 12.1 1 27 15.7 Rushing Attempts: 6, twice, last at Kent State, 10-5-13 Rushing Yards: 42, at Kent State, 10-5-13 Long Gain: 25, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Receptions: 5, vs. Bowling Green (MAC Championship), 12-6-13 Receiving Yards: 63, vs. Bowling Green (MAC Champ.), 12-6-13 Sterling s Career Stats 47 ROB STERLING FB u5-10 u231 ujr. u2l Lansing, Ill. ut.f. South 2013: Appeared in all 13 games, starting two... NIU s fullback has caught four passes on the season for 25 yards...recorded a reception in three straight road games, going for four yards at Kent State (10-5), five yards at Purdue (9-28), and 11 yards at Idaho (9-14). Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 10/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2012 13/3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2013 13/2 4 25 6.2 0 11 1.9 Career 36/6 4 25 6.2 0 11 0.7 Catches: 1, four times, last vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Receiving Yards: 11, at Idaho, 9-14-13 Long Gain: 11, at Idaho, 9-14-13 Stingily s Career Stats 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 1,081 yards on 192 carries, averaging 90.1 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)...Reached the 1,000-yard platue on the season with a 49-yard rushing effort against Western Michigan (11-26)...Averaged 8.1 yards per carry on his way to 146 yards at Toledo (11-20)...Accounted for 58 yards on eight carries and scored a touchdown in NIU s 63-19 win at UMass (11-2)...His 266 yards against the Golden Flashes was the most by a Huskie running back since 2006...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 Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2010 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2011 Redshirted 2012 4/1 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.2 2013 12/7 192 1,081 5.6 9 46 90.1 Career 21/8 193 1,086 5.6 3 46 51.7 RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2010 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2011 Redshirted 2012 4/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2013 12/7 6 38 6.3 0 15 3.2 Career 27/8 6 38 6.3 0 15 1.8 Rushing Yards: 266, at Kent State, 10-5-13 Rushing Attempts: 37, at Kent State, 10-5-13 Touchdowns: 2, twice, last at Kent State, 10-5-13 77 JARED VOLK OL u6-3 u315 usr.-rs u3l Hartland, Wis. uarrowhead 2013: Started all 13 games at left guard Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the week for his performance against Eastern Michigan (10-26) where he helped the Husked gain 658 yards of total offense Led the blocking attack that allowed Heisman trophy finalist Jordan Lynch to amass 4,212 yards of total offense, fourth best in the nation Anchored an offensive line that allowed the second fewest sacks in the MAC (8) Paved the way for the MAC s leading rusher (Jordan Lynch) and seventh-ranked rusher (Cameron Stingily) Blocked for the MAC s top scoring offense at 42.8 points per game Played a key role in the Huskie rushing attack topping 350 yards in seven different games Helped NIU allow the second fewest tackles for loss in the MAC (3.33 per game) Key member of a Huskie offense that ran for a season-high 454 yards at Kent State (10-5). 26 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

Turner s Career Stats 14 AREGEROS TURNER WR u5-11 u170 ufr. uhs Copley, Ohio ucopley 2013: True freshman appeared in 11 games, starting two...caught eight passes for 10 yards on the season...carried the ball seven times for 40 yards on the season...rushed for a careerhigh 29 yards on two carries in a win over Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Recorded career highs in receptions (4) and receiving yards (33) at Central Michigan (10-19). RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 11/2 7 22 3.1 0 15 2.0 RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 11/2 8 70 8.8 0 23 6.4 Rushing Attempts: 2, twice, last vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Rushing Yards: 24, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Receptions: 4, at Central Michigan, 10-19-13 Receiving Yards: 33, at Central Michigan, 10-19-13 2013: Played in all 13 games Made 40 tackles, including 28 solo stops on the year Broke up four passes and intercepted two passes Recorded four tackles at Idaho (9-14) Registered a season-high six tackles against Eastern Illinois (9-21) Intercepted a pass at Purdue (9-28) Broke up a pass and made two stops against Akron (10-12) Made three stops and broke up a pass against Eastern Michigan (10-26) Tied his season-high with six tackles and intercepted a pass in his best all around effort at UMass (11-2) Tallied five stops and a pass break up against Ball State (11-13) Made five tackles in the MAC Championship game (12-6). Ware s Career Stats 24 DOMINIQUE WARE CB u5-11 u180 usr.-rs u3l Bolingbrook, Ill. uplainfield North Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 8/0 2 1 3 1.0-2 0.0-0 0/0 1/0 2011 14/2 11 8 19 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/2 0/0 2012 14/1 20 9 29 1.0-2 0.0-0 0/0 0/3 2013 13/0 28 12 40 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/1 2/6 Career 49/3 61 30 91 2.0-4 0.0-0 0/3 1/3 Tackles: 8, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 TFLs: 1, twice, last vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 INTs: 1, three times, last at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 15 JIMMIE WARD S u5-11 u192 usr. u3l Mobile, Ala. udavidson 2013: Named first team All-American by USA Today and SI.com and is a third team selection by the Associated Press...A semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation s top defensive back...invited to the 2014 Senior Bowl... Leads the team in tackles with 89, including 57 solo stops Leads NIU in passes defended (14) and interceptions (6)...Tallied three solo stops and a career-high three pass break ups versus Western Michigan (11-26)...Made a highlight reel interception and 10 tackles at Toledo (11-20)...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 27-27 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 Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 14/0 14 7 21 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 0/1 2011 14/12 48 52 100 2.5-10 1.0-9 1/0 1/5 2012 13/13 65 39 104 1.0-3 0.0-0 1/0 3/14 2013 13/13 57 32 89 2.5-15 1.0-10 1/1 6/14 Career 54/38 184 130 314 6.0-28 2.0-19 4/1 10/34 Tackles: 14, vs. Florida State (Orange Bowl), 1-1-13 Blocked Punts: 1, four times, last vs Army, 9-3-11 Touchdowns: 1, twice, last at Purdue (INT return), 9-28-13 Pass Break Ups: 2, three times, last at Akron, 10-20-12 26 TYLER WEDEL P/K u5-11 u186 ujr. u2l McFarland, Wis. umcfarland 2013: Handled punting and kickoff duties in all 13 games...named a candidate for the Ray Guy Award...Ranked sixth in the MAC with a 40.8 average per punt...posted a 59.8-yard average on kickoffs to rank fifth in the conference, along with 32 touchbacks...averaged 42.0 yards per punt or more in nine games...placed 14 punts inside the 20-yard line and forced 26 fair catches on the year...tallied seven punts inside the 20 in the month of October...Had only one punt result in a touchback...also converted on three-of-five field goal attempts...went eight-for-eight on PAT tries in two games...averaged a season-best 44.0 yards per punt at Kent State (10-5), including a career-long 56-yard punt...punted eight times at Iowa (8-31) with five resulting in fair catches for a 42.6 average...ran 42 yards on a fake punt against the Hawkeyes...Averaged 44.0 yards per punt at UMass (11-2), including launching a 52-yarder...Forced four fair catches on eight punts against Akron (10-12)...Posted four touchbacks on 10 kickoffs at Purdue (9-28)...Registered a season-best 65.0-yard average on five kickoffs in the MAC Championship game (12-6). 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 27

Wedel s Career Stats KICKING Year G/GS No. Yards Avg. TB OB 2011 14/0 86 5,223 60.7 6 2 2012 14/0 96 5,663 59.0 32 1 2013 13/0 99 5,917 59.8 32 6 Career 41/0 281 16,803 59.8 68 9 PUNTING Year G/GS No. Yards Avg. I20 FC 50+ 2011 14/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2012 14/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2013 13/0 46 1,877 40.8 14 26 3 Career 41/0 46 1,877 40.8 14 26 3 Punts: 8, twice, last vs. Akron, 10-12-13 Punt Average: 44.0, twice, last at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Long Punt: 56, at Kent State, 10-5-13 2013: Played in 10 games, starting seven Made 27 tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss on the season Made a four tackles including half a sack against Akron (10-12) Registered three stops at UMass (11-2) Made four tackles, including three solo stops against Ball State (11-13) Tallied four tackles at Toledo (11-20) Recorded season-highs in tackles (six) and tackles for loss (two) in the MAC Championship game (12-6). Wells Career Stats 91 ANTHONY WELLS DT u6-3 u276 usr.-rs u3l North Chicago, Ill. unorth Chicago Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 4/0 1 0 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 0/0 0/1 2011 14/3 10 6 16 5.0-26 2.0-22 0/0 0/1 2012 14/4 16 11 27 8.5-35 4.0-22 0/1 0/1 2013 10/7 11 16 27 2.5-3 0.5-1 0/0 0/1 Career 42/14 38 33 71 17.0-65 6.5-45 0/1 0/4 Tackles: 5, vs. Buffalo, 10-13-12 TFLs: 2.5, vs. Kent State (MAC Championship), 11-30-12 Sacks: 1, three times, last at Army, 9-15-12 2013: Former QB turned WR appeared in 10 games...hauled in six receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown on the season...second on the team in yards per catch with 18.2...Returned five punts for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) on the year Made two grabs for 23 yards in the MAC Championship game (12-6) Caught a 25 yard pass from Jordan Lynch to move the chains on a key third down against Ball State (11-13)...Set career highs in receptions (2) and receiving yards (47) against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Also caught his first career touchdown against Eastern Michigan (10-26)...Made his first career reception against Akron (10-12). Williams Career Stats 97 JOE WINDSOR DE u6-0 u236 usr. u3l Kearney, Mo. ukearney 2013: Made 34 tackles on the season, including 6.5 TFL on the year Registered four tackles at Toledo (11-20)...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 Career Stats 8 MATT WILLIAMS QB u6-1 u188 ufr.-rs u1sq Geneva, Ill. ugeneva RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 10/0 6 109 18.2 1 36 10.9 PUNT RETURNS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2013 10/0 5 42 8.4 0 23 Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Bowling Green (MAC Champ.), 12-6-13 Receiving Yards: 47, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Punt Returns: 4, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Punt Return Yards: 42, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2010 13/0 3 4 7 1.5-3 0.5-1 0/0 0/0 2011 13/2 5 14 19 2.0-2 0.0-0 0/1 0/0 2012 13/0 24 12 36 10.5-53 7.0-50 0/1 0/3 2013 13/13 22 12 34 6.5-44 4.5-27 1/0 1/2 Career 52/15 54 43 97 20.5-102 12.0-78 1/2 1/5 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, at Idaho, 9-14-13 TFLs: 4, vs. Buffalo, 10-13-12 Sacks: 2, three times, last at Idaho, 9-14-13 INTs: 1, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Touchdowns: 1, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 28 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 FOOTBALL STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP SCORING 541 330 Points Per Game 41.6 25.4 FIRST DOWNS 346 290 Rushing 207 112 Passing 122 164 Penalty 17 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 4062 1952 Yards gained rushing 4229 2232 Yards lost rushing 167 280 Rushing Attempts 617 505 Average Per Rush 6.6 3.9 Average Per Game 312.5 150.2 TDs Rushing 38 13 PASSING YARDAGE 2900 3559 Comp-Att-Int 241-383-7 262-487-17 Average Per Pass 7.6 7.3 Average Per Catch 12.0 13.6 Average Per Game 223.1 273.8 TDs Passing 28 26 TOTAL OFFENSE 6962 5511 Total Plays 1000 992 Average Per Play 7.0 5.6 Average Per Game 535.5 423.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-904 59-1196 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-161 14-90 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-245 7-90 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 20.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 6.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.4 12.9 FUMBLES-LOST 14-8 19-11 PENALTIES-Yards 71-598 80-630 Average Per Game 46.0 48.5 PUNTS-Yards 49-1929 68-2867 Average Per Punt 39.4 42.2 Net punt average 37.0 38.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 100-5964 66-3873 Average Per Kick 59.6 58.7 Net kick average 39.7 37.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:37 31:23 3RD-DOWN Conversions 82/180 80/208 3rd-Down Pct 46% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/17 13/29 4th-Down Pct 65% 45% SACKS BY-Yards 32-192 9-52 MISC YARDS 18 1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 69 41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 20-32 16-21 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 3-4 RED-ZONE SCORES (61-70) 87% (33-39) 85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (47-70) 67% (25-39) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (67-69) 97% (36-39) 92% ATTENDANCE 103344 205335 Games/Avg Per Game 5/20669 7/29334 Neutral Site Games 1/21106 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Northern Illinois 130 150 131 130 541 Opponents 119 96 46 69 330 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G LYNCH, Jordan 13 274 1972 91 1881 6.9 22 61 144.7 STINGILY, Cameron 12 192 1109 28 1081 5.6 9 46 90.1 LEWIS, Tommylee 11 28 356 0 356 12.7 1 54 32.4 SPENCER, James 10 27 170 3 167 6.2 3 25 16.7 HARRIS, Keith 6 21 143 0 143 6.8 2 29 23.8 SMITH, Draco 5 13 96 0 96 7.4 0 48 19.2 BOUAGNON, Joel 4 22 86 0 86 3.9 0 9 21.5 HARE, Drew 3 5 68 0 68 13.6 1 47 22.7 WEDEL, Tyler 13 3 56 0 56 18.7 0 42 4.3 SEBASTIANO, Angelo 6 4 47 0 47 11.8 0 20 7.8 MCINTOSH, Matt 5 6 44 0 44 7.3 0 12 8.8 BROWN, Da Ron 12 4 40 0 40 10.0 0 17 3.3 TURNER, Aregeros 11 7 40 18 22 3.1 0 15 2.0 BRINLEE, Jacob 13 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 TEAM 10 10 0 27-27 -2.7 0 0-2.7 Total... 13 617 4229 167 4062 6.6 38 61 312.5 Opponents... 13 505 2232 280 1952 3.9 13 48 150.2 PASSING G Effic. C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Lng Avg/G LYNCH, Jordan 13 140.84 233-369-7 63.1 2676 23 66 205.8 HARE, Drew 3 271.69 5-9-0 55.6 153 2 81 51.0 MCINTOSH, Matt 5 656.80 2-2-0 100.0 54 2 36 10.8 TEAM 10 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 LEWIS, Tommylee 11 572.80 1-1-0 100.0 17 1 17 1.5 Total... 13 147.00 241-383-7 62.9 2900 28 81 223.1 Opponents... 13 125.82 262-487-17 53.8 3559 26 66 273.8 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G LEWIS, Tommylee 11 80 660 8.2 3 41 60.0 BROWN, Da Ron 12 42 689 16.4 9 58 57.4 BRESCACIN, Juwan 13 30 469 15.6 5 66 36.1 SPENCER, James 10 13 157 12.1 1 27 15.7 MAXWELL, Desroy 12 9 90 10.0 1 25 7.5 EAKES, Luke 13 9 84 9.3 2 21 6.5 TURNER, Aregeros 11 8 70 8.8 0 23 6.4 HARRIS, Keith 6 7 95 13.6 1 55 15.8 SEMISCH, Tim 12 7 84 12.0 1 18 7.0 WILLIAMS, Matt 10 6 109 18.2 1 36 10.9 SEBASTIANO, Angelo 6 6 83 13.8 0 27 13.8 BRINLEE, Jacob 13 6 76 12.7 0 33 5.8 STINGILY, Cameron 12 6 38 6.3 0 15 3.2 STERLING, Rob 13 4 25 6.2 0 11 1.9 SMITH, Draco 5 3 32 10.7 0 30 6.4 BEEBE, Chad 9 2 101 50.5 1 81 11.2 LYNCH, Jordan 13 1 17 17.0 1 17 1.3 CONNORS, Ricky 8 1 11 11.0 1 11 1.4 BOUAGNON, Joel 4 1 10 10.0 1 10 2.5 Total... 13 241 2900 12.0 28 81 223.1 Opponents... 13 262 3559 13.6 26 66 273.8 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G LYNCH, Jordan 13 643 1881 2676 4557 350.5 STINGILY, Cameron 12 192 1081 0 1081 90.1 LEWIS, Tommylee 11 29 356 17 373 33.9 HARE, Drew 3 14 68 153 221 73.7 SPENCER, James 10 27 167 0 167 16.7 HARRIS, Keith 6 21 143 0 143 23.8 MCINTOSH, Matt 5 8 44 54 98 19.6 SMITH, Draco 5 13 96 0 96 19.2 BOUAGNON, Joel 4 22 86 0 86 21.5 WEDEL, Tyler 13 3 56 0 56 4.3 SEBASTIANO, Angelo 6 4 47 0 47 7.8 BROWN, Da Ron 12 4 40 0 40 3.3 TURNER, Aregeros 11 7 22 0 22 2.0 BRINLEE, Jacob 13 1 2 0 2 0.2 TEAM 10 12-27 0-27 -2.7 Total... 13 1000 4062 2900 6962 535.5 Opponents... 13 992 1952 3559 5511 423.9 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SEBASTIANO, Angelo 9 97 10.8 0 44 LEWIS, Tommylee 6 22 3.7 0 12 WILLIAMS, Matt 5 42 8.4 0 23 Total... 20 161 8.1 0 44 Opponents... 14 90 6.4 0 13 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents... 2 52 26.0 1 52 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 29

No. Long NIU 72 99 KOR TD Lewis at Purdue, 9/28 Rushing 26 61 TD, Lynch at Idaho, 9/14 Hare 1 47 TD, at UMass, 11/2 Harris 1 29, at Kent State, 10/5 Lewis 3 54, vs. E. Michigan 10/26 Lynch 16 61 TD, at Idaho, 9/14 Smith 1 48, vs. E. Michigan, 10/26 Spencer 1 25, vs. W. Michigan, 11/26 Stingily 2 46, vs. E. Illinois, 9/21 Wedel 1 42, at Iowa, 8/31 Passing 28 81 TD, Hare to Beebe at UMass, 11/2 by Lynch 25 66 TD, to Brescacin at UMass, 11/2 by Hare 2 81 TD, to Beebe at UMass 11/2 by McIntosh 1 36 TD, to Williams vs. E. Michigan 10/26 to Beebe 1 81 TD, from Hare at UMass, 1/2 to Brescacin 7 66 TD, from Lynch at UMass, 11/2 to Brinlee 1 33, from Hare vs. E. Michigan 10/26 to Brown 9 58 TD, from Lynch vs. Ball State, 11/13 to Harris 1 55, from Lynch at Kent State, 10/5 to Lewis 3 40 TD, from Lynch at Iowa, 8/31 to Maxwell 1 25 TD, from Lynch vs. Akron, 10/12 to Sebastiano 1 27 TD, from Lynch at Iowa, 8/31 to Spencer 1 27, from Lynch vs. E. Michigan 10/26 to Williams 2 36 TD, from McIntosh vs. E. Michigan 10/26 Returns 18 99 KOR TD Lewis at Purdue, 9/28 Durante 2 50 INT at Purdue, 9/28 Lewis 4 99 KOR TD at Purdue, 9/28 Logan 7 41 KOR at UMass, 11/2 Sebastiano 2 44 PR at Idaho, 9/14 Smaha 1 29 KOR vs. Ball State, 11/13 Ward 1 62 INT TD at Purdue, 9/28 Windsor 1 49 INT TD vs. Ball State, 11/13 OPPONENT 52 100, KOR TD Archer, Kent State, 10/5 Rushing 9 48, Chalich, Idaho, 9/14; 48, Durden, Kent State, 10/5 Passing 32 66 TD, Reardon to Archer, Kent State, 10/5 Returns 12 100, KOR TD Archer, Kent State, 10/5 * 25 Yards or Longer NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 FOOTBALL STATISTICS 2013 LONG PLAYS KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long LOGAN, Paris 17 401 23.6 0 41 LEWIS, Tommylee 11 312 28.4 1 99 STERLING, Rob 4 53 13.2 0 20 TURNER, Aregeros 3 43 14.3 0 19 SEBASTIANO, Angelo 2 44 22.0 0 24 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 BOWERS, Giorgio 1 16 16.0 0 16 FORD, Perez 1 6 6.0 0 6 SMAHA, Austin 1 29 29.0 0 29 Total... 42 904 21.5 1 99 Opponents... 59 1196 20.3 1 100 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long WARD, Jimmie 6 88 14.7 1 62 DURANTE, Dechane 3 72 24.0 0 50 WARE, Dominique 2 1 0.5 0 1 BISHOP, Ken 1 14 14.0 0 14 MAYS, Boomer 1 10 10.0 0 10 WINDSOR, Joe 1 49 49.0 1 49 LOGAN, Paris 1 0 0.0 0 0 MOORE, Marlon 1 8 8.0 0 8 FAUSTIN, Jhony 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total... 17 245 14.4 2 62 Opponents... 7 90 12.9 0 52 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd WEDEL, Tyler 46 1877 40.8 56 1 26 14 1 LYNCH, Jordan 2 52 26.0 29 0 0 2 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Total... 49 1929 39.4 56 1 26 16 1 Opponents... 68 2867 42.2 62 4 19 19 0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn WEDEL, Tyler 99 5917 59.8 32 6 ORNE, Josh 1 47 47.0 0 0 Total... 100 5964 59.6 32 6 1196 39.7 25 Opponents... 66 3873 58.7 21 3 904 37.0 27 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk SIMS, Mathew 17-27 63.0 1-1 4-5 7-8 3-9 2-4 51 1 WEDEL, Tyler 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-0 42 2 FG SEQUENCE Northern Illinois Opponents at Iowa (47),(25),(36) (28),(44) at Idaho 42,(51) 39 Eastern Illinois (18),(33),(37) - at Purdue (44),(31) (47) at Kent State 40,(31) 44,(24) Akron (42),46,(21),40 - at Central Michigan (34) (38) Eastern Michigan (28) (25),(32) at Massachusetts 44 (42),(46),(44),(40) Ball State (34),(20),52 (43),(19) at Toledo 23,40,47 (36) Western Michigan 34,(23),(32) 42,37 vs. Bowling Green (51),(45),58,44 (26),26,(52) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. ------------- PATs ------------ SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. LYNCH, Jordan 23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 138 SIMS, Mathew 0 17-27 59-61 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 110 BROWN, Da Ron 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 STINGILY, Cameron 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 LEWIS, Tommylee 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 BRESCACIN, Juwan 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 SPENCER, James 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 HARRIS, Keith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WEDEL, Tyler 0 3-5 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 17 EAKES, Luke 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 WILLIAMS, Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MAXWELL, Desroy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SEMISCH, Tim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BEEBE, Chad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WARD, Jimmie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HARE, Drew 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CONNORS, Ricky 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BOUAGNON, Joel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WINDSOR, Joe 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PAYTON, Jamaal 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total... 69 20-32 67-69 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 541 Opponents... 41 16-21 36-39 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 330 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G LYNCH, Jordan 13 1881 17 0 0 0 1898 146.0 LEWIS, Tommylee 11 356 660 22 312 0 1350 122.7 STINGILY, Camer 12 1081 38 0 0 0 1119 93.2 BROWN, Da Ron 12 40 689 0 0 0 729 60.8 BRESCACIN, Juwan 13 0 469 0 0 0 469 36.1 LOGAN, Paris 13 0 0 0 401 0 401 30.8 SPENCER, James 10 167 157 0 0 0 324 32.4 SEBASTIANO, Angelo 6 47 83 97 44 0 271 45.2 HARRIS, Keith 6 143 95 0 0 0 238 39.7 WILLIAMS, Matt 10 0 109 42 0 0 151 15.1 TURNER, Aregeros 11 22 70 0 43 0 135 12.3 SMITH, Draco 5 96 32 0 0 0 128 25.6 BEEBE, Chad 9 0 101 0 0 0 101 11.2 BOUAGNON, Joel 4 86 10 0 0 0 96 24.0 MAXWELL, Desroy 12 0 90 0 0 0 90 7.5 WARD, Jimmie 13 0 0 0 0 88 88 6.8 SEMISCH, Tim 12 0 84 0 0 0 84 7.0 EAKES, Luke 13 0 84 0 0 0 84 6.5 STERLING, Rob 13 0 25 0 53 0 78 6.0 BRINLEE, Jacob 13 2 76 0 0 0 78 6.0 DURANTE, Dechane 13 0 0 0 0 72 72 5.5 HARE, Drew 3 68 0 0 0 0 68 22.7 WEDEL, Tyler 13 56 0 0 0 0 56 4.3 WINDSOR, Joe 13 0 0 0 0 49 49 3.8 MCINTOSH, Matt 5 44 0 0 0 0 44 8.8 SMAHA, Austin 11 0 0 0 29 0 29 2.6 BOWERS, Giorgio 3 0 0 0 16 0 16 5.3 BISHOP, Ken 13 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.1 CONNORS, Ricky 8 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.4 MAYS, Boomer 13 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8 MOORE, Marlon 13 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.6 FORD, Perez 13 0 0 0 6 0 6 0.5 FAUSTIN, Jhony 13 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 WARE, Dominique 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 TEAM 10-27 0 0 0 0-27 -2.7 Total... 13 4062 2900 161 904 245 8272 636.3 Opponents... 13 1952 3559 90 1196 90 6887 529.8 30 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 FOOTBALL STATISTICS ---------Tackles--------- -Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FR-Yds FF Kick Safety 15 WARD, Jimmie 13 57 32 89 2.5-15 1.0-10 6-88 8. 1-0 1.. 6A BASS, Jamaal 13 46 35 81 5.0-13 1.5-5. 2 2. 2.. 45 MAYS, Boomer 13 39 38 77 5.5-19 2.0-14 1-10. 2. 1 1. 93 BISHOP, Ken 13 32 33 65 5.5-16 1.0-8 1-14 1 2 1-0... 7 SANTACATERINA 11 34 27 61 2.0-3 1.0-1. 5 2.... 1 DURANTE, Dechane 13 30 22 52.. 3-72 5.. 2.. 24 WARE, Dominique 13 28 12 40.. 2-1 4. 1-0... 46 RAINEY, George 13 26 14 40 9.0-32 4.0-21. 4 9 2-0 1 2. 29 LOGAN, Paris 13 31 7 38.. 1-0 7.. 1.. 33 PAYTON, Jamaal 10 23 14 37 3.0-12 1.0-11. 3.. 1.. 5 FAUSTIN, Jhony 13 26 9 35.. 1-3 5. 1-0... 97 WINDSOR, Joe 13 22 12 34 6.5-44 4.5-27 1-49 1 5. 1.. 21 MOORE, Marlon 13 25 8 33.. 1-8 10..... 49 MEEHAN, Jason 13 14 15 29 6.0-29 5.5-28. 1 1 1-0... 91 WELLS, Anthony 10 11 16 27 2.5-3 0.5-1. 1 1.... 89 O NEAL, Stephen 12 11 11 22 3.0-23 3.0-23.. 1 1-0... 94 GORDON, Donovan 12 7 14 21......... 44 FORD, Perez 13 13 8 21 7.0-37 3.5-18.. 3 1-0 1.. 40 FOLLIARD, Sean 10 10 10 20 2.0-4.. 1.. 1 1. 41 HAZELETT, Cody 10 8 6 14 0.5-2.. 1..... 2 EVANS, Sean 6 8 5 13 1.5-2.. 1..... 9 LEMON, Rasheen 2 6 7 13 1.5-11 1.5-11. 2..... 92 JONES, Mario 11 7 6 13 1.5-13 1.5-13.. 1.... 8B FLEMING, Ladell 9 5 3 8...... 1.. 96 IPPOLITO, Mike 10 4 4 8 0.5-1 0.5-1....... 2A ALLEN, Mycial 10 5 2 7... 1..... 86 BRINLEE, Jacob 13 5 1 6......... 32 MCNEAL, Nate 13 5 1 6... 1..... 8 WILLIAMS, Matt 10 4. 4......... 14 TURNER, Aregeros 11 3. 3......... 26 WEDEL, Tyler 13 2 1 3......... 51 ANDERSON, Zach 3 2 1 3......... 69 THOMAS, Corey 1 3. 3......... 50 SMAHA, Austin 11 3. 3......... 25 BOWERS, Giorgio 3. 3 3......... TM TEAM 10 2. 2..... 1-0... 53 BALTIMORE, Matt 2 1 1 2......... 20 HARRIS, Keith 6 2. 2......... 58 COTTON, Mike 2 1. 1......... 67 PITT, Tyler 13 1. 1......... 83 EAKES, Luke 13 1. 1......... 31 BROOKS, Anthony 4. 1 1......... 9A MCINTOSH, Matt 5 1. 1......... 16 IVORY, Charles 6 1. 1......... 27 WINKEL, Bobby 4. 1 1......... 82 BEEBE, Chad 9 1. 1......... 42 STINGILY, Cameron 12 1. 1......... 77 VOLK, Jared 13........ 1-0... Total... 13 567 380 947 65-279 32-192 17-245 64 29 11-0 13 4. Opponents... 13 578 472 1050 44.0-126 9-52 7-90 27 20 6-52 8 4. NIU Players of the Week Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St. Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU Off. Lineman NA NA Conlon Ness O-Line, N/A Loos Volk R. Brown N/A Ness R. Brown TE/FB Off. Skill Brown/ Eakes/ Stingily Lynch Stingily N/A Lynch/ Lewis Brescacin D. Brown Brescacin/ Lynch/ Lewis Lewis Brown Lynch Eakes Stingily Def. Scout Jones Sullivan Baltimore Baltimore Thomas Mayes Breedlove Retzky Corbett Breedlove Breedlove Jones Special Teams Sims/ Santacaterina Wedel Bouagnon Payton Wedel Rainey Sebastiano Fleming Ware Fleming Williams Wedel Logan Def. Lineman Windsor Bishop Bass N/A Rainey Bishop Mays Windsor Bishop Windsor Rainey N/A Def. Skill Ward/ NA Ward Durante Bass N/A Faustin Bass N/A N/A Mays/ Santacaterina Durante Ward Off. Scout Morrow Bouagnon Corbett Stendler Holder Maddie Briggs Eagan Maruska Maddie Huff Wimann Selected by the Huskie coaching staff. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 31

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 PARTICIPATION No. Name GP/GS Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St. Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU BG 20 ALLEN, Mycial 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X - - 51 ANDERSON, Zach 3/- - X - - - - X - - - - X - 53 BALTIMORE, Matt 2/- - - - - - - - X X - - - - 6 BASS, Jamaal 13/12 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB - OLB 66 BATTAGLIA, Matt 3/- - - - X - - - X X - - - - 82 BEEBE, Chad 9/- - - - - X X X X X X X X X 93 BISHOP, Ken 12/12 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT - DT 28 BOUAGNON, Joel 4/- - - - - - - - X X - - X X 25 BOWERS, Giorgio 3/- X X X - - - - - - - - - - 11 BRESCACIN, Juwan 13/7 X X X WR WR X WR X WR X WR WR WR 86 BRINLEE, Jacob 12/2 X X X X X X WR X X X WR - X 31 BROOKS, Anthony 4/- - - - X - - X X X - - - - 4 BROWN, Da Ron 12/11 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR - 78 BROWN, Ryan 13/12 X RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT LT LT LT LT 61 CONLON, Aidan 13/13 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 48 CONNORS, Ricky 8/- X - - X X X - X X X - X - 58 COTTON, Mike 2/- X - X - - - - - - - - - - 1 DURANTE, Dechane 13/13 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 83 EAKES, Luke 13/11 TE TE TE TE TE TE X TE X TE TE TE TE 2 EVANS, Sean 6/4 CB CB CB - X CB - - - X 5 FAUSTIN, Jhony 13/5 X X X X X CB X CB CB CB CB - X 8 FLEMING, Ladell 9/- X X X X X - X X X X - - - 40 FOLLIARD, Sean 10/- - - - X X X X X X X X X X 44 FORD, Perez 13/1 X X X DE X X X X X X X X X 59 GEGNER, Mike 4/- - - - X - - - X X - - X - 81 GLASPER, Clay 5/- X X X X X - - - - - - - - 94 GORDON, Donovan 12/6 X DT DT DT DT X X X X - X DT DT 12 HARE, Drew 3/- - - - X - - - X X - - - - 20 HARRIS, Keith 6/1 X X X X TB - - - - - - - X 41 HAZELETT, Cody 10/- X X X X X X - X X - - X X 96 IPPOLITO, Mike 10/- X X X X - X - X X X X X - 16 IVORY, Charles 6/- X - - X - X X X X - - - - 18 JONES, Bobby 2/- - - - - - - - X - - X - - 92 JONES, Mario 11/1 DT X X X X X X X X X - X - 79 KREMPEL, Matt 12/6 RT X X X X LT X X RT RT RT RT 9 LEMON, Rasheen 2/2 OLB OLB - - - - - - - - - - - 10 LEWIS, Tommylee 11/10 WR WR WR WR WR X WR WR WR WR - - WR 29 LOGAN, Paris 13/8 X X X CB CB X CB CB CB X CB CB CB 75 LOOS, Tyler 9/8 LT LT LT LT LT LT X LT LT - - - - 6 LYNCH, Jordan 13/13 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 37 MAXWELL, Desroy 12/4 X X X X X TE X TE X TE X TE TE 84 MAYER, Brian 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 45 MAYS, Boomer 13/13 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 9 MCINTOSH, Matt 5/- - - X X - - - X X - - X - 32 MCNEAL, Nate 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 49 MEEHAN, Jason 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21 MOORE, Marlon 13/8 CB CB CB CB CB X CB X X CB X CB CB 71 MYERS, Levon 6/- X - - X - - - X X - - X X 55 NESS, Andrew 13/13 C C C C C C C C C C C C C 89 O NEAL, Stephen 12/1 X X X DE X X X X X X - X X 2B ORNE, Josh 1/- - - - - - - - - X - - - - 33 PAYTON, Jamaal 10/2 - - - X X OLB OLB X X X X X X 67 PITT, Tyler 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 46 RAINEY, George 13/12 DE DE DE X DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 70 RUKA, Josh 11/- - X X X X X X X - X X X X 7 SANTACATERINA 11/9 X X OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 85 SEBASTIANO, Angelo 6/4 WR WR WR X WR - X - - 88 SEMISCH, Tim 12/- X X X X X X - X X X X X X 99 SIMS, Mathew 11/- X X X X X - - X X X X X X 50 SMAHA, Austin 11/- X X X X - X - X X X X X X 36 SMITH, Draco 5/- - - - - - - X X X X - - X 34 SPENCER, James 10/2 - - - X X X TB X X X X TB X 47 STERLING, Rob 13/2 FB X X X X X X FB X X X X X 42 STINGILY, Cameron 12/7 X TB TB TB X TB X X TB TB X TB 84 TENNENBAUM, Kevin 1/- - - - - - - - X - - - - - 69 THOMAS, Corey 1/- - - - - - - - X - - - - - 14 TURNER, Aregeros 11/2 X - - X X WR X X WR X X X X 77 VOLK, Jared 13/13 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 15 WARD, Jimmie 13/13 SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 24 WARE, Dominique 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 WEDEL, Tyler 13/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X 91 WELLS, Anthony 10/7 - - - X X DT DT DT DT DT DT DT X 8 WILLIAMS, Matt 10/- - X - X X X X X - X X X X 97 WINDSOR, Joe 13/12 DE DE DE X DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 27 WINKEL, Bobby 4/- - - - - - - - X X - X - X X-indicates played; letters indicate position started H- indicates served as holder on FGs and PATs only 32 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---1st Downs--- Rushing ---------Passing--------- Total Off. Punts Fum Penalties 3rd Time of Game Score Total R-P-Pen No-Yds-TD C-A-I Yds TD Pl-Yds No-Avg No-L No-Yds Downs Poss NIU 30 20 10-10-0 42-163, 0 25-41-0 275 3 83-438 8-42.6 2-1 8-64 7-of-20 29:20 at Iowa 27 24 10-12-2 43-202, 1 21-37-2 256 1 80-458 7-36.7 1-1 6-35 7-of-17 30:40 NIU 45 24 14-8-2 48-356-3 17-29-0 152 3 77-508 7-36.9 2-2 11-107 4-of-14 26:13 at Idaho 35 27 14-10-3 62-191-3 15-26-0 247 2 88-438 5-49.0 3-3 4-42 4-of-16 33:47 NIU 43 31 18-10-3 52-367-4 21-30-2 235 1 82-602 2-42.5 1-1 14-119 6-of-13 31:57 vs. E. Illinois 39 27 6-20-1 34-127-0 34-49-2 450 6 83-577 4-38.2 1-0 14-126 7-of-16 28:03 NIU 55 22 11-10-1 36-177-1 19-26-0 225 4 62-402 4-42.8 1-1 5-45 4-of-11 27:45 at Purdue 24 29 9-18-2 30-153-0 24-55-4 371 3 85-524 4-43.0 1-1 7-58 6-of-18 32:15 NIU 38 36 28-8-0 63-454-3 21-35-2 244 2 98-698 4-44.0 1-0 9-80 10-of-17 35:58 at Kent State 24 15 4-9-2 24-147-0 17-37-1 245 2 61-392 5-46.0 2-1 3-15 7-of-16 24:02 NIU 27 18 6-10-2 39-179-2 16-35-0 220 1 74-399 8-41.1 0-0 4-31 1-of-15 27:17 vs. Akron 20 19 7-11-1 36-110-2 24-56-1 262 1 92-372 4-45.7 0-0 10-91 9-of-23 32:43 NIU 38 28 20-6-2 53-437-4 20-30-1 155 1 83-592 4-35.5 0-0 4-34 9-of-15 32:36 at C. Michigan 17 17 6-11-0 30-75-0 16-32-1 271 2 62-346 6-44.7 1-1 4-24 3-of-11 27:24 NIU 59 30 14-15-1 44-327-1 21-28-0 331 7 72-658 2-43.5 0-0 4-50 6-of-10 23:18 vs. E. Michigan 20 21 12-7-2 46-164-1 13-32-0 179 1 78-337 7-38.3 0-0 7-47 6-of-18 36:42 NIU 63 27 18-8-1 49-363-7 12-17-0 258 2 66-612 2-44.0 2-2 1-15 4-of-7 25:46 at Massachusetts 19 15 7-8-0 45-198-1 10-25-2 169 0 70-324 6-40.0 4-1 5-40 5-of-18 34:14 NIU 48 28 15-11-2 40-224-3 26-33-0 345 2 73-569 2-32.0 1-1 0-0 6-of-12 26:47 vs. Ball State 27 29 7-22-0 34-170-2 35-49-1 324 1 83-494 4-38.2 0-0 6-45 7-of-14 33:13 NIU 35 29 19-9-1 55-364-5 17-22-0 202 0 77-566 2-42.5 3-0 2-10 10-of-15 30:18 vs Toledo 17 24 13-11-0 46-184-0 17-30-3 235 2 76-419 4-43.2 1-1 1-15 10-of-17 29:42 NIU 33 24 21-2-1 54-425-3 5-17-0 39 1 71-464 3-19.7 1-0 5-22 7-of-16 29:12 vs. W. Michigan 14 16 7-8-1 35-93-2 15-32-0 163 0 67-256 6-41.5 3-1 5-32 5-of-14 30:48 NIU 27 29 13-15-1 42-235-2 21-40-2 219 1 82-454 1-42.0 0-0 4-20 8-of-15 25:34 vs. BGSU 47 27 10-17-0 40-181-1 21-27-0 393 5 67-574 1-48.0 1-1 8-60 4-of-10 34:26 NIU in the 2013 NCAA and MAC Rankings TEAM Average NCAA MAC Rushing Offense 312.5 4 1 Passing Offense 223.1 72 3 Total Offense 535.5 5 1 Scoring Offense 41.6 8 1 Rushing Defense 150.5 45 2 Pass Efficiency Defense 125.8 62 5 Total Defense 424.5 90 10 Scoring Defense 25.4 55 4 Net Punting 37.12 56 5 Punt Returns 8.05 63 8 Kickoff Returns 21.52 58 3 Turnover Margin 1.0 9 2 Pass Defense 274.1 113 13 Passing Efficiency 147.0 31 3 Sacks 2.46 35 4 Tackles for Loss 5.0 104 10 Sacks Allowed.69 4 2 Tackles for Loss Allowed 3.38 2 2 Fewest Penalties 5.46 61 7 Fewest Yards Penalized 45.46 55 6 Punt Ret. Yardage Defense 6.43 39 5 Kickoff Ret. Yardage Defense 20.27 44 7 Third Down Conversion Pct. 45.60 30 2 Third Down Conv. Pct. Defense 38.50 54 3 TEAM Average NCAA MAC Fourth Down Conversion Pct. 64.70 18 1 Fourth Down Conv. Pct. Defense 44.80 40 6 Time of Possession 28:37 95 10 INDIVIDUAL Average NCAA MAC Jordan Lynch, All-Purpose Yards 146.0 18 2 Tommylee Lewis, All-Purpose Yards 122.73 41 7 Jordan Lynch, Completion Pct. 63.10 34 3 Jordan Lynch, Completions/Gm 17.92 47 4 Mathew Sims, Field Goals/Gm 1.5 13 2 Jimmie Ward, Interceptions.5 13 1 Jordan Lynch, Passing Efficiency 140.8 43 4 Jordan Lynch, Passing TDs 23 21 2 Jordan Lynch, Passing Yards 2,676 39 3 Jordan Lynch, Points Responsible for/gm 21.2 2 1 Mathew Sims, Points Responsible for/gm 10.0 76 7 Tommylee Lewis, Receptions/Gm 7.3 14 2 Jordan Lynch, Rushing TDs 22 3 1 Cameron Stingily, Rushing TDs 9 71 7 Jordan Lynch, Rushing Yards/Gm 144.7 4 1 Cameron Stingily, Rushing Yards/Gm 90.1 43 7 Jordan Lynch, Scoring 10.6 6 1 Mathew Sims, Scoring 10.0 8 2 Jordan Lynch, Total Offense 350.5 4 1 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 33

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RUSHING No-Yds Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St, Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU BGSU Bouagnon, Joel DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 10-35 9-39 DNP DNP 3-12 0-0 Brinlee, Jacob 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brown, Da Ron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-17 0-0 1-17 0-0 0-0 2-6 DNP Hare, Drew DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-16 2-52, TD DNP DNP DNP DNP Harris, Keith 5-30 5-33 6-25, 6-31 2-31 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2TD Lewis, Tommylee 1-4 4-104 1-12 1-4 2-23 2-16 3-28 4-81 1-15, TD 4-34 DNP DNP 4-35 Lynch, Jordan 22-56 23-159, 23-189 9-35, 14-94 15-83, 32-316, 18-99, 17-119, 20-123, 28-161, 27-321, 26-126 2TD TD TD 3TD TD 4TD 2TD 3TD 3TD 2TD McIntosh, Matt 0-0 0-0 1-7 2-11 DNP DNP DNP 1-9 2-17 DNP DNP 0-0 DNP Sebastiano, Angelo 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP 3-27 DNP DNP Spencer, James DNP DNP DNP 6-31 6-43, 1-0 1-3 1-13 0-0 3-12 5-32, 4-34 0-0 TD 2TD Smith, Draco DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-5 2-51 6-21 4-19 DNP 0-0 0-0 Stingily, Cameron 12-42 13-62, 21-134, 15-72 37-266, 21-80, 14-70, DNP 8-58, 7-28, 18-146 14-49 12-74 TD 2TD 2TD TD TD TD TD Turner, Aregeros 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-(-1) 2-24 DNP 2-8 0-0 2-(-8) 0-0 Wedel, Tyler 1-42 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-12 0-0 RECEIVING No-Yds Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St, Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU BGSU Beebe, Chad DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-81, 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-20 TD Bouagnon, Joel DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-10, 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 TD Brown, Da Ron 7-92, 5-57, 7-99 4-53, 2-72, 3-51 2-18 3-38, 0-0 8-209, 0-0 1-0 0-0 TD TD 2TD TD 2TD 2TD Brinlee, Jacob 4-16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-33 0-0 0-0 1-27 0-0 0-0 Brescacin, Juwan 1-10 0-0 0-0 4-65, 1-9 3-51 4-50 1-16, 1-66, 0-0 8-121 1-10, 6-71, TD TD TD TD TD Connors, Ricky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-11, 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 TD Eakes, Luke 1-1 1-13, 2-24, 1-15 1-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-9 1-11 0-0 0-0 TD TD Harris, Keith 0-0 0-0 1-6 2-20 3-54, DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP TD Lewis, Tommylee 5-82, 9-56 9-82 3-19 8-49 6-58 10-54, 8-107 4-45 12-71 DNP DNP 6-37 2TD TD Lynch, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-17, TD 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Maxwell, Desroy 1-2 0-0 1-15 2-27 2-9 1-25, 0-0 0-0 1-10 1-2 DNP 0-0 0-0 TD Sebastiano, Angelo 5-69 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP 1-14 DNP DNP Semisch, Tim 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-21, TD 1-18 0-0 DNP 0-0 2-30 0-0 2-15 0-0 0-0 Smith, Draco DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 1-6 2-26 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 Spencer, James DNP DNP DNP 0-0 2-18, TD 0-0 0-0 2-46 0-0 1-24 1-2 1-4 5-63 Sterling, Rob 0-0 1-11 0-0 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Stingily, Cameron 0-0 0-0 1-9 0-0 0-0 1-15 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 2-7 1-2 1-5 Turner, Aregeros 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-6 4-33 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 1-23 0-0 Williams, Matt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-14 0-0 2-47, TD 0-0 1-25 0-0 0-0 2-23 PASSING C-A, Yds Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St, Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU BGSU Lynch, Jordan 25-41, 17-29, 21-30, 18-25, 21-35, 16-35, 20-30, 16-20, 10-13, 26-33, 12-22, 5-17, 21-40, 275, 152, 235, 207, 244, 220, 155, 223, 160, 345, 202 39, TD 219, TD 3TD 3TD TD, 3TD 2TD, TD TD, 4TD TD 2TD 2 INT 2INT 2INT INT Hare, Drew DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-5, 2-4, DNP DNP DNP 55, TD 98, TD Lewis, Tommylee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1, 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP 17, TD McIntosh, Matt DNP DNP DNP 1-1, 18 DNP DNP DNP 1-1, 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 TD 36, TD PUNTING No-Avg, In20 Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St, Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU BGSU Lynch, Jordan 0-0.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 1-23.0, 1 0-0.0 0-0.0 1-35.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 Wedel, Tyler 8-42.6 6, 43.0, 1 2-42.5 4-42.8, 1 4-44.0, 2 8-41.1, 2 3-39.7, 1 2-43.5, 2 2-44.0, 1 1-29.0 2-42.5 3-19.7, 1 1-42.0 34 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

DEFENSE Solo-Asst-Total Iowa Idaho EIU Purdue Kent St. Akron CMU EMU UMass Ball St. Toledo WMU BGSU 20 Allen 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-4, 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 PBU 51 Anderson DNP 1-1-2 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 6 Bass 4-6-10 2-4-6, 5-4-9, 6-0-6 7-2-9, 2-2-4 4-3-7 4-1-5, 1-4-5, 5-2-7 3-5-8 DNP 3-3-6, 0.5 SK, PBU, TFL, FF PBU TFL 1.5 TFL, TFL SK, TFL QBH QBH 93 Bishop 1-5-6 4-4-8 3-0-3, 1-1-2 3-1-4, 5-1-6, 1-3-4 2-0-2, 2-7-9, 3-1-4, 5-6-11 DNP 2-4-6, SK TFL TFL TFL, INT TFL, PBU QBH QBH 31 Brooks DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 Durante 6-2-8, 7-3-10 1-2-3, 1-1-2, 1-4-5, 3-1-4, 3-3-6, 2-0-2, 1-3-4 2-0-2 1-0-1, 2-0-2 0-3-3 FF, INT FF 2 INT 2 PBU PBU FF PBU PBU 2 Evans 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP 0-0-0 3-0-3, DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-2-4, TFL, PBU 0.5 TFL 5 Faustin 3-0-3 3-1-4 4-1-5 2-0-2 1-2-3, 1-1-2 1-3-4, 5-0-5, 1-1-2, 4-0-4 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0. PBU FR, INT PBU PUB PBU 8 Fleming 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-2-4, DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 FF 40 Folliard DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 3-3-6, 2-3-5, 0-0-0 0-0-0, 2-2-4 1-2-3, TFL TFL, FF PBU BLK 44 Ford 0-0-0 4-2-6, FF, 2-2-4, 0-0-0 0-0-0, 2-1-3, 1-0-1, 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 2-1-3, 2-0-2, 0-1-1 FR, 3 TFL 2 SK QBH QBH TFL INT, TFL 1.5 SK PBU 94 Gordon 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 0-6-6 DNP 1-1-2 1-3-4 0-2-2 41 Hazelett 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 2-1-3 DNP DNP 4-1-5 PBU 96 Ippolito 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2, 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0.5 SK, 0.5 TFL 16 Ivory DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 92 Jones 0-2-2 2-1-3, 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-2-2 DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 1.5 TFL, QBH 1.5 SK 9 Lemon 2-4-6, 4-3-7, PBU DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PBU NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 1.5 SK, 1.5 TFL 29 Logan 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1, 6-0-6, 3-1-4 3-1-4, 1-1-2, 7-0-7 2-1-3, 2-1-3, 4-1-5 PBU 3 PBU PBU PBU INT, PBU FF 45 Mays 2-3-5 1-4-5, FF 4-2-6, SK 3-1-4 2-4-6 1-4-5, 6-1-7, 4-1-5, 1-3-4, 3-3-6 4-7-11, 5-3-8, 3-2-5, BK, QBH SK, TFL 2TFL 0.5 TFL INT TFL QBH 32 McNeal DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-0-2, 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 PBU 49 Meehan 2-1-3, 3-1-4, SK 0-1-1 2-0-2, 0-1-1 1-1-2, 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-5-6, 1-1-2 0-0-0, 2-0-2, 1-2-3, FR TFL TFL, SK PBU SK, TFL 0.5 SK 0.5 TFL SK, TFL, SK, TFL 0.5 TFL QBH 30 Moore 5-1-6, 0-4-4 3-0-3, 2-0-2 2-0-2, 5-1-6, 1-0-1, 1-0-1 1-1-2, 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-1-2 2PBU INT, PBU 3 PBU PBU PBU PBU 89 O Neal 0-2-2 0-0-0 2-2-4 3-0-3, 0-3-3 1-0-1, 3-0-3, 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2, 0-1-1 TFL, SK QBH SK, TFL SK, TFL FR 33 Payton DNP DNP DNP 2-1-3 2-3-5, 5-0-5, 2-3-5, 3-2-5 2-2-4, 4-1-5, 1-0-1 2-0-2, 0-2-2, FF PBU PBU 0.5 TFL TFL, PBU SK, TFL 0.5 TFL 46 Rainey 3-5-8 3-1-4, BK, 2-1-3, 1-0-1, FR, 1-0-1, 1-2-3 2-0-2 0-0-0 3-2-5, 3-0-3, 3-2-5, 2-0-2, 2-2-4, QBH, SK TFL, SK, PBU, 2 PBU 0.5 TFL, TFL SK, 2 TFL, SK, TFL, TFL, BK, QBH 1.5 TFL 2QBH TFL QBH PBU, FF, FR, QBH 2QBH QBH 7 Santacaterina 2-2-4 2-3-5 5-10-15, 4-0-4 0-1-1 DNP DNP 2-0-2, 0-2-2 10-1-11, 3-3-6, 5-3-8 1-2-3, PBU PBU 2 PBU, SK, TFL, PBU 0.5 TFL 0.5 TFL QBH QBH 50 Smaha 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 15 Ward 7-6-13, 7-2-9 7-1-8, 7-2-9, 5-2-7, 2-2-4, 1-4-5, 1-0-1 3-0-3, 3-2-5, 5-5-10, 3-0-3, 7-5-12, INT INT INT, TD TFL, FR, INT, PBU PBU SK, TFL 0.5 TFL, INT 3 PBU FF PBU INT PBU PBU 24 Ware 2-0-2 4-0-4, 4-2-6 1-0-1, 0-1-1 2-0-2, 0-2-2 3-0-3, 2-4-6, 4-1-5, 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-2-4, INT, PBU PBU PBU INT PBU FR 91 Wells DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-3-3 3-1-4 1-3-4 0-2-2, 3-3-6, 0.5 SK, PBU 2 TFL 0.5 TFL, QBH 97 Windsor 2-5-7, 6-1-7, 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 3-2-5, 0-0-0 3-1-4 1-0-1 1-1-2, 2-2-4 0-0-0, 2-0-2, QBH 2SK, 2TFL 1.5SK, TFL, QBH 0.5 TFL. QBH SK, TFL PBU, FF 2TFL, INT, TD 2QBH 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 35

THE LAST TIME A NORTHERN ILLINOIS TEAM RECORDED A SHUTOUT vs. Massachusetts, 63-0 (11-3-12) 25 FIRST DOWNS 29 vs. Bowling Green (12-6-13) 30 FIRST DOWNS 30 vs. Eastern Michigan (10-26-13) 35 FIRST DOWNS 36 at Kent St. (10-5-13) 40 FIRST DOWNS 43 vs. Ball St. (11-15-11) SCORED 40 OR MORE POINTS 63 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) SCORED 45 OR MORE POINTS 63 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) SCORED 50 OR MORE POINTS 63 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) SCORED 60 OR MORE POINTS 63 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) 500 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE 566 at Toledo (11-20-13) 600 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE 612 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) 700 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE 710 vs. Ball St. (11-15-11) 300 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING 425 vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) 400 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING 425 vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) DID NOT COMMIT A TURNOVER vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) HAD A SUCCESSFUL ON-SIDE KICK vs. Florida State, Wedel kick/faustin recovery (1-1-13) HAD 40 MINUTES TIME OF POSSESSION at Purdue, 41:40 (9-19-09) HELD OPPONENT TO 50 YARDS OR LESS RUSHING at Akron, 42 yards (10-20-12) HELD OPPONENT TO NEGATIVE YARDS RUSHING at Miami, -11 yards (10-24-09) HELD OPPONENT TO 100 YARDS OR LESS PASSING vs. Kent State, 63 yards (10-8-11) HELD OPPONENT TO 200 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE at Purdue, 191 yards (9-14-13) HELD OPPONENT TO 150 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE vs. Kent State, 64 yards (10-8-11) HELD OPPONENT TO 100 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE vs. Kent State, 64 yards (10-8-11) HELD AN OPPONENT WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN vs. Massachusetts, 63-0 (11-3-12) WAS INVOLVED IN AN OVERTIME GAME vs. Kent State, 2 OT (11-30-12) AN OPPONENT HAD 35 MINUTES OF POSSESSION Eastern Michigan, 36:42 (10-26-13) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN Dri Archer (100 yards) of Kent St. (10-5-13) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN LaVon Brazill (91 yards) of Ohio (11-21-09) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN Tyler Patmon (54 yards) of Kansas (9-22-12) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN Zach Hitchens (22 yards) of Kent State (11-30-12) SCORED A SAFETY W. Michigan (NIU punter tackled in end zone) (10-15-11) BLOCKED A PUNT Jacob Sannon of Idaho (9-14-13) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN Ellis Hobbs (block) / LaMarcus Hicks (recovered ball in end zone) of Iowa State (9-18-04) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL Quayshun Smith of Massachusetts (11-2-13) BLOCKED A PAT KICK Kevin Hess of Cal Poly (9-24-11) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked) Cameron Berra of Eastern Illinois (9-21-13) SHUT OUT THE HUSKIES Navy 16, Northern Illinois 0 (11-25-08) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS Matt Johnson of Bowling Green (12-6-13) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS Jimmy Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois (9-21-13) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS Travis Greene (141) of Bowling Green (12-6-13) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS Mike Ford (207) of South Florida (1-3-10) HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER Lonnie Pryor (60) of Florida State (1-1-13) TWO OR MORE PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS Raymond Maples (159), Larry Dixon (136), Trent Steelman (116) of Army (9-15-12) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS Willie Snead (12) of Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS Alonzo Russell (100) of Toledo (11-20-13) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS Travis Shelton (204) of Temple (10-21-06) 36 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

THE LAST TIME A NORTHERN ILLINOIS PLAYER RETURNED OPENING KICKOFF FOR A TD at Toledo, Tommylee Lewis, 100 yards (11-1-11) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN Tommylee Lewis (99 yards) at Purdue (9-28-13) RETURNED TWO KICKOFFS FOR A TOUCHDOWN Tommylee Lewis (100 & 95 yards) at Toledo (11-1-11) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN Perez Ashford (44 yards) at Miami (10-24-09) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN Craig Rusch (60 yards) at Kent State (11-18-08) SCORED A SAFETY Sean Progar (tackled RB in end zone) vs. Eastern Michigan (11-25-11) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN Joe Windsor (49 yards) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) A NON-QB THREW A TOUCHDOWN PASS Tommylee Lewis (17 yards to Jordan Lynch) vs. E. Michigan (10-26-13) BLOCKED A PUNT Dechane Durante vs. Kent State (10-8-11) BLOCKED TWO PUNTS IN A GAME Jordan Delegal (2) at Ball St. (11-20-10) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN Jimmie Ward (block)/courtney Stephen (14-yard return) vs. Army (9-3-11) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL George Rainey vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) BLOCKED A PAT KICK Boomer Mays vs. Akron (10-12-13) CONVERTED A FAKE FG FOR A TOUCHDOWN Mathew Sims (7-yard rush) vs. Central Michigan (9-29-12) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked) Mathew Sims vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) CONVERTED A TWO-POINT ATTEMPT Nathan Palmer (pass from Chandler Harnish) at Central Michigan (10-1-11) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS Jordan Lynch (345) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS Jordan Lynch (407) vs. Toledo (11-14-12) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA RECORD and Cameron Stingily (146) at Toledo (11-20-13) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA RECORD RUSHED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA RECORD HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER Jordan Lynch (61) at Idaho (9-14-13) TWO PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME Jordan Lynch (161) and Cameron Stingily (146) at Toledo (11-20-13) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS Tommylee Lewis (12) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS Juwan Brescacin (121) at Toledo (11-20-13) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS Da Ron Brown (209) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 150 RUSHING AND 400 PASSING YARDS Jordan Lynch (162 rushing/407 passing) vs. Toledo (11-14-12) HAD 200 RUSHING AND 200 PASSING YARDS Chandler Harnish (229 rushing/203 passing) vs. W. Michigan (10-15-11) HAD 100 RUSHING AND 100 RECEIVING YARDS Garrett Wolfe (171 rushing/114 receiving) at Ohio State (9-2-06) CAUGHT TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN PASSES Da Ron Brown (2) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) SCORED THREE TOUCHDOWNS Jordan Lynch (3) at Toledo (11-20-13) HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME Dechane Durante at Purdue (9-28-13) QB RUSHED FOR 150 YARDS Jordan Lynch (161) at Toledo (11-20-13) QB RUSHED FOR 300 YARDS Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA RECORD RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN 11 CONSECUTIVE GAMES Jordan Lynch at Army (125) (9-15-12) vs. Kent State (11-30-12) NCAA RECORD RUSHED FOR 2 OR MORE TDS IN FIVE CONSECUTIVE GAMES Jordan Lynch at UMass (4), vs. Ball St. (2), at Toledo (3), vs Western Michigan (3), vs Bowling Green (2) 2013 SCORED A RUSHING AND RECEIVING TD IN A GAME Jordan Lynch vs. E. Michigan (10-26-13) HAD A 70-YARD RUN Jordan Lynch (71 yards) at Ball St. (10-6-12) HAD AN 80-YARD RUN Jordan Lynch (88 yards) at Army (9-15-12) KICKED A FG FOR 50 OR MORE YARDS Mathew Sims (51 yards) vs. Bowling Green (12-6-13) SCORED 15 OR MORE POINTS KICKING Mathew Sims (16) vs. Kent State (10-8-11) KICKED FOUR OR MORE FIELD GOALS IN A GAME Mathew Sims (4) vs. Kent State (10-8-11) THREW FIVE TDS IN A GAME Chandler Harnish (6) at Toledo (11-1-11) THREW SIX TDS IN A GAME Chandler Harnish (6) at Toledo (11-1-11) CAUGHT THREE TD RECEPTIONS IN A GAME Nathan Palmer (3) at Toledo (11-1-11) RUSHED FOR FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME Jordan Lynch (4) at Massachusetts (11-2-13) COMPLETED A 60-YARD PASS Jordan Lynch (66 yard TD) to Juwan Brescacin at Massachusetts (11-2-13) COMPLETED A 70-YARD PASS Jordan Lynch (73 yards) to Martel Moore vs Toledo (11-14-12) COMPLETED AN 80-YARD PASS Drew Hare (81 yard TD) to Chad Beebe at Massachusetts (11-2-13) 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 37

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS NORTHERN ILLINOIS HIGH LOW Points, Game 63, at Massachusetts (11/2) 27 vs. Bowling Green (12/6) Points, Half 42, at Massachusetts (11/2) 7, 1st at Toledo (11/20) Points, Quarter 21, in five different quarters 0, in two different quarters First Downs 36, at Kent St. (10/5) 18, vs. Akron (10/12) Rushing Yards 454, at Kent St. (10/5) 163, at Iowa (8/31) Rushing Attempts 63, at Kent. St. (10/5) 36, at Purdue (9/28) Passing Yards 345, vs. Ball State (11/13) 39, at Idaho (9/14) Pass Attempts 41, at Iowa (8/31) 17, at Toledo (11/20) Pass Completions 26, vs. Ball State (11/13) 5, vs. Akron (10/12) Sacks (By Defense) 9, at Idaho (9/14) 0, at Kent St. (10/5) 0, at Iowa (8/31) Total Offensive Plays 98, at Kent St. (10/5) 62, at Purdue (9/28) Total Net Yards 698, at Kent St. (10/5) 399, vs. Akron (10/12) Penalties 14, vs. E. Illinois (9/21) 0, vs. Ball State (11/13) Turnovers 3, vs. E. Illinois (9/21) 0, vs. W. Michigan (11/26) 0, vs. E. Michigan (10/26) 0, vs. Akron (10/12) Time of Possession 35:58 at Kent St. (10/5) 23:18 vs. E. Michigan (10/26) OPPONENTS HIGH LOW Points, Game 47, by Bowling Green (12/6) 14, by W. Michigan (11/26) Points, Half 31, 1st by Bowling Green (12/6) 3, 1st by E. Michigan (10/26) 3, 2nd by Iowa (8/31) 3, 2nd by Ball State (11/13) Points, Quarter 20, 1st by E. Illinois (9/21) 0, in 14 different quarters by 11 different opponents First Downs 29, by Purdue (9/28) 15, by Massachusetts (11/2) 15, by Kent St. (10/5) Rushing Yards 202, by Iowa (8/31) 75, by C. Michigan (10/19) Rushing Attempts 62, by Idaho (9/14) 24, by Kent St. (10/5) Passing Yards 450, by E. Illinois (9/21) 163, by W. Michigan (11/26) Pass Attempts 56, by Akron (10/12) 26, by Idaho (9/14) Pass Completions 35, by Ball State (11/13) 13, by E. Michigan (10/26) Sacks (By Defense) 2, by two oppinents, 0, by six opponents, last by W. Michigan (11/26) last by Toledo (11/20) Total Offensive Plays 92, by Akron (10/12) 61, by Kent St. (10/5) Total Net Yards 577, by E. Illinois (9/21) 256, by W. Michigan (11/26) Penalties 14, by E. Illinois (9/21) 1, by Toledo (11/20) Turnovers 5, by Purdue (9/28) 0, by E. Michigan (10/26) Time of Possession 36:42, by E. Michigan (10/26) 24:02 by Kent St. (10/5) 38 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2013 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES NIU Rushing Attempts: 37, Cameron Stingily at Kent St. (10/5) Rushing Yards: 321, Jordan Lynch vs. W. Michigan (11/26) Long TD Run: 61, Jordan Lynch at Idaho (9/14) Non-Scoring Run: 54, Tommylee Lewis vs. E. Michigan (10/26) Passes Attempted: 41, Jordan Lynch at Idaho (9/14) Passes Completed: 26, Jordan Lynch vs. Ball State (11/13) Passes Had Intercepted: 2, Jordan Lynch vs. Bowling Green (12/6) 2, Jordan Lynch at Kent St. (10/5) 2, Jordan Lynch vs. EIU (9/21) Completion Percentage:.812, Jordan Lynch vs. Ball State (11/13) Passing Yards: 345, Jordan Lynch vs. Ball State (11/13) TD Passes: 4, Jordan Lynch vs. E. Michigan (10/26) Long TD Pass: 81, Drew Hare to Chad Beebe at UMass (11/2) Non-Scoring Pass: 54, Jordan Lynch to Da Ron Brown vs. BSU (11/13) Receptions: 12, Tommylee Lewis vs. Ball State (11/13) Reception Yards: 209, Da Ron Brown vs. Ball State (11/13) Punt Returns: 4, Matt Williams vs. W. Michigan (11/26) Punt Return Yards: 47, Angelo Sebastiano at Idaho (9/14) Punt Return Long: 44, Angelo Sebastiano at Idaho (9/14) Punt Return, TD: N/A Kickoff Returns: 4, Paris Logan vs. Bowling Green (12/6) 3, Tommylee Lewis at Purdue (9/28) 3, Paris Logan at Idaho (9/14) Kickoff Return Yards: 146, Tommylee Lewis at Purdue (9/28) Kickoff Return Long: 99, Tommylee Lewis at Purdue (9/28) Kickoff Return, TD: 99, Tommylee Lewis at Purdue (9/28) Total Plays: 66, Jordan Lynch vs. Bowling Green (12/6) Total Offensive Yards: 471, Jordan Lynch at C. Michigan (10/19) All-Purpose Attempts: 62, Jordan Lynch at C. Michigan (10/19) All-Purpose Yards: 321, Jordan Lynch vs. W. Michigan (11/26) Points: 18, Jordan Lynch vs. W. Michigan (11/26) 18, Jordan Lynch at Toledo (11/20) 18, Jordan Lynch at C. Michigan (10/19) Touchdowns: 3, Jordan Lynch vs. W. Michigan (11/26) 3, Jordan Lynch at Toledo (11/20) 3, Jordan Lynch at C. Michigan (10/19) Field Goals Attempted: 4, Mathew Sims vs. Bowling Green (12/6) Field Goals Made: 3, Mathew Sims vs. EIU (9/21) 3, Mathew Sims at Iowa (8/31) Longest Field Goal Attempt: 58, Mathew Sims vs. Bowling Green (12/6) Longest Field Goal Made: 51, Mathew Sims vs. Bowling Green (12/6) 51, Mathew Sims at Idaho (9/14) Punts: 8, Tyler Wedel at Iowa & vs. Akron (8/31) Best Punting Average: 47.9, Tyler Wedel at Kent St. (10/5) Longest Punt: 56, Tyler Wedel at Kent St. (10/5) Tackles: 15, Michael Santacaterina vs. EIU (9/21) Sacks: 2, Perez Ford vs. EIU (9/21) 2, Joe Windsor at Idaho (9/14) Interceptions: 2, Dechane Durante at Purdue (9/28) Interception Return: 62, Jimmie Ward at Purdue (9/28) Interception Return, TD: 1, by two players Fumbles Forced: 1, by nine players Fumbles Recovered: 1, by eight players Fumble Return: 1, George Rainey at Toledo (11/20) Fumble Return, TD: N/A Opponents Rushing Attempts: 38, Lorenzo Woodley of UMass (11/2) Rushing Yards: 163, Lorenzo Woodley of UMass (11/2) Long TD Run: 34, Josh McCain of Idaho (9/14) Non-Scoring Run: 48, Chad Chalich of Idaho (9/14) Passes Attempted: 56, Kyle Pohl of Akron (10/12) Passes Completed: 35, Keith Wenning of Ball State (11/13) Passes Had Intercepted: 2, Terrance Owens of Toledo (11/20) 2, Mike Wegzyn of UMass (11/2) 2, Jimmy Garappolo of EIU (9/21) 2, Jake Rudock of Iowa (8/31) Completion Percentage:.778, Matt Johnson of Bowling Green (12/6) Passing Yards: 450, Jimmy Garappolo of EIU (9/21) TD Passes: 6, Jimmy Garappolo of EIU (9/21) Long TD Pass: 66, Colin Reardon to Dri Archer of Kent St. (10/5) Non-Scoring Pass: 61, Johnson to Moore of Bowling Green (12/6) Receptions: 14, Erik Lora of EIU (9/21) Reception Yards: 198, Erik Lora of EIU (9/21) Punt Returns: 5, Dezmon Epps of Idaho (9/14) Punt Return Yards: 34, Dezmon Epps of Idaho (9/14) Punt Return Long: 13, Kevonte Martin-Manley of Iowa (8/31) Punt Return, TD: N/A Kickoff Returns: 6, Shaquille Harris of UMass (11/2) Kickoff Return Yards: 122, Shaquille Harris of UMass (11/2) Kickoff Return Long: 100, Dri Archer of Kent St. (10/5) Kickoff Return, TD: 100, Dri Archer of Kent St. (10/5) Total Plays: 63, Kyle Pohl of Akron (10-12) Total Offensive Yards: 443, Matt Johnson of Bowling Green (12/6) All-Purpose Attempts: 38, Lorenzo Woodley of UMass (11/2) All-Purpose Yards: 198, Erik Lora of EIU (9/21) Points: 18, Erik Lora of EIU (9/21) Touchdowns: 3, Erik Lora of EIU (9/21) Field Goals Attempted: 4, Brendon Levengood of UMass (11/2) Field Goals Made: 4, Brendon Levengood of UMass (11/2) Longest Field Goal Attempt: 52, Tyler Tate of Bowling Green (12/6) Longest Field Goal Made: 52, Tyler Tate of Bowling Green (12/6) Punts: 9, Zach Paul of Akron (10/12) Best Punting Average: 49.0, Austin Rehkow of Idaho (9/14) Longest Punt: 62 Austin Rehkow of Idaho (9/14) Tackles: 17, Stanley Andre of UMass (11/2) Sacks: 2, by J. Elliott of Toledo (11/20) Interceptions: N/A Interception Return: N/A Interception Return, TD: N/A Fumbles Forced: 1, by eight players Fumbles Recovered: 2, Quinton Bradley of Idaho (9/14) Fumble Return: 52, Christian Kirksey of Iowa (8/31) Fumble Return, TD: 52, Christian Kirksey of Iowa (8/31) 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 39

IOWA CITY, Iowa Northern Illinois kicker Mathew Sims made a 36-yard field goal with four seconds on the clock to give the Huskies a 30-27 season-opening win over the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. The kick gave NIU its first win over the Hawkeyes in nine tries, and it came in comeback fashion as Northern Illinois trailed throughout much of the second half, and faced a 27-20 deficit to start the fourth quarter. Sims field goal came after safety Jimmie Ward intercepted Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock on the 50-yard line with 1:24 to play and the game tied 27-27. Ward, who was playing with a cast on his left hand, returned the ball to the 30- yard line. From there, two runs took the ball to the 19 and after a timeout, Sims was true on his third field goal of the game. The NIU defense gave up just 156 yards in the second half. Iowa scored only a 44-yard field goal by Mike Meyer, which gave UI a 27-20 lead with 6:42 to play. NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch, bottled up on the ground all day, went to the air. He engineered a six-play, 75-yard drive that took just 1:37, hitting Angelo Sebastiano for 27 yards to start the drive. After three completions to the Iowa 33, Lynch found Da Ron Brown in the corner of the end zone. With 5:05 to play, the game was tied 27-27. Brown caught five passes for 92 yards to lead NIU, while Sebastiano added five catches for 69 yards and Tommylee Lewis had five grabs for 82 yards. Iowa got the ball back and advanced to the Huskie 48-yard line, but was forced to punt and after NIU went three and out from its 18-yard line and punted, Ward s heroics gave the Huskies another chance. Northern Illinois scored the first 10 points of the game. Sims opened the scoring with a 47-yard field goal at 7:33 in the first quarter, and Lynch hit Lewis with a 40-yard score. Iowa scored a defensive touchdown as Christian Kirksey picked up a Huskie fumble and brought it back 52 yards, cutting NIU s lead to 10-7 at the end of the first quarter. Iowa put 17 points on the board in the second quarter, beginning with a 28-yard field goal by Meyer. After NIU was forced to punt, the Hawkeyes used a 53-yard pass on a flea-flicker from Rudock to Jordan Cotton to the NIU 12. Rudock hit tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz from 11 yards out for Iowa s first lead, 17-10. The Huskies tied it at on their next drive when Lynch hit Lewis from 21 yards out, but Iowa responded again and went into halftime with a 24-17 lead. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 10 7 3 10-30 Iowa 7 17 0 3-27 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Sims 47 FG, 1st 7:33 (5-23, 1:45) NIU - Lewis 40 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 1st 3:47 (4-50, 1:37) IOWA - Kirksey 52 fumble (Meyer kick), 1st 0:27 IOWA - Meyer 28 FG, 2nd 8:24 (13-55, 5:47) IOWA - Fiedorowicz 11 pass from Rudock (Meyer kick), 2nd 6:32 (4-65, 1:04) NIU - Lewis 21 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 3:49 (8-75, 2:43) IOWA - Rudock 6 run (Meyer kick) 2nd 0:53 (9-75, 2:56) NIU - Sims 25 FG, 3rd 1:13 (8-44, 2:49) IOWA - Meyer 44 FG, 4th 6:42 (10-44, 3:25) NIU - Brown 33 pass from Lynch (Sims kick) 4th 5:05 (6-75, 1:37) NIU - Sims 36 FG, 4th 0:04 (3-11, 1:13) Team & Individual Statistics NIU... IOWA First Downs (R-P) 20 (10-10)...24 (10-12) Rushes-Net Yards 42-163... 43-202 Passing Yards 275... 256 Passes (C-A-I) 25-41-0...21-37-2 Plays-Total Yards 83-438... 80-458 Fumbles-Lost 2-1...1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-64...6-35 Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-20...6-80 Punt Returns-Yds 3-6...2-24 3rd Down Conversions 7-20...7-17 4th Down Conversions 2-3...0-1 Punts-Average 8-42.6...7-36.7 Possession Time 29:20...30:40 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...0-0 GAME 1 NIU 30, IOWA 27 Aug. 31 2:30 p.m. (CT) BTN Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium 67,402 Rushing - NIU: Lynch 22-54, Wedel 1-42, Stingily 12-42, Harris 5-30, Lewis 1-4, Team 1-(-11). IOWA: Weisman 20-100, Bullock 17-76, Rudock 4-20, Canzeri 2-6. Passing - NIU: Lynch 25-41-0, 275. IOWA: Rudock 21-37-2, 256. Receiving - NIU: Brown 7-92, Lewis 5-82, Sebastiano 5-69, Brinlee 4-16, Brescasin 1-10, Turner 1-3, Maxwell 1-2, Eakes 1-1. IOWA: Martin-Manley 9-79, Cotton 2-58, Shumpert 2-40, Fiedorowicz 2-15, Hillyer 2-12, Powell 1-49, Tavaun 1-3, McCarron 1-0, Bullock 1-0. Tackles - NIU: Ward 13, Bass 10. IOWA: Kirksey 14, Hitchens 13. GAME 2 NIU 45, IDAHO 35 Sept. 14 4 p.m. (CT) Moscow, Idaho Kibbie Dome 14,071 MOSCOW, Idaho Spurred on by an aggressive defense that recorded ninequarterback sacks, Northern Illinois scored the final 10 points of the game to claim a hard-fought 45-35 victory over Idaho in the Kibbie Dome. After trailing 28-14 with 9:35 to play in the second quarter, Northern Illinois outscored the Vandals 31-7 the rest of the way to improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2003. Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch and wide receiver Tommylee Lewis both went over the 100-yard mark in rushing as Lynch totaled 159 rushing yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns and Lewis ran four times for 104 yards. Kicker Mathew Sims broke a 35-35 tie with a 51-yard field goal, tied for the fifthlongest in school history, to put NIU ahead 38-35 with 10:49 to play. The lead was just the second of the game for NIU. After the Huskie defense forced a punt, NIU got the ball back on its 41-yard line with 9:02 to play. Four plays after Tommylee Lewis ran for 29 yards to the Idaho 30, Lynch found Luke Eakes on a 13-yard TD pass and a 45-35 Huskie lead. After surrendering 279 yards and 28 points to the Vandals in the first half, NIU allowed Idaho just one second-half touchdown and 159 yards. On five Idaho possessions in the fourth quarter, the Vandals tallied just 53 yards. Seven NIU defenders recorded sacks on the day. Idaho took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead, while Northern Illinois came up empty on its first drive. A turnover gave NIU the ball at the Idaho 35. Lynch ran for 30 yards on the first snap, then scored on a five-yard run to tie the score at seven. Following an exchange of punts, Idaho quarterback Chad Chalich hit Richard Montgomery on a 27-yard pass play to give the Vandals a 14-7 lead with 3:45 to play in the first quarter. Idaho took a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter when Chalich hit Baker from 37 yards out. The Huskies responded with a 74-yard drive in four plays with Keith Harris scoring on a 15-yard catch for NIU s second score. The Vandals extended their lead to 14 points again as they drove 75 yards on nine plays with Chalich picking up the final 34 yards on the ground for a 28-14 lead. NIU closed the gap to 28-21 on its next possession when Stingily powered in from two yards out to end a 14-play, 77-yard drive. The Huskies scored on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter to earn their first lead. Lynch hit Da Ron Brown from three yards out for the first score. He then scored himself on a 61-yard run that put him over the 100-yard mark in rushing for the first time in 2013. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 7 14 14 10-45 Idaho 14 14 0 7-35 SCORING SUMMARY UI - Baker 1 run (Rehkow kick), 1st 11:22 (10-75, 3:38) NIU- Lynch 5 run (Sims kick), 1st 8:15 (2-35, 0:10) UI - Mongomery 27 pass from Chalich (Rehkow kick), 1st 3:45 (4-62,1:34) UI - Baker 37 pass from Chalich (Rehkow kick), 2nd 14:51 (9-87, 2:37) NIU - Harris 15 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 13:36 (4-74, 1:06) UI - McCain 34 run (Rehkow kick), 2nd 9:35 (9-75, 4:01) NIU - Stingily 2 run (Sims kick), 2nd 6:06 (14-77, 3:19) NIU - Brown 3 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 3rd 9:54 (8-59, 2:45) NIU - Lynch 61 run (Sims kick), 3rd 6:12 (4-81, 0:48) UI - Baker 1 run (Rehkow kick), 4th 14:19 (6-36, 2:05) NIU - Sims 51 FG, 4th 10:49 (4-2, 1:44) NIU - Eakes 13 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 4th 7:25 (6-59, 1:37) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...IDAHO First Downs (R-P) 24 (14-8)...27 (14-10) Rushes-Net Yards 48-356... 62-191 Passing Yards 152... 247 Passes (C-A-I) 17-29-0...15-26-0 Plays-Total Yards 77-508... 88-438 Fumbles-Lost 2-2...3-3 Penalties-Yards 11-107...4-42 Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-69...2-57 Punt Returns-Yds 2-47...6-45 3rd Down Conversions 4-14...4-16 4th Down Conversions 0-1...1-4 Punts-Average 7-36.9...5-49.0 Possession Time 26:13...33:47 Sacks By-Yards 9-55...2-16 Rushing - NIU: Lynch 23-159, Lewis 4-104, Stingily 13-62, Harris 5-33, Wedel 1-2, Team 1-(-4). UI: Baker 19-73, Montgomery 12-59, McCain 10-39, Chalich 17-9, Olugbode 3-9, Randall 1-2. Passing - NIU: Lynch 17-29-0, 152. UI: Chalich 14-25-0, 236; McCain 1-1-0, 11. Receiving - NIU: Lewis 5-82, Brown 7-92, Harris 5-69, Eakes 1-1, Sterling 4-16. UI: Epps 8-106, Montgomery 2-54, Watson 2-38, Baker 1-37, Lovett 1-11, LaGrone 1-1. Tackles - NIU: Durante 10, Ward 9. UI: Njoku 9, Dixon 8. 40 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

Sept. 21 6:00 p.m. (CT) ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois Huskie Stadium 23,595 DEKALB, Ill. -- After trailing 20-0 midway through the first quarter, Northern Illinois University came back to earn a 43-39 victory over Eastern Illinois in front of a sellout crowd of 23,595 at Huskie Stadium. Jordan Lynch threw for 235 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 189 yards and Cameron Stingily added 134 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. A 10-yard pass from EIU s Jimmy Garoppolo to Erik Lora with 9:53 to go in the fourth quarter gave Eastern Illinois a 39-36 lead, its first of the second half. Garoppolo threw six touchdown passes in the contest while going 34-of-49 for 450 yards. Lora caught 14 passes for 198 yards, including three scores. NIU answered on the ensuing drive, going 62 yards in four plays on the ground to retake the lead. Stingily s 46-yard carry set up an eight-yard Keith Harris Jr. touchdown two plays later. After forcing Eastern Illinois to punt, NIU got the ball back with 5:04 left and ran out the clock with its longest drive of the game. Facing third-and-11, Lynch found tight end Luke Eakes for 21 yards and a first down, allowing NIU to take a knee and claim their 22nd consecutive victory at Huskie Stadium. EIU jumped out to a 20-0 lead in the first 7:30 of the game as Garoppolo hit three different receivers for touchdowns. Northern Illinois responded by going 60 yards in eight plays for its first score. Stingily finished the drive with a fiveyard run, the extra point was missed as the Huskies trimmed EIU s lead to 20-6. A Marlon Moore interception returned the ball to NIU and from their own four, the Huskies marched 96 yards in eight plays to trim the Panther lead to seven, 20-13, a minute into the second quarter. One possession later, a 32-yard run by Lynch set up first-and-goal; he hit Eakes on the next play to even the score at 20-all. The Huskies took the lead before halftime when Mathew Sims converted an 18-yard field goal attempt for a 23-20 lead. NIU increased its lead to 10, 30-20, on a nine-yard touchdown run by Harris Jr., with 10:17 to play in the third quarter. Eastern Illinois answered with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Garoppolo to Lora, cutting the NIU lead to four, 30-26, after the PAT snap was botched. The Huskies marched to the EIU one-yard line before a penalty forced NIU to settle for a field goal, pushing the lead to seven, 33-26, with 2:50 in the third quarter. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Garoppolo threw his fifth TD pass to even the score, 33-33, before Sims third field goal put the Huskies back on top. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Illinois 20 0 6 13-39 Northern Illinois 6 17 10 10-43 SCORING SUMMARY EIU - Lora 14 pass from Garoppolo (Garoppolo pass fail), 1st 12:21 (9-75, 2:39) EIU - Drake 43 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick), 1st 12:08 (1-43, 0:10) EIU - Gober 13 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick), 1st 7:36 (9-65, 3:09) NIU - Stingily 5 run (Sims kick fail), 1st 5:17 (8-60, 2:12) NIU - Stingily 5 run (Sims kick), 2nd 5:17 (8-96, 2:51) NIU - Eakes 3 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 14:08 (2-39, 0:32) NIU - Sims 18 FG, 2nd 0:05 (14-82, 3:54) NIU - Harris 9 run (Sims kick), 3rd 10:17 (8-79, 2:31) EIU - Lora 33 pass from Garoppolo (Berra rush fail), 3rd 7:45 (9-91, 2:26) NIU - Sims 33 FG, 3rd 2:50 (13-69, 4:48) EIU - Drake 15 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick), 4th 14:55 (12-81, 2:48) NIU - Sims 37 FG, 4th 11:24 (7-39, 3:26) EIU - Lora 10 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick fail), 4th 9:53 (7-75, 1:31) NIU - Harris 8 run (Sims kick), 4th 8:25 (4-62, 1:25) Team & Individual Statistics EIU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 27 (6-20)...31 (18-10) Rushes-Net Yards 34-127... 52-367 Passing Yards 450... 235 Passes (C-A-I) 34-49-2...21-30-2 Plays-Total Yards 83-577... 82-602 Fumbles-Lost 1-0...1-1 Penalties-Yards 14-126... 14-119 Kickoff Returns-Yds 7-114...7-71 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0... 1-(-2) 3rd Down Conversions 7-16...6-13 4th Down Conversions 2-4...2-2 Punts-Average 4-38.2...2-42.5 Possession Time 28:03...31:57 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...5-29 GAME 3 NIU 43, EASTERN ILLINOIS 39 GAME 4 NIU 55, PURDUE 24 Rushing - EIU: Little 12-81, Duncan 12-64, Grugier 1-4, Garoppolo 8-(-22). NIU: Lynch 23-189, Stingily 21-134, Harris 6-25, Lewis 1-12, McIntosh 1-7. Passing - EIU: Garoppolo 34-49-2, 450. NIU: Lynch 21-30-2, 235. Receiving - EIU: Lora 14-198, Drake 8-137, LePak 5-68, Duncan 3-25, Gober 2-18, Meyer 1-7, Little 1-(-3). NIU: Lewis 9-82, Brown 7-99, Eakes 2-24, Maxwell 1-15, Stingily 1-9, Harris 1-6. Tackles - EIU: Wickliffe 16, Grugier 11. NIU: Santacaterina 15, Bass 9. Sept. 28 11 a.m. (CT) ESPN2 W. Lafayette, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium 54,258 W. LAFAYETTE, Ind. The NIU Huskies became the first Mid-American Conference team to defeat two Big Ten teams in one season with a dominating 55-24 win over Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium. NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch completed 14 of his first 15 passes, including 11 straight. He finished the first half with 16 completions in 20 attempts for 195 yards and three touchdowns as the Huskies led 27-10 at the break. NIU forced five turnovers, including four interceptions, and scored on a 62-yard interception return by safety Jimmie Ward and a 99-yard kickoff return by Tommylee Lewis in the second half to thwart any chances of a Purdue comeback. Behind the precision passing of Lynch, Northern Illinois scored on its first five possessions of the game. Kicker Mathew Sims earned the first NIU points of the game with a 44-yard field goal, before Lynch hit Da Ron Brown from 15 yards out for the first of Brown s two TDs. Sims made it 13-7 with 13:39 to play in the second quarter and after the NIU defense forced Purdue into a three-and-out, Lynch hit Juwan Brescacin for 41 yards to the Boilermaker 26-yard line. Five plays later, the duo hooked up for a four-yard touchdown and a 20-7 NIU lead. Dechane Durante made the first of his two interceptions on the day and returned the ball 50 yards to the Purdue 29. From there, Lynch hit Brown from 17 yards out for the 27-7 Huskie lead. Durante ended the Boilermakers next drive as well, intercepting quarterback Rob Henry in the end zone. Purdue got a 47-yard field goal before halftime to cut the Huskies lead to 27-10, but Lewis quickly quashed any Purdue comeback hopes as he took the opening kickoff back 99 yards for a score, his fourth career kickoff return touchdown. The teams traded punts before Jimmie Ward scored on a 62-yard interception return for a 41-10 NIU lead. Ward also led the Huskies with nine tackles. Purdue scored on its next possession when new quarterback Danny Etling hit Cameron Posey from 16 yards out to complete an eight-play, 75-yard drive. The Huskies then used tailbacks Cameron Stingily and Keith Harris, Jr. to ground out an 11-play, 67-yard drive that consumed 4:27 on the clock. Lynch went the final seven yards for the score and a 48-17 Huskie lead. Back-up quarterback Matt McIntosh led a 47-yard touchdown drive and hit tight end Tim Semisch from 18 yards out for NIU s final points of the game. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 10 17 21 7-55 Purdue 7 3 7 7-24 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Sims 44 FG, 1st 8:46 (8-48, 3:24) PUR - Hunt 44 pass from Henry (Griggs kick), 1st 6:13 (4-75, 2:33) NIU - Brown 15 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 1st 4:10 (5-63, 2:03) NIU - Sims 31 FG, 2nd 13:39 (7-30, 2:46) NIU - Brescacin 4 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 10:32 (6-67, 2:06) NIU - Brown 17 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 5:04 (4-29, 0:38) PUR - Griggs 47 FG, 2nd 0:03 (3-23, 0:32) NIU - Lewis 99 kickoff return (Sims kick), 3rd 15:00 NIU - Ward 62 interception return (Sims kick), 3rd 9:23 PUR - Posey 16 pass from Etling (Griggs kick), 3rd 7:04 (8-75, 2:19) NIU - Lynch 7 run (Sims kick), 3rd 2:37 (11-67, 4:27) NIU - Semisch 18 pass from McIntosh (Sims kick), 4th 8:14 (6-47, 3:40) PUR - Sinz 1 pass from Etling (Griggs kick), 4th 5:27 (8-75, 2:47) Team & Individual Statistics NIU... PURDUE First Downs (R-P) 22 (11-10)...29 (9-18) Rushes-Net Yards 36-177... 30-153 Passing Yards 225...371 Passes (C-A-I) 19-26-0...24-55-4 Plays-Total Yards 62-402... 85-524 Fumbles-Lost 1-1...1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-45...7-58 Kickoff Returns-Yds 5-163...6-120 Punt Returns-Yds 1-12...2-13 3rd Down Conversions 4-11...6-18 4th Down Conversions 1-1...2-4 Punts-Average 4-42.8...4-43.0 Possession Time 27:45...32:15 Sacks By-Yards 3-17...1-1 Rushing - NIU: Stingily 15-72, Lynch 9-35, Spencer 6-31, Harris 3-24, McIntosh 2-11, Lewis 1-4. PUR: Knauf 2-41, Hunt 11-37, Henry 5-29, Dawkins 3-17, Mostert 1-9, Etling 6-9, Sinz 1-9, Cottom 1-5. Passing - NIU: Lynch 18-25-0, 207; McIntosh 1-1-0, 18. PUR: Etling 19-39-2, 241; Henry 5-16-2 130. Receiving - NIU: Brescacin 4-65, Brown 4-53, Lewis 3-19, Maxwell 2-27, Semisch 2-21, Harris 2-20, Eakes 1-15, Sterling 1-5. PUR: Yancey 7-117, Sinz 4-39, Posey 3-67, Hunt 2-67, Anthrop 2-28, Knauf 2-16, Dawkins 1-12, Carter 1-11, Mikesky 1-8, Mosert 1-6. Tackles - NIU: Ward 9, Bass 6. PUR: Lucas 10, Richards 7. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 41

GAME 5 NIU 38, KENT STATE 24 Oct. 5 2:30 p.m. (CT) TWS/ESPN3 Kent, Ohio Dix Stadium 18,773 KENT, Ohio Junior Cameron Stingily ran for 266 yards on 37 carries and the NIU Huskies totaled 698 yards of total offense, 454 on the ground, to claim a 38-24 victory over Kent State in its 2013 Mid-American Conference opener. On a rainy afternoon, Stingily punished the Golden Flashes, often dragging two and three defenders as he compiled the most yards by a Huskie running back since Garrett Wolfe s NIU school-record 353 yards versus Ball State in 2006. NIU piled up 698 yards of total offense, the third-highest total in school history. The Huskies 454 rushing yards were the eighth-most all-time. In addition to Stingily, quarterback Jordan Lynch had 94 yards on 14 carries, while James Spencer gained 42 yards on six rushes. After falling behind when Kent State quarterback Colin Reardon hit Tyshon Goode with a 28-yard pass to put the Flashes ahead 28-24 in the third quarter, the Huskies outscored KSU 17-0 the rest of the half. Lynch directed a 10-play, 84-yard drive that took 4:05 off the clock with all but 11 yards coming on the ground. The Huskies took the lead for good on a 22- yard run by Spencer, who relieved an injured Keith Harris in the second quarter. The Huskie defense forced Kent State to punt. Starting from its six-yard line, Stingily, Lynch and Spencer marched the Huskies downfield. Lynch hit Tommylee Lewis, who led the Huskies with eight catches, for 13 yards on third and 12 to the Kent State six. NIU also overcame a holding penalty from the one before Lynch hit Spencer with a screen pass for the touchdown and an 11-point lead, 35-24. Kicker Mathew Sims put the final points on the board with a 31-yard field goal with 7:28 to play to cap a 10-play, 56-yard drive. Kent State had one more shot and advanced to the NIU 12-yard line. Four passes went incomplete and the Huskie offense took over with 4:17 to play and collected three more first downs rushing to all but run out the clock. A driving rainstorm limited the scoring early as neither team generated offense in the first quarter. NIU took a 7-0 lead on a Stingily 17-yard run, but Kent State s Dri Archer provided an immediate answer, taking the kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown and a 7-7 tie. Lynch hit Da Ron Brown on a 53-yard completion midway through the second quarter to give NIU a 14-7 lead, but KSU answered as Reardon completed a 66- yard touchdown pass to Archer. NIU went to the ground game to take a 21-14 lead with Stingily scoring from the one. Kent State earned a field goal to cut the lead to 21-17 at halftime. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 7 14 7 10-38 Kent State 7 10 7 0-24 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Stingily 17 run (Sims kick), 1st 10:37 (11-69, 3:01) KENT - Archer 100 kickoff return (Melchiori kick), 1st 10:25 NIU - Brown 53 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 6:16 (6-88, 1:52) KENT - Archer 66 pass from Reardon (Melchiori kick), 2nd 5:19 (3-60, 0:54) NIU - Stingily 1 run (Sims kick), 2nd 2:37 (10-75, 2:42) KENT - Melchiori 24 FG, 2nd 0:20 (9-46, 2:11) KENT - Goode 28 pass from Reardon (Melchiori kick), 3rd 11:37 (5-64, 2:11) NIU - Spencer 22 run (Sims kick), 3rd 7:25 (10-84, 4:05) NIU - Spencer 11 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 4th 13:08 (15-94, 6:30) NIU - Sims 31 FG, 4th 7:28 (10-56, 3:27) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...KENT ST. First Downs (R-P) 36 (28-8)...15 (4-9) Rushes-Net Yards 63-454... 24-147 Passing Yards 244... 245 Passes (C-A-I) 21-35-2...17-37-1 Plays-Total Yards 98-698... 61-392 Fumbles-Lost 1-0...2-1 Penalties-Yards 9-80...3-15 Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-77...6-184 Punt Returns-Yds 1-(-10)...1-4 3rd Down Conversions 10-17...7-16 4th Down Conversions 0-0...0-1 Punts-Average 4-44.0...5-46.0 Possession Time 35:58...24:02 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...0-0 Rushing - NIU: Stingily 37-266, Lynch 14-94, Spencer 6-42, Harris 2-31, Lewis 3-23, Team 1-(-2). KENT: Durham 14-72, Durden 1-48, Archer 4-13, Reardon 3-8, Calhoun 1-4, Humphrey 1-2. Passing - NIU: Lynch 21-35-2, 244. KENT: Reardon 16-35-1, 209; Fisher 1-2-0, 36. Receiving - NIU: Lewis 8-49, Harris 3-54, Brown 2-72, Spencer 2-18, Maxwell 2-9, Semisch 1-18, Eakes 1-11, Brescain 1-9, Sterling 1-4. KENT: Humphrey 6-60, Archer 4-80, Boyle 3-36, Goode 2-34, Durham 1-34, Meray 1-1. Tackles - NIU: Bass 8, Ward 7. KENT: Wollet 15, Stalls 13, Italiano 13. GAME 6 NIU 27, AKRON 20 Oct. 12 4 p.m. (CT) ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois Huskie Stadium 23,595 DEKALB, Ill. -- The 23rd-ranked NIU Huskies earned their 23rd consecutive Huskie Stadium victory, defeating Akron 27-20 before a Homecoming, sellout crowd of 23,595. The win set a new MAC record for consecutive home victories, breaking a tie with Marshall (1997-2000). The Huskies held Akron to just six points after the first quarter and 372 total yards in the game. The NIU defense combined for nine pass breakups and stopped the Zips twice in the last four minutes to preserve NIU s seven-point lead and secure the team s sixth straight win. Akron struck first with a nine-play, 71-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead. Kyle Pohl connected with Mykel Traylor-Benn for 34 yards and Jawon Chisholm finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. It took NIU less than a minute to answer, going 74 yards in six plays and 59 seconds. The big play of the drive was a 25-yard Lynch to Juwan Brescacin connection. Lynch capped the NIU drive with an 18-yard touchdown run. Following a three-and-out by Akron, NIU took its first lead of the day on a 42- yard field goal by Tyler Wedel capping an eight-play, 41-yard drive. NIU increased its lead to 10 with 4:52 left in the first quarter on a 25-yard pass from Lynch to Desroy Maxwell. A pair of long pass receptions pulled Akron back within three, 17-14. Pohl connected with Jerrod Dillard on the opening play of the drive for 42 yards, then L.T. Smith for 21 yards to the Huskie two. Chisholm dove over the pile for his second score of the game. Defense dominated the second quarter as the Huskies and Zips combined for just 132 yards and seven punts. Neither team scored in the second quarter, and the Huskies took a 17-14 lead into the locker room. On its first possession of the second half, NIU s Tommylee Lewis went 16 yards on an end around, followed by a 40-yard Lynch to Lewis connection to move the Huskies into Zips territory. Three plays later, Stingily finished the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run to give NIU a 24-14 lead. Quarterback Jordan Lynch was 16-of-35 passing for 220 yards and a touchdown and had 15 carries for 83 yards and a score for NIU. Stingily ran 21 times for 80 yards and a touchdown while Lewis finished with six catches for 58 yards. Leading by 10 early in the fourth quarter, safety Jimmie Ward came up with the only turnover of the game, intercepting a Pohl pass at the Akron 30-yard line. The Huskies drove to the Akron three, but were forced to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Wedel to take a 27-14 lead with 11:19 to play in the fourth quarter. With 5:27 left, Akron cashed in an 18-play, 75-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Pohl to Tyrell Goodman. The extra point was blocked and the Zips trimmed the Huskie lead to seven, 27-20. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Akron 14 0 0 6-20 Northern Illinois 17 0 7 3-27 SCORING SUMMARY UA - Chisholm 1 run (Stein kick), 1st 11:04 (9-71, 3:08) NIU - Lynch 18 run (Wedel kick), 1st 10:01 (6-74, 0:59) NIU - Wedel 42 FG, 1st 7:33 (8-41, 2:03) NIU - Maxwell 25 pass from Lynch (Wedel kick), 1st 4:52 (7-53, 1:50) UA - Chisholm 1 run (Stein kick), 1st 1:12 (5-65, 1:31) NIU - Stingily 9 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 11:37 (6-80, 1:29) NIU - Wedel 21 FG, 4th 11:19 (6-26, 2:24) UA- Goodman 11 pass from Pohl (Stein kick blocked), 4th 5:27 (18-75, 5:52) Team & Individual Statistics AKRON...NIU First Downs (R-P) 19 (7-11)... 18 (6-10) Rushes-Net Yards 36-110... 39-179 Passing Yards 262... 220 Passes (C-A-I) 24-56-1...16-35-0 Plays-Total Yards 92-372... 74-399 Fumbles-Lost 0-0...0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-91...4-31 Kickoff Returns-Yds 2-36...2-53 Punt Returns-Yds 3-4...1-10 3rd Down Conversions 9-23...1-15 4th Down Conversions 1-4...1-1 Punts-Average 9-45.7...8-41.4 Possession Time 32:43...27:17 Sacks By-Yards 1-5...3-17 Rushing - UA: Chisholm 20-70, Hundley 9-37, Pohl 7-3. NIU: Lynch 15-83, Stingily 21-80, Lewis 2-16, Spencer 1-0. Passing - UA: Pohl: 24-56-1, 262. NIU: Lynch 16-35-0, 220. Receiving - UA: Dillard 4-74, Smith 4-46, D orazio 4-36, Bickley 4-14, Traylor-Benn 3-48, Goodman 2-24, Chisholm 2-4, Pratt 1-16. NIU: Lewis 6-58, Brown 3-51, Brescacin 3-51, Maxwell 1-25, Stingily 1-15, Williams 1-14, Turner 1-6. Tackles - UA: Brown 15, March 8. NIU: Logan 6, Bishop 6. 42 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

GAME 7 NIU 38, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17 Oct. 19 2 p.m. (CT) ESPN3 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Kelly/Shorts Stadium 18,796 MT. PLEASANT, Mich. Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch set the NCAA FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 316 yards on 32 carries to lead the No. 23 Huskies to a 38-17 win over Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The game was tied 14-14 at halftime, but the Huskie defense held the Chippewas to three points and 97 yards in the second half while Lynch ran wild, compiling 232 yards on 18 carries after halftime. Lynch scored three rushing touchdowns and passed for another. He threw for 155 yards on 20-of-30 passing to tally 471 yards of total offense in the game. After the teams played to a 14-14 tie in the first half, the Huskies dominated the second half on both sides of the ball. CMU totaled just 75 rushing yards on the day and their 346 yards of total offense was the lowest total by a Huskie opponent. NIU forced a pair of turnovers with cornerback Jhony Faustin picking off a pass and recovering a fumble forced by Dechane Durante. CMU got on the board first when quarterback Cooper Rush hit Titus Davis from nine yards out to complete a four-play, 60-yard drive, giving Central Michigan a 7-0 lead with 6:05 to play in the first quarter. NIU responded with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that consumed 4:00. Lynch connected with Juwan Brescacin on completions of 12 and 25 yards to the nine. From there, Lynch hit Tommylee Lewis on a receiver screen for the score. Lewis caught a career-high 10 passes and had 54 receiving yards and 28 rushing. CMU took a 14-7 lead before the end of the first quarter when Rush connected with Andrew Flory on a 36-yard touchdown play. Over the final three quarters, the Huskies outscored CMU 31-3. After Central Michigan stopped the Huskies on fourth-and-one from the CMU15, Faustin s interception two plays later put NIU on the Chippewas 26-yard line. Lynch scored on a five-yard run and Tyler Wedel s extra point tied the score at 14. With the Chippewas driving, Rush hit Jerry Harris for 13 yards to the NIU 20 on fourth down, but Durante forced a fumble which Faustin recovered. Northern Illinois took the lead for the first time on its first possession of the second half with a nine-play, 63-yard drive culminating in a 34-yard field goal by Wedel. The Huskies extended the lead to 24-14 on its next possession, driving 85 yards in 11 plays and 4:26. Lynch scored from one yard out for a 10-point NIU lead with 3:22 left in the third quarter. Sacks by Boomer Mays and Stephen O Neal helped stop CMU on its next two drives and Lynch scored his final rushing touchdown on a three-yard rush that finished a six-play, 77-yard drive. Cameron Stingily, who added 70 rushing yards on 14 carries, scored from 19 yards out for the final margin. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 7 7 10 14-38 Central Michigan 14 0 0 3-17 SCORING SUMMARY CMU - Davis 9 pass from Rush (Coluzzi kick), 1st 6:05 (4-60, 1:50) NIU - Lewis 9 pass from Lynch (Wedel kick), 1st 2:05 (11-75, 4:00) CMU - Flory 36 pass from Rush (Coluzzi kick), 1st 0:13 (5-65, 1:52) NIU - Lynch 5 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 8:11 (4-26, 1:05) NIU - Wedel 34 FG, 3rd 11:01 (9-63, 3:37) NIU - Lynch 1 run( Wedel kick), 3rd 3:22 (11-85, 4:26) CMU - Coluzzi 38 FG, 4th 14:50 (9-45, 3:32) NIU - Lynch 3 run (Wedel kick), 4th 6:11 (6-77, 1:52) NIU - Stingily 19 run (Wedel kick), 4th 1:32 (7-89, 3:39) Team & Individual Statistics NIU...CMU First Downs (R-P) 28 (20-6)... 17 (6-11) Rushes-Net Yards 53-437...30-75 Passing Yards 155... 271 Passes (C-A-I) 20-30-1...16-32-1 Plays-Total Yards 83-592... 62-346 Fumbles-Lost 0-0...1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-35...4-24 Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-27...2-42 Punt Returns-Yds 3-10...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 9-15...3-11 4th Down Conversions 0-1...0-1 Punts-Average 4-35.5...6-44.7 Possession Time 32:36...27:24 Sacks By-Yards 2-15...0-0 Rushing - NIU: Lynch 32-316, Stingily 14-70, Lewis 3-28, Brown 1-17, Smith 1-5, Spencer 1-3, Turner 1-(- 2). CMU: Lavalli 16-53, Shoemaker 12-37, Rush 2-(-15). Passing - NIU: Lynch 20-30-1, 155. CMU: Rush 16-32-1, 271. Receiving - NIU: Lewis 10-54, Brescacin 4-50, Turner 4-33, Brown 2-18. CMU: Davis 5-109, Flory 5-81, Williams 2-30, Shoemaker 2-25, Harris 1-20, Fenton 1-6. Tackles - NIU: Mays 7, Bass 7. CMU: Cherocci 11, Benton 11, Cunningham 10. GAME 8 NIU 59, EASTERN MICHIGAN 20 Oct. 26 2:30 p.m. (CT) CSN Chicago/ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois Huskie Stadium 20,185 DEKALB, Ill. - Senior quarterback Jordan Lynch had four touchdown passes, one touchdown run and one touchdown catch as 18th-ranked Northern Illinois University defeated Eastern Michigan, 59-20, at Huskie Stadium. Lynch finished the contest 16-of-20 passing for 223 yards, he had 18 carries for 99 yards, and caught a touchdown pass for 17 yards. Lynch became just the second FBS player in the last 10 years with four passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown. NIU scored on its first three possessions to build a 21-3 first quarter lead. The Huskies marched 82 yards in 13 plays on its opening drive, with Lynch hitting wide receiver Da Ron Brown from five yards out for the score. After an EMU punt, NIU went 80 yards in three plays and 38 seconds before Lynch found freshman Joel Bouagnon for a 10-yard touchdown pass to cap the drive. On the Huskies third drive, Lynch went 30 yards down the sideline for a rushing score, and a 21-0 NIU lead with 4:31 to play in the first quarter. Eastern Michigan got on the board with a 25-yard field goal from Dylan Mulder before NIU increased its lead to 28-3 on a 17 yard pass from Lewis to Lynch. It was the first career catch for Lynch and Lewis first career completion. Lynch found Juwan Brescacin with 2:08 to play in the first half to give the Huskies a 35-3 advantage. NIU got the ball back with 20 seconds left in the half and went 57 yards to pick up a field goal on the half s final play. Lewis finished the day with eight catches for a career-high 107 yards to post the first 100-yard receiving day by a Huskie this season and his first career 100-yard game; he also had four carries for 81 yards. EMU made a 32-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half, but NIU answered with a 28-yard touchdown from Lynch to Brown, giving the Huskies a 45-6 lead with 8:11 to play in the third quarter and finishing Lynch s day. Each team added a pair of scores over the final 22 minutes. Back-ups Matt Mc- Intosh and Drew Hare threw TD passes for NIU, hitting Matt Williams (36 yards) and Ricky Connors (11 yards), respectively, for their first career touchdowns. A total of 10 Huskies caught at least one pass in the contest, with six players recording a touchdown catch. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Michigan 3 0 10 7-20 Northern Illinois 21 17 14 7-59 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Brown 5 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 1st 10:44 (13-82, 4:16) NIU - Bouagon 10 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 1st 7:37 (3-80, 0:38) NIU - Lynch 30 run (Sims kick), 1st 4:31 (4-50, 0:58) EMU - Mulder 25 FG, 1st 1:01 (9-72, 3:28) NIU - Lynch 17 pass from Lewis (Sims kick), 2nd 11:58 (5-58, 1:09) NIU - Brescacin 16 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 2:08 (9-51, 3:45) NIU - Sims 28 FG, 2nd 0:00 (4-57, 0:20) EMU - Mulder 32 FG, 3rd 9:54 (14-60, 5:06) NIU - Brown 28 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 3rd 8:11 (5-65, 1:43) EMU - Russell 9 pass from Benz (Mulder kick), 3rd 6:33 (5-55, 1:31) NIU - Williams 36 pass from McIntosh (Sims kick), 3rd 4:55 (5-60, 1:30) NIU - Connors 11 pass from Hare (Sims kick), 4th 14:43 (11-72, 2:57) EMU - Brumfield 5 run (Mulder kick), 4th 4:11 (19-82, 9:25) Team & Individual Statistics EMU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 21 (12-7)...30 (14-15) Rushes-Net Yards 46-164... 44-327 Passing Yards 173... 331 Passes (C-A-I) 13-32-0...21-28-0 Plays-Total Yards 78-337... 72-658 Fumbles-Lost 0-0...0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-47...4-50 Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-114...2-39 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...1-41 3rd Down Conversions 6-18...6-10 4th Down Conversions 2-2...1-2 Punts-Average 7-38.3...2-43.5 Possession Time 36:42...23:18 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...2-10 Rushing - EMU: Greene 17-66, Hill 10-65, Brumfield 13-47, Lewis 2-4, Benz 2-9, Roback 1-(-1). NIU: Lynch 18-99, Lewis 4-81, Smith 2-51, Bouagnon 10-35, Turner 2-24, Hare 3-16, Spencer 1-13, McIntosh 1-9, Brinlee 1-2, Team 2-(-3). Passing - EMU: Roback: 7-17-0, 109; Benz 13-32-0, 64. NIU: Lynch 16-20-0, 223; Hare 3-5-0, 55; McIntosh 1-1-0, 36; Lewis 1-1-0, 17. Receiving - EMU: Russell 4-90, Creel 3-16, Jones 2-25, Hill 2-23, Brumfield 1-13, Jones 1-6. NIU: Lewis 8-107, Brown 3-38, Williams 2-47, Spencer 2-46, Brinlee 1-33, Lynch 1-17, Brescacin 1-16, Connors 1-11, Bouagnon 1-10, Smith 1-6. Tackles - EMU: Spearman 9, Coleman 8. NIU: Folliard 6, Faustin 5. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 43

GAME 9 NIU 63, MASSACHUSETTS 19 Nov. 2 11 a.m. (CT) ESPN Regional/3/GamePlan Foxborough, Mass. Gillette Stadium 10,061 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Quarterback Jordan Lynch scored three rushing touchdowns in the first quarter and the No. 17 (BCS) Northern Illinois University Huskies scored touchdowns on its first five possessions en route to a 63-19 victory over the University of Massachusetts Saturday at Gillette Stadium. NIU kept its perfect (9-0) record intact and improved to 5-0 versus Mid-American Conference foes. NIU also improved to 6-0 on the road and have won more road games than any other FBS team in the country. Lynch, who watched most of the second half from the sideline after scoring his fourth rushing touchdown of the game on an 11-yard run with 10:21 to play in the third quarter, accounted for five scores on the day, including a career-high four rushing touchdowns. He scored on runs of six, 25 and 19 yards in the first quarter as the Huskies jumped out to a 21-6 lead. Lynch carried the ball 17 times for 119 yards to record his 18th career 100-yard rushing game. Through the air, he completed 10-of-13 passes for 160 yards and threw a season-long 66-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Brescacin that increased the NIU lead to 35-13 with 9:33 to play in the second quarter. Cameron Stingily added a six-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and Tommylee Lewis scored on a 15-yard run as NIU totaled seven rushing scores and 354 rushing yards. Stingily s touchdown run was set up by an interception by defensive tackle Ken Bishop, who stepped in front of a screen pass at the UMass 20 and ran 14 yards to the six-yard line. The Huskie defense allowed UMass to score just one touchdown on a oneyard run by Lorenzo Woodley in the second quarter. Minutemen kicker Brendon Levengood made four field goals of 40 yards or longer. NIU had a field goal blocked and twice turned the ball over on fumbles in the third quarter, but got back on track in the final period as back-up quarterback Drew Hare led the Huskies to a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Hare connected with true freshman running back Chad Beebe on an 81-yard pass play, the longest pass play by a Huskie quarterback since August 30, 2008 when Chandler Harnish completed a 91-yard pass to Nathan Palmer versus Minnesota. The long TD pass made the score 56-19 with 9:02 to play. Hare completed the scoring with a 47-yard touchdown run with 5:31 left in the game. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 21 21 7 14-63 Massachusetts 6 7 6 0-19 SCORING SUMMARY MASS - Levengood 42 FG, 1st 11:28 (8-47, 3:32) NIU - Lynch 6 run (Sims kick), 1st 8:03 (8-53, 3:25) MASS - Levengood 46 FG, 1st 5:35 (6-36, 2:28) NIU - Lynch 25 run (Sims kick), 1st 4:16 (4-60, 1:19) NIU - Lynch 19 run (Sims kick), 1st 0:10 (5-44, 1:57) NIU - Stingily 6 run (Sims kick), 2nd 14:09 (2-6, 0:10) MASS - Woodley 1 run (Levengood kick), 2nd 9:41 (9-83, 4:28) NIU - Brescacin 66 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 9:33 (1-66, 0:08) NIU - Lewis 15 run (Sims kick), 2nd 0:31 (6-79, 1:15) NIU - Lynch 11 run (Sims kick), 3rd 10:21 (4-25, 1:27) MASS - Levengood 44 FG, 3rd 6:03 (9-55, 4:18) MASS - Levengood 40 FG, 3rd 2:37 (7-36, 2:45) NIU - Beebe 81 pass from Hare (Sims kick), 4th 9:02 (2-84, 0:43) NIU - Hare 47 run (Sims kick), 4th 5:31 (5-75, 2:38) Team & Individual Statistics NIU... UMASS First Downs (R-P) 27 (18-8)...15 (7-8) Rushes-Net Yards 49-354... 45-155 Passing Yards 258... 169 Passes (C-A-I) 12-17-0...10-25-2 Plays-Total Yards 66-612... 70-324 Fumbles-Lost 2-2...4-1 Penalties-Yards 1-15...5-40 Kickoff Returns-Yds 5-136...7-133 Punt Returns-Yds 2-5...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 4-7...5-18 4th Down Conversions 0-0...1-2 Punts-Average 2-44.0...6-40.0 Possession Time 25:46...34:14 Sacks By-Yards 2-13...1-5 Rushing - NIU: Lynch 17-119, Stingily 8-58, Hare 2-52, Bouagnon 9-39, Smith 6-21, Sebastiano 1-20, McIntosh 2-17, Brown 1-17, Lewis 1-15, Team 2-(-4). MASS: Woodley 38-163, Harris 2-15, Wegzyn 4-(-4), Team 1-(-19). Passing - NIU: Lynch 10-13-0, 160; Hare 2-4, 98. MASS: Wegzyn 10-25-2, 169. Receiving - NIU: Lewis 4-45, Semisch 2-30, Smith 2-26, Beebe 1-81, Brescacin 1-66, Maxwell 1-10, Eakes 1-0. MASS: Sharpe 5-65,Davisr 2-27, Long 1-31, Mills 1-25, Beck 1-21. Tackles - NIU: Bishop 9, Ware/Meehan /Gordon 6. MASS: Andre 17, Colton 9. GAME 10 NIU 48, BALL STATE 27 Nov. 13 7 p.m. (CT) ESPN2 DeKalb, Illinois Huskie Stadium 18,290 DEKALB, Ill. With the Mid-American Conference Game of the Year between NIU and Ball State tied at 27 with less than six minutes to play, the NIU Huskies, behind quarterback Jordan Lynch, scored 21 points to defeat Ball State, 48-27, on Wednesday night. Lynch completed 26-of-32 passes for 345 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 123 yards on 20 carries with two scores as the No. 15 Huskies remained perfect at 10-0 on the season, 6-0 in conference play. The Huskies broke the 27-27 tie with a seven-play, 94-yard drive. Starting on its own six, a 24-yard rush by Lynch gave the Huskies room to work. Later in the drive, Lynch eluded the Ball State rush before finding Matt Williams downfield for 25 yards. Two plays later, Lynch dropped a perfect spiral to Da Ron Brown in the end zone for 36 yards and a 34-27 NIU lead with 5:49 to play. Brown finished the game with eight catches for a career-best 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns while fellow junior Tommylee Lewis finished with a teamhigh 12 catches for 71 yards. The Huskie defense, which held Ball State to three points in the second half, stopped BSU running back Jahwan Edwards on fourth and one at the NIU 44- yard line; Jimmie Ward and Joe Windsor combined on the tackle. Getting the ball back with 3:47 to play, the Huskies used four running plays to reach the Ball State 25. Two plays later, NIU found the end zone on a 16-yard rush by Lynch, giving the Huskies a 41-27 lead with 1:26 left. NIU put the game on ice 40 seconds later as Windsor intercepted a Keith Wenning pass and returned it 49 yards for another Huskie score. NIU opened the scoring with a 34-yard field goal by Mathew Sims, but the Cardinals answered with a 12-play, 72-yard drive, capped by a Wenning to Willie Snead three-yard touchdown pass. The Huskies responded with a 78-yard drive as Lynch put NIU back on top with a two-yard touchdown run. Edwards, who finished the game with 156 yards on 29 carries, ran six times for 51 yards on the ensuing drive to help the Cardinals retake the lead, 14-10, with 10:08 to play in the half. Wenning capped the drive with a quarterback sneak from a yard out as the Cardinals regained a four-point edge. In the last five minutes of the first half, the teams combined to score 20 points. NIU got a 20-yard field goal from Sims to cap an 11-play, 43-yard drive that took 5:08, before Ball State scored on a five-yard run by Edwards. The Huskies answered one play later with Lynch hitting Brown, who split a pair of tacklers and ran 58 yards to the end zone with 1:13 left in the half. BSU added a 43-yard field goal by Scott Secor 48 seconds later to take a 24-20 lead into halftime. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Ball State 7 17 3 0-27 Northern Illinois 3 17 7 21-48 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Sims 34 FG, 1st 8:05 (7-36, 1:56) BSU- Snead 3 pass from Wenning (Secor kick), 1st 3:01 (12-72, 4:59) NIU- Lynch 2 run (Sims kick), 2nd 13:53 (11-78, 4:02) BSU- Wenning 1 run (Secor kick), 2nd 10:08 (10-67, 3:39) NIU- Sims 20 FG, 2nd 5:00 (11-43, 5:08) BSU- Edwards 5 run (Secor kick), 2nd 1:28 (9-75, 3:32) NIU- Brown 58 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 2nd 1:13 (1-58, 0:10) BSU- Secor 43 FG, 2nd 0:25 (9-49, 0:48) NIU- Stingily 1 run (Sims kick), 3rd 8:31 (17-85, 5:31) BSU- Secor 19 FG, 3rd 3:07 (13-79, 5:24) NIU- Brown 36 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 4th 5:49 (7-94, 2:34) NIU- Lynch 16 run (Sims kick), 4th 1:26 (7-55, 2:21) NIU- Windsor 49 interception return (Sims kick), 4th 0:46 Team & Individual Statistics BSU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 29 (7-22)...28 (15-11) Rushes-Net Yards 34-170... 40-224 Passing Yards 324... 345 Passes (C-A-I) 35-49-1...26-33-0 Plays-Total Yards 83-494... 73-569 Fumbles-Lost 0-0...1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-45...0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-143...4-79 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 7-14...6-12 4th Down Conversions 0-1...2-2 Punts-Average 5-38.2...2-32 Possession Time 33:13...26:47 Sacks By-Yards 1-6...1-3 Rushing - BSU: Edwards 29-156, Wenning 3-9, Fakes 1-5, Williamson 1-0. NIU: Lynch 20-123, Lewis 4-34, Stingily 7-28, Smith 4-19, Spencer 3-12, Turner 2-8. Passing - BSU: Wenning 35-49-1, 324. NIU: Lynch 26-32-0, 345. Receiving - BSU: Snead 12-121, Fakes 8-96, Williams 6-55, Smith 6-45, Ryan 2-10, Edwards 1-(-3). NIU: Lewis 12-71, Brown 8-209, Spencer 2-24, Williams 1-25, Eakes 1-9, Sterling 1-5, Maxwell 1-2. Tackles - BSU: Ingle 13, Ryan 11. NIU: Santacaterina 11, Logan 7. 44 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

GAME 11 NIU 35, TOLEDO 17 Nov. 20 7 p.m. (CT) ESPN2 Toledo, Ohio Glass Bowl 21,974 TOLEDO, Ohio Jordan Lynch ran for 161 yards on 28 carries and scored three second-half rushing touchdowns, and threw for 202 yards on 17-of-22 passing to lead No. 16 Northern Illinois to a 35-17 victory over Toledo Wednesday night at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. With the win, NIU improved its record to 11-0 for the first time in school history. The Huskies clinched the MAC West Division title and its fourth consecutive appearance in the Marathon MAC Championship game. Lynch gained 131 yards on 15 carries in the second half and scored on touchdown runs of 12, 31 and one yards. His final touchdown run came with 9:38 to play and capped a 15-play, 99-yard drive that consumed 5:18 on the clock. Lynch ran for 62 yards on the drive, which put the Huskies ahead 28-17. On the first possession of the second half, NIU drove 85 yards in six plays and 6:33 to take a 14-10 lead. Lynch hit Juwan Brescacin on completions of 11 and 32 yards, and Jacob Brinlee added a 27-yard catch. With starting receivers Tommylee Lewis and Da Ron Brown sidelined by injuries, Brescacin caught a career best eight passes for 121 yards in the game. In the second half, the NIU rushing game won the day. as the Huskies ran for 268 of their 364 rushing yards after halftime. In addition to Lynch s yards, Cameron Stingily had 146 yards on 18 carries and Ohio native James Spencer added 32 yards and two rushing scores. He scored the Huskies first and last touchdowns including a one-yard run that iced the game for NIU with 5:39 to play. After Toledo took a 17-14 lead on a 36-yard pass from QB Terrance Owens to Bernard Reedy with 8:34 to play in the third quarter, NIU responded with a sixplay, 65-yard drive capped by a Lynch 31-yard run for a 21-17 Huskie lead. The Huskies went into halftime trailing 10-7 after Owens hit Alonzo Russell with a 45-yard touchdown pass with 51 seconds left in the half. NIU forced three turnovers in the first half on interceptions by Jimmie Ward and Boomer Mays and a forced fumble by George Rainey, but scored just seven points off the turnovers. Mays first career interception came in the end zone as he picked off running back Kareem Hunt s pass and returned it to the NIU 10-yard line with 6:27 to play in the second quarter. The Huskies then drove 52 yards to the Toledo 23, where Mathew Sims 40-yard field goal try was wide right. Rainey forced a Toledo fumble on the first play of the game to give the Huskies the ball on the UT 21-yard line. Three plays later, Spencer ran in from 21 yards out for a touchdown and a 7-0 NIU lead with 13:34 to play in the first quarter. Two UT possessions later, Jimmie Ward tipped Owens pass to himself and made the diving interception to give NIU the ball on its own 22. The Huskies drove to the Toledo six-yard line, but Sims missed a 23-yard field goal. GAME 12 NIU 33, WESTERN MICHIGAN 14 Nov. 26 6 p.m. (CT) ESPN2 DeKalb, Illinois Huskie Stadium 17,679 DEKALB, Ill. Jordan Lynch ran for 321 yards, breaking his own NCAA FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback, on 27 carries with three touchdowns as the NIU Huskies defeated Western Michigan, 33-14, on a frigid, snowy Tuesday night at Huskie Stadium. Obviously the elements played a huge factor in the game, said NIU head coach Rod Carey. It was tough for both teams to throw and kick. I am really happy with the win. You run the ball like we did in those conditions, and score the points that you have to, and then hats off to our defense. We had some guys out with injury, and we held them to just 14 points, so overall I m really pleased. Lynch s 321 yards bettered his previous career high of 316 set on Oct. 19 at Central Michigan. He also became the fifth quarterback in FBS history with 5,000 career passing yards and 4,000 career rushing yards. Junior running back Cameron Stingily rushed for 49 yards on 14 carries, eclipsing the 1,000-yard plateau for the season. Lynch and Stingily have become the first duo in school history to reach 1,000 yards in the same season. NIU opened the scoring as Lynch found sophomore wide receiver Juwan Brescacin from 10 yards out to give the Huskies an early lead. The Brescacin touchdown capped an 8-play, 80-yard drive that also featured a Lynch connection with freshman Aregeros Turner for 23 yards on a key third down. The Broncos pulled even, 7-7, on the opening drive of the second quarter. Dareyon Chance finished the drive with a touchdown run from a yard out to finish a 12-play, 63-yard drive for Western Michigan. The Huskies responded just 87 seconds later, going 75 yards in six plays to regain a seven-point lead. Lynch found the end zone with a 29-yard scramble for the score, giving NIU a 14-7 lead with 9:43 to play in the half. The senior quarterback from Chicago also had rushes of 19 and 15 yards on the drive. After forcing a three-and-out from the Western Michigan offense, NIU increased its lead to 20-7 as Lynch found the end zone again on a 36-yard carry. It took the Huskies just five plays to go 77 yards and increase their lead to 13 points going into the half. On their first drive of the second half, the Huskies used 7:29 to go 78 yards in 18 plays, capped by a 23-yard Mathew Sims field goal as NIU took a 23-7 lead. Lynch found the end zone again with 1:36 to play in the third quarter, giving NIU a 30-7. Lynch went up the middle for 37 yards and the score on a one-play drive that gave the Huskies a 23-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Sims added a 32-yard field goal and Western Michigan s Antoin Scriven scored from a yard out in the final period as NIU capped its fourth consecutive undefeated season at Huskie Stadium. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 7 0 14 14-35 Toledo 3 7 7 0-17 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Spencer 19 run (Sims kick), 1st 13:34 (3-21, 1:20) UT - Detmer 36 FG, 1st 0:50 (10-61, 3:28) UT - Russell 45 pass from Owens (Detmer kick), 2nd 0:51 (6-77, 2:18) NIU - Lynch 12 run (Sims kick), 3rd 12:28 (6-85, 2:28) UT - Reedy 36 pass from Owens (Detmer kick), 3rd 8:34 (10-80, 3:49) NIU - Lynch 31 run (Sims kick), 3rd 6:15 (6-65, 2:19) NIU - Lynch 1 run (Sims kick), 4th 9:42 (15-99, 5:18) NIU - Spencer 1 run (Sims kick), 4th 5:39 (9-77, 3:26) Team & Individual Statistics NIU... TOLEDO First Downs (R-P) 29 (19-9)...24 (13-11) Rushes-Net Yards 55-364... 46-184 Passing Yards 202... 235 Passes (C-A-I) 17-22-0...17-30-3 Plays-Total Yards 77-566... 76-419 Fumbles-Lost 3-0...1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-10...1-15 Kickoff Returns-Yds 2-38...4-59 Punt Returns-Yds 1-0...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 10-15...10-17 4th Down Conversions 0-1...1-1 Punts-Average 2-42.5...4-43.2 Possession Time 30:18...29:42 Sacks By-Yards 1-4...2-13 Rushing - NIU: Lynch 28-161, Stingily 18-146, Spencer 5-32, Sebastiano 3-27, TEAM 1-(-2). UT: Hunt 19-91, Fluellen 15-54, Owens 8-22, Jones- Moore - 3-14, Rosenbauer 1-3. Passing - NIU: Lynch 17-22-0, 202. UT: Owens 17-29-2, 235; Hunt 0-1-1, 0. Receiving - NIU: Brescacin 8-121, Semisch 2-15, Stingily 2-7, Brinlee 1-27, Sebastiano 1-14, Eakes 1-11, Turner 1-5, Spencer 1-2. UT: Russell 5-100,Reedy 4-63, Zmolik 2-41, Fluellen 2-17, Hunt 2-9, Macon 2-5. Tackles - NIU: Bishop 11, Mays 11, Ward 10. UT: Murdock 15, Sylvestre 12, Smith 10. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Western Michigan 0 7 0 7-14 Northern Illinois 7 13 10 3-33 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Brescacin 10 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 1st 1:10 (8-80, 3:19) WMU- Chance 1 run (Haldeman kick), 2nd 11:09 (12-63, 4:55) NIU- Lynch 29 run (Sims kick), 2nd 9:43 (6-75, 1:26) NIU- Lynch 36 run (Sims kick failed), 2nd 7:31 (5-77, 1:45) NIU- Sims 23 FG, 3rd 5:30 (18-68, 7:29) NIU- Lynch 37 run (Sims kick), 3rd 1:36 (1-37, 0:09) NIU- Sims 32 FG, 4th 12:52 (5-24, 2:08) WMU- Scriven 1 run (Haldeman kick), 4th 4:40 (12-53, 8:02) Team & Individual Statistics WMU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 16 (7-8)... 24 (21-2) Rushes-Net Yards 35-93... 54-425 Passing Yards 163...39 Passes (C-A-I) 15-32-0...5-17-0 Plays-Total Yards 67-256... 71-464 Fumbles-Lost 3-1...1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-32...5-22 Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-72...0-0 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...4-42 3rd Down Conversions 5-14...7-16 4th Down Conversions 1-2...2-2 Punts-Average 6-41.5...3-19.7 Possession Time 30:48...29:12 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...2-12 Rushing - WMU: Chance 13-34, Scriven 9-33, Fields 7-22, Terrell 5-15, Van Tubbergen 1-(-11). NIU: Lynch 27-321, Stingily 14-49, Spencer 4-34, Wedel 1-12, Bouagnon 3-12, Brown 2-6, Team 1-(-1), Turner 2-(-8). Passing - WMU: Terrell 13-26-0, 139; Van Tubbergen 2-5-0, 24; Team 0-1- 0, 0. NIU: Lynch 5-17-0, 39. Receiving - WMU: Roberts 6-89, Davis 3-28, Mussman 2-32, Rodriguez 2-18, Chance 1-7, Beavers 1-(-11). NIU: Turner 1-23, Brescacin 1-10, Spencer 1-4, Stingily 1-2, Brown 1-0. Tackles - WMU: Currie 10, Boles 9. NIU: Santacaterina 8, Mays 8. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 45

2013 MARATHON MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME December 14, 2013 GAME 913 NIU BOWLING 63, MASSACHUSETTS GREEN 47, NIU 27 19 Dec. 6 7 p.m. (CT) ESPN2 Detroit, Mich. Ford Field 21,106 DETROIT The NIU Huskies saw their goal of a third consecutive MAC Championship and dreams of a second BCS bid dashed at Ford Field Friday, as the Bowling Green Falcons scored a decisive 47-27 win in the Marathon MAC title game. The loss ended the Huskies school-record tying 12-game winning streak and 26-game conference winning streak as NIU fell to 12-1 on the season, while Bowling Green improved to 10-3 overall. The Falcons No. 7-ranked defense held NIU to just 235 yards on 40 attempts despite 126 yards by quarterback Jordan Lynch. Meanwhile, BGSU quarterback Matt Johnson completed 21-of-27 passes for 393 yards and a MAC Championship game record five touchdowns. Lynch compiled 345 yards of total offense with 126 rushing and 219 passing yards, breaking the NIU records for touchdowns responsible for and touchdowns scored in a season, while tying the school mark for rushing scores. He threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Brescacin for the Huskies first score and ran for touchdowns of eight and two yards. The two teams traded touchdowns on their opening drives with the Falcons scoring on a 28-yard hook-up from Johnson to Tyler Beck, while the Lynch to Brescacin connection tied the game at 9:08 in the first quarter. Bowling Green took a 17-7 lead at the end of the quarter as big plays continued to hurt the Huskies. Johnson hit Ronnie Moore for 61 yards, setting up a 26-yard field goal by Tyler Tate, and after NIU went three and out on its next possession, Bowling Green came back with a five-play, 76-yard touchdown drive with Moore scoring on a 36-yard catch. The Huskies cut the deficit to 17-13 after field goals of 51 and 45 yards by kicker Mathew Sims. However, BGSU scored two touchdowns in the last six minutes to take a 31-13 lead into halftime as Johnson connected with Heath Jackson on a 22-yard pass and hit tight end Alex Bayer from 12 yards out. Lynch and the Huskies narrowed the margin to 31-20 when the Huskies marched 64 yards on seven plays and 2:29 and scored on an eight-yard run. Both kickers missed field goals in the third quarter before Tate hit a 54-yarder at the start of the fourth. BGSU put two more touchdowns on the board in the quarter while the Huskies could manage just a late Lynch score to leave the final score at 47-27. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 17 14 0 16-47 Northern Illinois 7 6 7 7-27 SCORING SUMMARY BGSU - Beck 28 pass from Johnson (Tate kick), 1st 12:27 (5-75, 2:33) NIU - Brescacin 14 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 1st 9:08 (11-73, 3:14) BGSU - Tate 26 FG, 1st 6:49 (5-67, 2:19) BGSU - Moore 36 pass from Johnson (Tate kick), 1st 2:32 (5-76, 2:35) NIU - Sims 51 FG, 2nd 14:51 (9-48, 2:34) NIU - Sims 45 FG, 2nd 11:22 (6-37, 1:45) BGSU - Jackson 22 pass from Johnson (Tate kick), 2nd 5:39 (9-88, 5:34) BGSU - Bayer 12 pass from Johnson (Tate kick), 2nd 0:13 (8-51, 0:52) NIU - Lynch 8 run (Sims kick), 3rd 12:23 (7-64, 2:29) BGSU - Tate 52 FG, 4th 14:50 (10-39, 5:32) BGSU - Greene 6 pass from Johnson (Tate kick blocked), 4th 10:17 (4-20, 2:41) BGSU - Greene 16 run (Tate kick), 4th 2:44 (10-59, 5:22) NIU - Lynch 2 run (Sims kick), 4th 0:14 (11-79, 2:26) Team & Individual Statistics BGSU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 27 (10-17)...29 (13-15) Rushes-Net Yards 40-181... 42-235 Passing Yards 393... 219 Passes (C-A-I) 21-27-0...21-40-2 Plays-Total Yards 67-574... 82-454 Fumbles-Lost 1-1...0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-60...4-20 Kickoff Returns-Yds 2-42...6-132 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 4-10...8-15 4th Down Conversions 2-2...0-1 Punts-Average 1-48.0...1-42.0 Possession Time 34:26...25:34 Sacks By-Yards 1-6...2-17 Rushing - BGSU: Greene 26-133, Johnson 10-33, Moore 1-11, Hopgood 1-5, Houston 1-1; Team 1-(-2). NIU: Lynch 26-126, Stingily 12-74, Lewis 4-35. Passing - BGSU: Johnson 21-27-0-393. NIU: Lynch 21-40-2-219. Receiving - BGSU: Bayer 7-124, Jackson 6-58, Moore 4-145, Greene 2-23, Beck 1-28, Joplin 1-15. NIU: Brescacin 6-71, Lewis 6-37, Spencer 5-63, Williams 2-23, Beebe 1-20, Stingily 1-5. Tackles - BGSU: Ward/Lynch 11, Truss 8. NIU: Ward 12, Wells/Bass/Bishop 6. NIU S JORDAN LYNCH THIRD IN HEISMAN TROPHY VOTE Huskie Quarterback Is Highest MAC Finisher NEW YORK Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) capped a record-setting career with yet another record by placing third in the 2013 voting for the Heisman Memorial Trophy to earn the highest finish ever by a player from the Mid-American Conference. Lynch, a dual-threat quarterback who led NIU to a 12-0 start and a 24-3 record in two seasons as the Huskies starter, placed behind only winner Jameis Winston of Florida State and runner-up A.J. McCarron of Alabama. Winston won the award with 2,205 total points, including 668 first-place votes, while McCarron had 704 points (79 first place) and Lynch collected 558 points and 40 first-place votes. Boston College running back Andre Williams and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M were fourth and fifth, respectively. Williams had 470 points and 29 first-place votes while Manziel had 421 points and 30 first-place votes. The previous best finish by a Mid-American Conference player was fourth place by Randy Moss of Marshall in 1997, when he finished with 253 votes. Chad Pennington of Marshall, the only other finalist from a MAC school to be invited to New York for the ceremony, placed fifth in 1999 with 247 points. Although disappointed he did not win the trophy, Lynch realized the significance of achieving the highest finish by a MAC player in Heisman history. I came here to win, so I m kind of disappointed, Lynch said. But a top three finish and the best finish in MAC history is a great accomplishment with all the great players who have come through the conference. It s been a great experience spending time with my family and my girlfriend out here, seeing New York City, spending time with the other finalists and meeting the former winners. Lynch s third-place finish also tied Colt Brennan of Hawaii as the best placing by a player from a non-automatic qualifying conference during the BCS era. Brennan finished third in 2007. In addition to a third-place finish and finalist plaque, Lynch takes home memories of an incredible weekend in New York City chronicled in detail by his father, Jim, and mother, Sheila. It was awesome, Lynch said of meeting a multitude of past Heisman winners. It s a dream come true to meet those guys. I grew up watching some of them. I sat next to Barry Sanders during the ceremony. He s a great guy. In addition to Lynch, his parents and girlfriend, NIU Head Coach Rod Carey, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Bob Cole and NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier represented Northern Illinois at the event, which was televised live on ESPN. 46 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NIU ALL-TIME BOWL RESULTS All-Time Bowl Record: 5-8 (.385) Major College Bowl Record: 4-4 (.500) Bowl Date Opponent City - Stadium W/L Score 1946 Turkey Bowl Nov. 28 Evansville Evansville, Ind. - Bosse Field L 7-19 1947 Refrigerator Bowl Nov. 29 Evansville Evansville, Ind. - Bosse Field L 0-20 1962 Mineral Water Bowl Nov. 24 Adams State Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Roosevelt Field L 20-23 1963 Mineral Water Bowl Nov. 30 Missouri State Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Roosevelt Field W 21-14 1965 Mineral Water Bowl Nov. 27 North Dakota Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Roosevelt Field L 20-37 *1983 California Bowl Dec. 17 Cal State Fullerton Fresno, Calif. - Bulldog Stadium W 20-13 *2004 Silicon Valley Classic Dec. 30 Troy San Jose, Calif. - Spartan Stadium W 34-21 *2006 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 19 TCU San Diego, Calif. - Qualcomm Stadium L 7-37 *2008 Independence Bowl Dec. 28 Louisiana Tech Shreveport, La. - Independence Stadium L 10-17 *2010 International Bowl Jan. 3 South Florida Toronto, Canada - Rogers Centre L 3-27 *2010 udrove Humanitarian Bowl Dec. 18 Fresno State Boise, Idaho - Bronco Stadium W 40-17 *2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl Jan. 8 Arkansas State Mobile, Ala. - Ladd Peebles Stadium W 38-20 *2013 Discover Orange Bowl Jan. 1 Florida State Miami Gardens, Fla. - Sun Life Stadium L 10-31 *2013 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 26 Utah State San Diego, Calif. - Qualcomm Stadium *Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game NIU BOWL HISTORY INDIVIDUAL Rushing Carries: 23, A.J. Harris vs. Troy (2004) 23, Jordan Lynch vs. Florida State (2013) Yards: 120, A.J. Harris vs. Troy (2004) Passing Attempts: 41, George Bork vs. Missouri State (1963) 41, Jordan Lynch vs. Florida State (2013) Completions: 27, George Bork vs. Missouri State (1963) Touchdowns: 3, George Bork, twice (1962 and 1963) Yards: 300, Chandler Harnish vs. Fresno State (2010) Receiving Receptions: 9, Hugh Rohrschneider vs. Missouri State (1963) Yards: 224, Martel Moore vs. Arkansas State (2012) Touchdowns: 1, 11 times Scoring Touchdowns: 2, Chandler Harnish vs. Fresno State (2010) 2, Chad Spann vs. Fresno State (2010) 2, Josh Haldi vs. Troy (2004) 2, Darryl Richardson vs. CSF (1983) Points: 12, Chandler Harnish vs. Fresno State (2010) 12, Chad Spann vs. Fresno State (2010) 12, Josh Haldi vs. Troy (2004) 12, Darryl Richardson vs. CSF (1983) PATs: 5, Mathew Sims vs. Arkansas State (2012) Field Goals Longest Made FG: 51, Mike Cklamovski vs. Fresno State (2010) Most FG: 2, Mike Cklamovski vs. Fresno State (2010) 2, Chris Nendick vs. Troy (2004) 2, Vince Scott vs. CSF (1983) Defense Most Tackles: 16, Brian Atkinson vs. Troy (2004) TEAM Total Offense Most Yards: 503, vs. Fresno State (2010) Fewest Yards: 60, vs. TCU (2006) Most Touchdowns: 5, vs. Fresno State (2010) Rushing Most Attempts: 53, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Fewest Attempts: 18, vs. Missouri State (1963) Most Yards: 253, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Fewest Yards: -20, vs. TCU (2006) Passing Most Attempts: 42, vs. Missouri State (1963) 42, vs. Arkansas State (2012) Fewest Attempts: 18, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Most Completions: 27, vs. Missouri State (1963) Fewest Completions: 6, vs. TCU (2006) Most Yards: 342, vs. Arkansas State (2012) Fewest Yards: 80, vs. TCU (2006) Punting Most Punts: 9, vs. TCU (2006) Fewest Punts: 2, vs. Fresno State (2010) Highest Average: 42.1, vs. Florida State (2013) Lowest Average: 32.6, vs. Troy (2004) First Downs Most First Downs: 22, vs. Fresno State (2010) Fewest First Downs: 5, vs. TCU (2006) Most First Downs Rushing: 11, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Fewest First Downs Rushing: 0, vs. TCU (2006) Most First Downs Passing: 14, vs. Missouri State (1963) 14, vs. Fresno State (2010) Fewest First Downs Passing: 2, vs. TCU (2006) NOTE: Individual statistics for 1946 and 1947 games unavailable. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 47

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 3 7 7 3-20 Cal State Fullerton 3 7 0 3-13 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Scott 23 FG, 1st 9:18 (12-71, 5:42) CSF - Steinke 26 FG, 1st 5:57 (8-67, 3:21) NIU - Richardson 3 run (Scott kick), 2nd 8:53 (15-60, 5:57) CSF - Redick 25 pass from Allen (Steinke kick), 2nd 6:11 (6-80, 2:42) NIU - Richardson 4 run (Scott kick), 3rd 3:13 (5-45, 2:17) NIU - Scott 42 FG, 4th 12:09 (7-30, 3:20) CSF - Steinke 40 FG, 4th 7:03 (11-54, 5:06) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Richardson 21-67, Wicks 14-117, Tyrrell 14-37, Kincade 3-4. CSF: Allen 9-6, Lewis 8-11, Calhoun 5-55, Gerhert 4-11, Redick 1-43. Passing NIU: Tyrrell Team Statistics 10-18-0, 119. CSF: Allen 18-32-0, 233. Receiving NIU: Sims 4-43, Wicks 2-22, Richardson 2-2, Quinlan 1-37, Spicher 1-15. CSF: Pruitt 6-133, Pitts 6-60, Gerhart 3-7, Redick 1-25, Lewis 1-4. Tackle Leaders NIU: Considine 7, Bartlett 7, Hicks 7, Schlinger 6, Grif in 6, Sanders 6, Burns 6. CSF: Hubbard 18, Nevens 11, Pembrook 10, Collins 6, McLean 6. 1983 California Bowl 2004 Silicon Valley Classic NIU 20, CAL STATE FULLERTON 13 Dec. 17, 1983 3 p.m. (CT) ESPN/Mizlou Fresno, Calif. Bulldog Stadium 20,464 Northern Illinois used a pair of touchdown runs by Darryl Richardson and two field goals by Vince Scott on its way to a 20-13 victory over Cal State Fullerton in the California Bowl. After the teams traded first quarter field goals, the Huskies and Titans swapped second quarter touchdowns on the way to a 10-10 halftime tie. Richardson scored the first TD of the contest on a three-yard run midway through the second and Fullerton answered on its ensuing drive when Damon Allen hit Corn Redick on a 25-yard touchdown pass. Richardson, who entered the game as the nation s 10th leading rusher, scored on a four-yard run in the third quarter to put NIU ahead to stay. The Huskies extended the lead to 20-10 when Scott booted a 42-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. The Titans capped the scoring midway through the fourth when Greg Steinke connected on a 40-yard field goal. Huskie fullback Lou Wicks totaled 117 rushing yards while Richardson added 67 for the NIU option attack. Quarterback Tim Tyrrell completed 10-of-18 passes for 119 yards and ran for 37 more behind a line that featured Todd Peat. NIU finished 10-2 on the season while Fullerton enjoyed their best Division I-A season at 7-5. Lou Wicks rushed for 117 yards in the California Bowl victory. NIU... CSF First Downs (R-P) 15 (11-4)...15 (5-9) Rushes-Net Yards 53-253...30-146 Passing Yards 119...233 Passes (C-A-I) 10-18-0... 18-32-0 Plays-Total Yards 71-372...62-379 Fumbles-Lost 1-0... 2-0 Penalties-Yards 9-75... 9-85 Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-55... 4-71 Punt Returns-Yds 1-13... 3-18 3rd Down Conversions 8-14... 6-16 4th Down Conversions 1-2... 1-2 Punts-Average 3-42.0...3-36.3 Possession Time 33:33... 26:27 Sacks By-Yards N/A... N/A NIU BOWL HISTORY NIU 34, TROY 21 Dec. 30, 2004 11 p.m. (CT) ESPN2 San Jose, Calif. Spartan Stadium 21,456 Josh Haldi passed for 146 yards and rushed for two touchdowns to lead Northern Illinois through mud and rain to its first bowl victory in 21 years, 34-21 over Troy in the Silicon Valley Football Classic. The Huskies (9-3) overcame a steady downpour, lighting problems and a delayed kickoff by scoring 34 consecutive points. Tailback Garrett Wolfe, the NCAA s scoring co-leader, rushed for his 21st touchdown of the season before leaving with a hip injury. But A.J. Harris filled in with 120 yards rushing and another score as the Huskies methodically erased a quick start by the Trojans (7-5), who scored two touchdowns in the first nine minutes of the game. Down 14-0, Wolfe scored on a 50-yard TD run while setting the school record for touchdowns (21) on the play. Haldi ran for a pair of oneyard touchdowns sandwiched around a Chris Nendick field goal as NIU took a 24-14 halftime lead. Joe Novak lifts the championship trophy after a 34-21 victory. Nendick booted a second field goal and Harris scored on a three-yard run to put NIU ahead 34-14 before Troy added a fourth quarter TD. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Troy 14 0 0 7-21 Northern Illinois 14 10 3 7-34 SCORING SUMMARY Troy - McDowell 1 run (Whibbs kick), 1st 10:41 (9-78, 4:19) Troy - Richardson 23 pass from McDowell (Whibbs kick), 1st 6:05 (8-73, 2:51) NIU - Wolfe 50 run (Nendick kick), 1st 4:46 (3-73, 1:19) NIU - Haldi 1 run (Nendick kick), 1st 1:15 (5-28, 1:46) NIU - Nendick 30 FG, 2nd 9:49 (4-1, 1:35) NIU - Haldi 1 run (Nendick kick), 2nd 0:34 (7-56, 2:45) NIU - Nendick 39 FG, 3rd 7:50 (9-46, 3:35) NIU - Harris 3 run (Nendick kick), 4th 14:30 (11-70, 6:37) Troy - McDowell 4 run (Whibbs kick), 4th 10:50 (9-82, 3:40) Offensive MVP: DeWhitt Betterson (Troy); Defensive MVP: Lionel Hickenbottom (NIU); Special Teams MVP: Dustin Utschig (NIU) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Troy: Betterson 25-150, McDowell 13-18, Richardson 2-3. NIU: Harris 23-120, Team Statistics Troy...NIU First Downs (R-P) 13 (9-4)...17 (9-5) Rushes-Net Yards 41-170...44-213 Passing Yards 122...146 Passes (C-A-I) 6-22-1... 8-24-0 Plays-Total Yards 63-292...68-359 Fumbles-Lost 2-0... 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-29... 4-40 Kickoff Returns-Yds 7-143...4-100 Punt Returns-Yds 4-26... 4-43 3rd Down Conversions 6-16... 6-16 4th Down Conversions 0-2... 1-1 Punts-Average 7-35.3...5-32.6 Possession Time 27:52... 32:08 Sacks By-Yards 0-0... 1-13 Wolfe 15-84, Haldi 5-11. Passing Troy: McDowell 6-20-1, 122, Samples 0-2-0, 0. NIU: Haldi 8-24-0, 146. Receiving Troy: Samples 3-87, Richardson 1-23, Banks 1-6, Dawkins 1-6. NIU: Cieslak 2-35, Perez 2-31, Powers 1-47, Sheldon 1-17, Nordin 1-9, Hurd 1-7. Tackle Leaders Troy: Johnson 7, Davis 6, Ansley 5, Faulk 4, Martin 4. NIU: Atkinson 11, Al. Hansbro 6, Lee 6, Holdman 6, Ad. Hansbro 6. 48 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NIU BOWL HISTORY 2006 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl TCU 37, NIU 7 Dec. 19, 2006 7 p.m. (CT) ESPN San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium 29,709 A powerful TCU defense shut down the Huskie offensive attack while the Horned Frogs offense wore down the Northern Illinois defense en route to a 37-7 victory in the 2006 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. TCU took an early 6-0 lead on a four-yard run by Lonta Hobbs thanks to a short punt that resulted in great field position. NIU was unable to take advantage of a blocked punt by Dustin Utschig and TCU added to its lead on the first of quarterback Jeff Ballard s three touchdown runs, this one from 10 yards out with 14:49 left in the second. The Huskies got their best scoring chance of the half as they mounted a seven-play, 53-yard drive to the TCU 34-yard line. But Chris Nendick s 51- yard field goal attempt fell short and the Horned Frogs got a 25-yard three-pointer from Chris Manfredini as the half ended to take a 16-0 lead. TCU extended their lead to 23-0 on the first possession of the second half as Ballard scored on a one-yard run. Another long punt return set up a Ballard six-yard TD run to give the Frogs a 30-0 lead. The Huskies lone score of the game came at the start of the fourth quarter when Jarret Carter blocked a Brian Cortney punt and John Tranchitella returned it 32 yards for the score. TCU ended the season 11-2 while the Huskies capped their 2006 campaign with a 7-6 record. Matt Simon set a NIU bowl record with his 62-yard catch. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 0 0 0 7-7 TCU 6 10 14 7-37 SCORING SUMMARY TCU - Hobbs 4 run (Manfedini kick blocked), 1st 12:03 (3-26, 0:46) TCU - Ballard 10 run (Manfredini kick), 2nd 14:49 (7-55, 2:09) TCU - Manfredini 25 FG, 2nd 0:00 (12-77, 3:52) TCU - Ballard 1 run (Manfredini kick), 3rd 12:06 (7-80, 2:54) TCU - Ballard 6 run (LoCoco kick), 3rd 9:08 (3-19, 1:11) NIU - Tranchitella 32 blocked punt return (Nendick kick), 4th 14:14 TCU - Hecht 6 pass from Ballard (LoCoco kick), 4th 10:55 (6-62, 3:19) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Wolfe 20-28, Anderson 3-4, Britt Davis 1-(-4), Nicholson 5-(-48). TCU: Hobbs 18-109, Brown 14-52, Ballard 11-19, Massey 3-18. Passing NIU: Nicholson 6-18-1, 80, Morris 0-1-0, 0. TCU: Ballard 19-29-0, 258. Receiving NIU: Carter Team Statistics NIU... TCU First Downs (R-P) 5 (0-2).. 23 (10-13) Rushes-Net Yards 29-(-20)...46-198 Passing Yards 80...258 Passes (C-A-I) 6-19-1... 19-29-0 Plays-Total Yards 48-60...75-456 Fumbles-Lost 1-0... 2-0 Penalties-Yards 0-0... 7-80 Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-80... 1-38 Punt Returns-Yds 1-42... 6-89 3rd Down Conversions 2-14... 7-15 4th Down Conversions 0-1... 0-1 Punts-Average 9-40.6...6-27.3 Possession Time 27:36... 32:24 Sacks By-Yards 2-6... 5-48 2-14, Wolfe 2-2, Simon 1-62, Brandon Davis 1-2. TCU: Harmon 6-94, Hobbs 3-61, Moore 2-26, Reagan 2-23, Bryant 2-20, Andrus 1-12, Brown 1-8, Massey 1-8, Hecht 1-6. Tackle Leaders NIU: Utschig 9, Reiter 8, Hanson 8, Rice 7, McCarthy 7. TCU: White 7, Henson 6, Phillips 6, Hawthorne 5. 2008 Independence Bowl LOUISIANA TECH 17, NIU 10 Dec. 28, 2008 7 p.m. (CT) ESPN Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium 41,567 Northern Illinois out-gained Louisiana Tech in rushing, passing and total offense at the 33rd Annual Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., but committed a season-high three turnovers and gave up a momentum-turning kickoff return to fall 17-10. Philip Livas 97-yard kickoff return with 1:43 left in the first quarter proved to be the difference in a defensive struggle. The play came immediately after NIU scored the game s first touchdown on an eight-yard pass from Chandler Harnish to fullback Kyle Skarb. That play capped a 69-yard drive as NIU dominated time of possession in the first quarter, 11:46 to 3:14. After a 15-yard punt gave La Tech field position at the NIU 42-yard line, the Bulldogs took just five plays go ahead for good 14-7 on Daniel Porter s 11 yard run. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 17-7 on their first drive of the second half as they went 49 yards in eight plays before stalling at the NIU 13-yard line. From there, Brad Oestriecher hit a 33-yard field goal. NIU answered with a 10-play, 86-yard drive. Harnish hit Marcus Perez with a 40-yard pass play to the La Tech eight and Mike Salerno Chandler Harnish completed 20 hit a 20-yard field goal to close the margin to of 40 passes for 186 yards and a seven points to complete the scoring. touchdown. Louisiana Tech finished 2008 with an 8-5 mark while NIU ended at 6-7. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 7 0 3 0-10 Louisiana Tech 7 7 3 0-17 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Skarb 8 pass from Harnish (Salerno kick), 1st 1:56 (11-69, 5:50) TECH - Livas 97 kickoff return (Oestriecher kick), 1st 1:43 TECH - Porter 11 run (Oestriecher kick), 2nd 13:41 (5-42, 2:04) TECH - Perkins 33 FG, 3rd 11:54 (8-49, 3:06) NIU - Salerno 20 FG, 3rd 7:31 (10-66, 4:23) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Spann 14-79, Harnish 12-61, Palmer 1-12, Brown 1-2, Grady 2-1. LT: Porter 18-78, Livas 3-15, Jackson 5-9, Harris 1-6, Jenkins 4-(-16). Passing NIU: Harnish 20-40-2, 186, Simon 0-1-0, 0. LT: Jenkins 12-27-0, 144. Receiving NIU: Team Statistics NIU...LT First Downs (R-P) 17 (8-9)...12 (4-6) Rushes-Net Yards 31-153...31-92 Passing Yards 186...144 Passes (C-A-I) 20-41-2... 12-27-0 Plays-Total Yards 72-339...58-236 Fumbles-Lost 3-1... 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-70... 6-40 Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-95... 3-132-1 Punt Returns-Yds 2-0... 2-5 3rd Down Conversions 7-16... 2-14 4th Down Conversions 0-2... 0-1 Punts-Average 6-35.3...8-35.6 Possession Time 33:12... 26:48 Sacks By-Yards 3-15... 0-0 Simon 6-44, Perez 2-44, Cunningham 2-26, Spann 2-15, Cox 2-15, Turner 2-15, Skarb 1-8, Flahive 1-8, Brown 1-6, Davis 1-5. LT: Livas 4-18, Tuminello 2-30, Beck 2-17, Jackson 1-34, Porter 1-24, Morris 1-15, Womack 1-6. Tackle Leaders NIU: Hanson 9, Bryant 7, Allen 6. LT: Brown 14, Harris 6, Young 6, Victorian 6, Howze 6. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 49

NIU BOWL HISTORY 2010 International Bowl 2010 udrove Humanitarian Bowl GAME SOUTH 9 FLORIDA NIU 63, 27, MASSACHUSETTS NIU 3 19 GAME NIU 40, 9 FRESNO STATE 17 Jan. 2, 2010 11 a.m. (CT) ESPN2 Dec. 18, 2010 4:30 p.m. (CT) ESPN Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre 49,539 Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium 25,449 The University of South Florida scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to hand the Northern Illinois University Huskies a 27-3 loss in the 2010 International Bowl at the Rogers Centre. Northern Illinois and South Florida battled to a 3-3 tie in the first half as NIU held the Bulls to minus three rushing yards and just 95 yards of total offense. Each team punted four times in the half in a field position battle. NIU harassed USF quarterback B.J. Daniels, sacking him four times in the half, including a 20-yard sack by freshman linebacker Tyrone Clark. USF s Eric Schwartz put the Bulls on the board first with a 39-yard field goal with 10:17 left in the first half before Huskie senior Mike Salerno tied the game on a 21-yard boot early in the second period. The turning point of the game came on South Florida s second possession of the second half. Leading 6-3 and facing a third and 13, Daniels scrambled to avoid the Huskie rush before connecting with wide receiver A.J. Love on a 46-yard touchdown pass to give the Bulls a 13-3 lead and the momentum. South Florida held the ball for 11:06 in the Chad Spann closed out 2010 with 93 yards on 20 carries in the International Bowl game. third quarter while the Huskies could manage only 10 offensive plays and 29 yards. Northern Illinois finished the season 7-6 overall, while South Florida went to 8-5 with the win. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total South Florida 3 0 10 14-27 Northern Illinois 0 3 0 0-3 SCORING SUMMARY USF - Schwartz 39 FG, 1st 10:17 NIU - Salerno 21 FG, 2nd 3:55 USF - Schwartz 19 FG, 3rd 4:19 USF - Love 46 reception from Daniels (Schwartz kick), 3rd 3:03 USF - Love 7 reception from Daniels (Schwartz kick), 4th 3:59 USF - Ford 24 run (Schwartz kick), 4th :08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Spann 20-93, Anderson 2-14, Palmer 2-4, Grady 2-0, Harnish 5 (-3). USF: Ford 20-207, Plancher 5-11, Kelly 1-0, Lamar 3 (-3), Daniels 11 (-26). Passing NIU: Harnish 12-25-1, 130, Grady 0-1-0, 0. USF: Daniels 14-22-0, 217. Team Statistics NIU...USF First Downs (R-P) 11 (3-7)...19 (9-9) Rushes-Net Yards 31-108...40-189 Passing Yards 130...217 Passes (C-A-I) 12-26-1... 14-22-0 Plays-Total Yards 57-238...62-406 Fumbles-Lost 2-1... 3-1 Penalties-Yards 3-33... 4-28 Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-140... 6-140-0 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0... 1-3 3rd Down Conversions 3-13... 7-15 4th Down Conversions 0-2... 0-0 Punts-Average 6-38.8...5-37.0 Possession Time 27:10... 32:44 Sacks By-Yards 5-44... 1-4 Receiving NIU: Lewis 4-38, Spann 3-30, Cunningham 2-25, Moore 1-18, Palmer 1-12, Cox 1-7. USF: Mitchell 6-94, Love 3-56, Hester 2-30, Grif in 1-15, Wilson 1-13, Landi 1-9. Tackle Leaders NIU: C. Smith 8, Wilson 7, Butler 6. USF: Wilson 7, Allen 6, Murphy 6 Northern Illinois won its school record 11th game of the season with a dominating 40-17 win over Fresno State in the Humanitarian Bowl on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Huskies relied on quarterback Chandler Harnish, tailback Chad Spann and defensive end Jake Coffman to lead the way, with a healthy dose of help from their friends on the NIU offensive and defensive lines. Harnish completed 17-of-27 passes for a season-best 300 yards and ran for 72 yards on 10 carries to earn NIU Most Valuable Player honors. He scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first half on runs of seven and 28 yards, and hit fullback Kyle Skarb with a 22-yard scoring toss at the end of the first half to put Northern Illinois ahead 23-10. NIU did not let up in the second half, with Mike Cklamovski booting a career-long 51-yard field goal to give the Huskies a 26-10 lead. Spann ended each of NIU s next two possessions with touchdowns as NIU extended its lead to 40-10. He finished the game with 95 yards on 15 carries. In between his scores, the Huskie defense earned a huge stop, forcing an FSU fumble at the NIU eight-yard line to end the Bulldogs last serious threat. Coffman recorded a career best three quarterback sacks, all in the first half, as part of a Huskie defensive effort that included six sacks and 14 tackles for loss. Fresno State gained just 74 yards rushing on 35 carries, while NIU piled up 503 yards of total offense. To cap off the day, as the final seconds were counted down, a torrent of snow fell on the Bronco Stadium turf, covering the beautiful blue field in white. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 6 17 10 7-40 Fresno State 7 3 0 7-17 SCORING SUMMARY FSU - Hamler 11 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick), 1st 5:25 (13-69, 6:33) NIU- Harnish 7 run (Cklamovski kick failed), 1st 3:10 (5-68, 2:15) NIU - Harnish 28 run (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 14:20 (5-69, 1:25) NIU - Cklamovski 45 FG, 2nd 9:14 (8-25, 2:59) FSU - Goessling 45 FG, 2nd 3:41 (11-46, 5:33) NIU - Skarb 22 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 0:57 (6-69, 2:44) NIU - Cklamovski 51 FG, 3rd 10:13 (8-49, 3:26) NIU- Spann 18 run (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 1:14 (8-89, 2:41) NIU - Spann 8 run (Cklamovski kick), 4th 12:16 (4-61, 1:54) FSU - Evans 11 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick), 4th 5:31 (13-71, 6:45) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing NIU: Spann 15-95, Harnish 10-72, Hopkins 1-35, A. Daniels 1-2, Team 1-(-1). FSU: Saunders 5-58, Rouse 14-32, Evans 1-4, Burse 4-1, Harris 1-1, Ellis 1-0, Team Statistics NIU...FSU First Downs (R-P) 22 (7-14)...26 (5-17) Rushes-Net Yards 28-203...35-74 Passing Yards 300...288 Passes (C-A-I) 17-27-0... 28-38-0 Plays-Total Yards 55-503...73-362 Fumbles-Lost 1-0...2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-65...4-43 Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-80...6-137 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 2-6...6-15 4th Down Conversions 0-2...1-3 Punts-Average 0-0.0...3-30.3 Possession Time 24:07...35:53 Sacks By-Yards 6-36...0-0 Colburn 9-(-22). Passing NIU: Harnish 17-26-0, 300; Palmer 0-1-0, 0. FSU: Colburn 28-38-0, 288. Receiving NIU: W. Clark 4-88, Moore 4-88, Cox 4-34, Palmer 2-40, Skarb 1-22, Ashford 1-18, Schepler 1-10. FSU: Hamler 7-87, Evans 6-33, Johnson 3-44, Harris 3-42, Saunders 3-21, Ellis 2-(- 5), Raphael 1-30, Rouse 1-14, Stallworth 1-11, Burse 1-11. Tackle Leaders NIU: T. Clark 12, Stone 9, Butler 9. FSU: Dunn 9, Bell 8. 50 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NIU BOWL HISTORY 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl NIU 38, ARKANSAS STATE 20 Jan. 8, 2012 8 p.m. (CT) ESPN Mobile, Ala. Ladd Peebles Stadium 38,734 2013 Discover Orange Bowl FLORIDA STATE 31, NIU 10 Jan. 1, 2013 7:30 p.m. (CT) ESPN Miami Gardens, Fla. Sun Life Stadium 72,073 Northern Illinois completed a season of comebacks by overcoming a 13-0 deficit to defeat Arkansas State, 38-20, in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Chandler Harnish, who earned MVP honors after completing 18-of-36 passes for 274 yards with two TDs, left the game briefly in the second quarter. In his absence, sophomore Jordan Lynch directed a seven-play, 78-yard touchdown drive. He hit Martel Moore with a 41-yard reception for one of Moore s eight catches before scoring on a three-yard touchdown run. The ensuing PAT put the Huskies ahead to stay, 14-13. NIU extended its lead to 21-13 before halftime on a one-yard run by Jamal Womble on fourth down with no time on the clock. Arkansas State twice gave NIU the ball back in the final minutes of the half, first on a muffed punt recovered by Dominique Ware and second on a roughing the punter penalty. Moore caught a 43-yard touchdown pass on a double reverse to give the Huskies a 28-13 lead in the third quarter after the teams traded interceptions to open the period. NIU extended the lead to 31-13 in the fourth quarter on Mathew Sims 22- yard field goal before ASU s scored with 11:12 remaining to end a string of 31 consecutive points by the Huskies. That catch pulled the Red Wolves within 11 at 31-20 before Dechane Durante s INT completed the win. The NIU defense, which forced five turnovers, held ASU to a pair of field goals on its first two drives. The Wolves got into the end zone on its third possession, on a two-yard run by QB Ryan Aplin to finish a three-play, 41-yard drive, but would not see the end zone again until the fourth quarter. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas State 13 0 0 7-20 Northern Illinois 7 14 7 10-38 SCORING SUMMARY ASU - Davis 32 FG, 1st 11:22 (8-30, 3:38) ASU - Davis 36 FG, 1st 7:44 (5-40, 1:04) ASU- Aplin 2 run (Davis kick), 1st 5:08 (3-41, 0:58) NIU - Ashford 9 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 1st 0:49 (11-77, 4:12) NIU - Lynch 3 run (Sims kick), 2nd 4:49 (7-78, 2:50) NIU - Womble 1 run (Sims kick), 2nd 0:00 (10-43, 1:54) NIU - Moore 43 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 13:30 (1-43, 0:08) NIU- Sims 22 FG, 4th 13:34 (5-23, 1:36) ASU - Stockemer 16 pass from Aplin (Davis kick), 4th 11:12 (7-59, 2:12) NIU - Durante 36 interception return (Sims kick), 4th 8:19 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing ASU-Lawson 12-25; Robertson 3-18; Jackson 3-12; Lucas 1-(-10); Aplin, Ryan 10-(-17). NIU-Womble 6-25; Hopkins 9-24; Daniels 2-11; Bell 1-7; TEAM 1-(-1); Harnish 9-(-3); Lynch 7-(-4). Team Statistics ASU...NIU First Downs (R-P) 20 (3-16)...17 (4-12) Rushes-Net Yards 29-28...35-59 Passing Yards 353...342 Passes (C-A-I) 30-58-3... 23-42-1 Plays-Total Yards 87-381...77-401 Fumbles-Lost 2-2...1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-58...5-50 Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-164...4-79 Punt Returns-Yds 1-1...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 5-21...2-18 4th Down Conversions 2-4...3-3 Punts-Average 7-28.6...8-34.9 Possession Time 27:47...32:13 Sacks By-Yards 3-24...2-31 Passing ASU-Aplin 30-58-3, 353. NIU-Harnish 18-36-1, 274; Lynch 4-4-0, 64; Neir 1-1-0, 4; Ashford 0-1-0, 0. Receiving ASU-Stockemer 11-185; Edwards 5-47; Lucas 5-44; Frampton 4-31; Jarboe 2-23; Kincy 2-19; Hall 1-4. NIU-Moore 8-224; Ashford 8-80; Wells 2-15; Hopkins 2-6; Palmer 1-12; McAvoy 1-4; Daniels 1-1. Tackle Leaders ASU-Joiner 8, D. Jones 8, McCray 8. NIU- Melvin 8, Six players with 7. Florida State s Lonnie Pryor ran for 134 yards and two scores as Northern Illinois saw its 12-game winning streak snapped, 31-10, in the Discover Orange Bowl. FSU QB E.J. Manuel was 26-of-38 for 291 yards and a touchdown, while NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch completed 15-of-41 passes for 176 yards. After a Lynch punt put the Seminoles on their own five-yard line, it took FSU four plays to go 95 yards. Pryor ran 60 yards for the score and a 7-0 Florida State lead with 5:28 to play in the first quarter. Northern Illinois answered with a 25-yard Mathew Sims field goal set up by a 35-yard run by Desroy Maxwell on a fake punt. One play later, Lynch connected with Tommylee Lewis on a 25-yard swing pass to the Seminole six. FSU increased its lead to 14-3 before halftime, marching 82 yards in 10 plays. Manuel hit Rashad Greene with a six-yard pass with 11 seconds on the clock. Florida State added a field goal on its first drive of the second half to take a 17-3 lead. The Seminoles advanced to the NIU two-yard line, but had to settle for a 25-yard Dustin Hopkins field goal. The Huskies answered with a six-play, 87-yard drive, spurred by a 55-yard catch and run by Akeem Daniels and a 22-yard Lynch rush to the FSU 11. Lynch hit Martel Moore to cut the lead to 17-10 at 9:55 of the third quarter. NIU surprised the Seminoles with an onside kick that was recovered by Paris Logan at the Huskie 47-yard line. Northern Illinois advanced to the Florida State 23 before Lynch was intercepted, ending the NIU threat. After an exchange of punts, Florida State pushed its lead back to 14 as Manuel scored from nine yards out. FSU regained the ball on a Huskie fumble and two plays later, Pryor went 37 yards up the middle for a Seminole touchdown to give Florida State a 31-10 lead with 10:33 to play in the fourth quarter. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 3 0 7 0-10 Florida State 7 7 3 14-31 SCORING SUMMARY FSU - Pryor 60 run (Hopkins kick), 1st 5:28 (4-95, 1:11) NIU - Sims 27 FG, 1st 1:41 (10-67, 3:47) FSU- Greene 6 pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), 2nd 0:11 (10-82, 3:46) FSU - Hopkins 25 FG, 3rd 11:48 (9-68, 3:12) NIU - Moore 11 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 3rd 9:55 (6-87, 1:53) FSU- Manuel 9 run (Hopkins kick), 4th 14:56 (8-61, 3:17) FSU - Pryor 37 run (Hopkins kick), 4th 10:33 (2-42, 0:42) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing - NIU: Lynch 23-44, Maxwell 1-35, Daniels 3-15, Brown 1-14, Lewis Team Statistics NIU...FSU First Downs (R-P) 17 (5-7)...23 (9-13) Rushes-Net Yards 32-83...37-243 Passing Yards 176...291 Passes (C-A-I) 15-41-1... 26-38-0 Plays-Total Yards 73-259...75-534 Fumbles-Lost 1-1...1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-40...8-96 Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-73...0-0 Punt Returns-Yds 1-6...0-0 3rd Down Conversions 5-18...3-14 4th Down Conversions 2-4...2-2 Punts-Average 7-42.1...5-36.8 Possession Time 25:52...34:08 Sacks By-Yards 0-0...3-16 2-9, Wells 1-1, Team 1-(-1), Brown 1-(-20); FSU: Pryor 5-134, Wilder 11-52, Freeman 14-30, Manuel 6-26, Dent 1-1. Passing - NIU: Lynch 15-41-1, 176; FSU: Manuel 26-38-0, 291. Receiving - NIU: Lewis 5-61, Moore 4-29, Ashford 4-19, Daniels 2-67; FSU: Shaw 6-61, Greene 5-45, Freeman 3-43, Dent 3-42, Smith 3-41, Pryor 3-17, O Leary 2-29, Benjamin 1-13. Tackle Leaders - NIU: Ward 14, Melvin 10, Bass 7; FSU: Williams 10, Jones 10, Joyner 6. 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 51

NIU HUSKIES 2013 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Dechane Durante S 6-2 196 Jr.-RS 2L Charlotte, NC (Vance) 2 Sean Evans CB 5-10 174 Sr.-RS 2L Ft. Walton Beach, FL (Ft. Walton Beach) 3 Akeem Daniels RB 5-7 184 Sr. 3L Kissimmee, FL (Osceola) 4 Da Ron Brown WR 6-0 194 Jr.-RS 2L Chicago, IL (Morgan Park) 5 Jhony Faustin CB 5-8 174 Sr. 2L Naples, FL (Lely/Ellsworth CC) 6 Jamaal Bass LB 5-10 225 Jr.-RS 2L Miramar, FL (Miramar) 6 Jordan Lynch QB 6-0 216 Sr.-RS 3L Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel) 7 Michael Santacaterina LB 5-10 210 Jr.-RS 2L Geneva, IL (Geneva) 8 Ladell Fleming LB 6-0 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Julian) 9 Matt McIntosh QB 6-1 197 So.-RS 1L Evansville, IN (Reitz) 10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 155 Jr. 2L Riviera Beach, FL (W.T. Dwyer) 11 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 219 So.-RS 1L Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.) Acad.] 12 Drew Hare QB 6-1 200 Fr.-RS 1Sq O Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 13 Jackson Abresch DB 6-1 185 Fr. HS Hartland, WI ( Arrowhead) 14 Aregeros Turner WR 5-11 170 Fr. HS Copley, OH (Copley) 15 Jimmie Ward S 5-11 192 Sr. 3L Mobile, AL (Davidson) 16 Charles Ivory CB 6-0 161 Fr.-RS 1Sq Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach) 16 Nick Cieslak QB 6-3 170 Fr. HS Oconomowoc, WI (Kettle Moraine) 17 Anthony Maddie QB 6-1 200 Fr.-RS TR Plainfield, IL (Aurora Christian/Western Michigan) 18 Matt Williams WR 6-1 188 Fr.-RS 1Sq Geneva, IL (Geneva) 18 Bobby Jones IV LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Miami Gardens, FL (Monsignor Pace) 19 Johnny Eagan WR 6-0 200 Fr.-RS 1Sq Wautoma, WI (Wautoma) 20 Mycial Allen DB 5-11 183 Fr. HS Detroit, MI (King) 20 Keith Harris, Jr. RB 5-8 181 So. 1L Chicago, IL (Leo) 21 Marlon Moore DB 5-9 180 So. 1L Mobile, AL (C.F. Vigor) 22 Terrance Roby DB 6-1 185 Fr. WO Rockford, IL (Lutheran) 23 Jordan Huff RB 5-11 205 Fr. HS Mobile, AL (St. Paul s Episcopal) 24 Dominique Ware S 5-11 180 Sr.-RS 3L Bolingbrook, IL (Plainfield North) 25 Josh Orne K 6-0 200 Fr. WO Wales, WI (Kettle Moraine) 26 Tyler Wedel P/K 5-11 186 Jr. 2L McFarland, WI (McFarland) 27 Bobby Winkel LB 6-1 227 Jr.-RS 2L Batavia, IL (Marmion Academy) 28 Joel Bouagnon RB 6-2 225 Fr. HS Aurora, IL (Aurora Christian) 29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 179 So.-RS 1L Columbia, MO (Rock Bridge) 30 Mike Cornely WR 6-2 215 Jr.-RS TR Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove/Southern Illinois) 31 Anthony Brooks CB 5-11 175 Fr.-RS 1Sq Detroit, MI (Warren Mott) 32 Nate McNeal DB 5-10 171 Sr.-RS 2Sq Chicago, IL (Thornwood/Harper JC) 33 Jamaal Payton LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Bellwood, IL (Proviso West) 34 James Spencer RB 5-8 181 Jr.-RS 2L Fremont, OH (Ross) 35 Shane Wimann TE 6-4 225 Fr. HS Wisconsin Dells, WI (Wisconsin Dells) 36 Draco Smith RB 5-9 185 Fr. HS Hammond, IN [Mt. Carmel (Ill.)] 37 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 245 So. 1L Evanston, IL (Amundsen) 38 Alex Morrow RB 5-8 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Streamwood, IL (Streamwood) 39 Ryan Stendler TE 6-4 250 Fr. HS Mequon, WI (Homestead) 40 Sean Folliard LB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Crystal Lake, IL (Prairie Ridge) 41 Cody Hazelett LB 6-2 200 Fr.-RS 1Sq Inver Grove Heights, MN (Simley) 42 Cameron Stingily RB 6-1 244 Jr.-RS 1L Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 42 Justin Corbett DB 6-2 205 Fr. HS East Frankfort, IL (Lincoln-Way East) 43 Jess Striedl TE 6-1 221 Jr.-RS 3Sq St. Charles, IL (St. Charles East) 43 Brandon Mayes DB 5-11 182 Fr. HS Aurora, IL (Aurora Christian) 44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 218 So. 1L Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 44 Sam Retzky P 5-9 180 Fr.-RS TR Lake Forest, IL (Notre Dame/Tulsa) 45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 230 So.-RS 1L Lawrence, KS (Eudora) 46 George Rainey DE 6-2 222 Sr.-RS 3L Milwaukee, WI (South Division) 47 Rob Sterling FB 5-10 231 Jr. 2L Lansing, IL (T.F. South) 48 Ricky Connors FB 6-1 246 Jr.-RS 1L Powder Springs, GA (Harrison) 49 Jason Meehan DE 6-1 241 Jr. 2L St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves) 50 Austin Smaha DE 6-1 210 Fr. HS Belvidere, IL (Belvidere North) 51 Zach Anderson DT 6-1 300 Sr.-RS 2L Ladysmith, WI (Ladysmith) 52 Cody Sullivan LB 6-0 215 Fr. HS Chicago, IL (Loyola Academy) 53 Matthew Baltimore DE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS 1Sq Overland Park, KS (Olathe East) 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl DE 6-1 244 So.-RS 2Sq Milwaukee, WI (Hamilton) 55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 286 So.-RS 1L O Fallon, MO (Christian Brothers College) 56 Brian Canoy DL 6-5 280 Fr. HS Chicago, IL (St. Patrick) 52 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NIU HUSKIES 2013 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 57 Scott Taylor OL 6-2 295 Fr.-RS 1Sq Marengo, IL (Marian Central Catholic) 58 Mike Cotton LB 6-1 224 So. 1L O Fallon, IL (O Fallon Township) 59 Michael Gegner C 6-3 283 Jr.-RS 2L Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central) 61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 287 So.-RS 1L Flossmoor, IL (Homewood-Flossmoor) 62 Patrick Husain OL 6-7 309 Jr.-RS 1Sq Evanston, IL (Evanston Township/Tulane) 65 Wes Ott OL 6-3 281 Jr.-RS 1L Western Springs, IL (Lyons Township) 66 Matt Battaglia OL 6-3 287 Sr.-RS 2L Chicago, IL (Marist/Harper JC) 66 Bobby Ramlet LS 6-3 236 Fr.-RS 1Sq Appleton, WI (Xavier) 67 Tyler Pitt OL 6-5 292 Jr.-RS 2L McRae, GA (Telfair County) 68 Ron Brown OL 6-3 377 Fr.-RS 1Sq Detroit, MI (Mumford) 69 Corey Thomas DT 6-2 308 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Lindblom Math & Science Acad.) 70 Josh Ruka OL 6-5 296 Fr.-RS 1Sq Greenfield, WI (Greenfield) 71 Levon Myers OL 6-5 267 Fr.-RS 1Sq Franklin, WI (Franklin) 72 Ben Maruska OL 6-5 290 Fr. HS Fond Du Lac, WI (Fond Du Lac) 74 Lincoln Howard OL 6-5 285 Fr.-RS 1Sq Osceola, WI (Osceola) 75 Tyler Loos OL 6-5 282 Jr.-RS 1L Sterling, IL (Sterling) 75 Tate Briggs OL 6-4 297 Fr. HS Naperville, IL (Montini Catholic) 76 Nick Calhoun OL 6-5 308 Fr. HS Oshkosh, WI (Lourdes Academy) 77 Jared Volk OL 6-3 315 Sr.-RS 3L Hartland, WI (Arrowhead) 78 Ryan Brown OL 6-6 283 Jr.-RS 2L Elburn, IL (St. Charles North) 79 Matt Krempel OL 6-5 307 Sr.-RS 3L Columbus, IN (Columbus North) 80 Devonte Majors TE 6-1 237 So.-RS 2Sq O Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 81 Clayton Glasper WR 6-4 202 Fr.-RS 1Sq Peoria, IL (Richwoods) 82 Chad Beebe WR 5-9 165 Fr. HS Aurora, IL (Aurora Christian) 83 Luke Eakes TE 6-3 250 Jr.-RS 2L St. Marys, KS (St. Marys) 84 Brian Mayer LS 6-2 205 Jr.-RS 2L Orland Park, IL (Carl Sandburg) 85 Angelo Sebastiano WR 6-0 205 So.-RS 1L Coconut Creek, FL (North Broward Prep) 86 Jacob Brinlee WR 5-9 185 So. 1L Lake Zurich, IL (Lake Zurich/Fork Union) 87 Malik Mitchell WR 6-4 181 Fr. HS Alpharetta, GA (Milton) 88 Tim Semisch TE 6-8 266 Jr.-RS 2L Omaha, NE (Millard North/Neb.-Omaha) 89 Stephen O Neal DE 6-3 235 Sr.-RS 2L Park Forest, IL (Rich East) 89 Blake Holder WR 6-2 195 Fr. HS Streamwood, IL (Streamwood) 90 William Lee DL 6-2 280 Fr. HS Indianapolis, IN (Arsenal Tech) 91 Anthony Wells DT 6-3 276 Sr.-RS 3L North Chicago, IL (North Chicago) 92 Mario Jones DT 6-0 275 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Hubbard) 93 Ken Bishop DT 6-1 308 Sr. 1L Lauderhill, FL (Piper/Ellsworth CC) 94 Donovan Gordon DT 6-0 275 Jr.-RS 1L Kansas City, MO (Raytown South/Neb.-Omaha) 95 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 239 So.-RS 2Sq Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove) 95 Jake Heckel TE 6-4 235 Fr. HS Waukesha, WI (Waukesha West) 96 Michael Ippolito DT 6-3 259 Fr.-RS 1Sq Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley) 97 Joe Windsor DE 6-0 236 Sr. 3L Kearney, MO (Kearney) 98 Cal Breedlove DT 6-1 280 Fr. HS Kewanee, IL (Kewanee) 99 Dequan Smith DT 6-3 278 Fr. WO Chicago, IL (George Westinghouse) 99 Mathew Sims K 5-9 181 Sr. 3L Hannibal, MO (Hannibal) Name... Pronunciation Jackson Abresch...Obb-RESH Mycial Allen... My-KALE Jamaal Bass...juh-MALL Matt Battaglia...Buh-TAG-lee-uh Chad Beebe...B-B Joel Bouagnon... Bwon-NYO Juwan Brescacin... juh-wahn bress-cuh-sin Da Ron Brown...duh-RON Brian Canoy...kuh-NOY Aidan Conlon...AY-den Justin Corbett...CORE-bit Dechane Durante...deh-SHON der-rant Johnny Eagan...EE-gin (hard G) Luke Eakes...EE-kiss Jhony Faustin. Johnny FOW (rhymes with COW)-stinn Sean Folliard...FAHL-yerd 2013 NIU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Name... Pronunciation Ladell Fleming... luh-dell Michael Gegner... Gehgg-NUR (2 hard Gs) Cody Hazelett...HAYZ-let Patrick Husain... WHO-sane Michael Ippolito... IPP-oh-LEE-toe Tyler Loos... Loose Devonte Majors... duh-vonn-tay Ben Maruska...muh-ROOSE-kuh Desroy Maxwell...DEZ-roy Brian Mayer...MAY-err Jason Meehan...MEE-HANN Malik Mitchell...muh-LEEK Alex Morrow...MORE-oh Levon Myers...LEE-von Stephen O Neal... STEFF-in Josh Ruka...RUKE-uh Name... Pronunciation Michael Santacaterina... san-tuh-cat-err-een-uh Angelo Sebastiano...suh-BASS-tee-on-OH Tim Semisch... SEMM-ish Austin Smaha...SMAH-ha Draco Smith...DRAKE-oh Cameron Stingily... STING-lee Aregeros Turner...are-GAIR-oce Dominique Ware... Dom-IN-EEK Tyler Wedel... WEEDLE Shane Wimann...WHY-men Coaching Staff Brett Diersen...DEAR-sin Jay Niemann... KNEE-min Tim Polasek... PAWL-uh-SEK Joe Tripodi...Trih-POE-dee 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 53

NIU HUSKIES 2013 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 13 Jackson Abresch DB 6-1 185 Fr. HS Hartland, WI ( Arrowhead) 20 Mycial Allen DB 5-11 183 Fr. HS Detroit, MI (King) 51 Zach Anderson DT 6-1 300 Sr.-RS 2L Ladysmith, WI (Ladysmith) 53 Matthew Baltimore DE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS 1Sq Overland Park, KS (Olathe East) 6 Jamaal Bass LB 5-10 225 Jr.-RS 2L Miramar, FL (Miramar) 66 Matt Battaglia OL 6-3 287 Sr.-RS 2L Chicago, IL (Marist/Harper JC) 82 Chad Beebe WR 5-9 165 Fr. HS Aurora, IL (Aurora Christian) 93 Ken Bishop DT 6-1 308 Sr. 1L Lauderhill, FL (Piper/Ellsworth CC) 28 Joel Bouagnon RB 6-2 225 Fr. HS Aurora, IL (Aurora Christian) 98 Cal Breedlove DT 6-1 280 Fr. HS Kewanee, IL (Kewanee) 11 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 219 So.-RS 1L Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.) Acad.] 75 Tate Briggs OL 6-4 297 Fr. HS Naperville, IL (Montini Catholic) 86 Jacob Brinlee WR 5-9 185 So. 1L Lake Zurich, IL (Lake Zurich/Fork Union) 31 Anthony Brooks CB 5-11 175 Fr.-RS 1Sq Detroit, MI (Warren Mott) 4 Da Ron Brown WR 6-0 194 Jr.-RS 2L Chicago, IL (Morgan Park) 68 Ron Brown OL 6-3 377 Fr.-RS 1Sq Detroit, MI (Mumford) 78 Ryan Brown OL 6-6 283 Jr.-RS 2L Elburn, IL (St. Charles North) 76 Nick Calhoun OL 6-5 308 Fr. HS Oshkosh, WI (Lourdes Academy) 56 Brian Canoy DL 6-5 280 Fr. HS Chicago, IL (St. Patrick) 16 Nick Cieslak QB 6-3 170 Fr. HS Oconomowoc, WI (Kettle Moraine) 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl DE 6-1 244 So.-RS 2Sq Milwaukee, WI (Hamilton) 61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 287 So.-RS 1L Flossmoor, IL (Homewood-Flossmoor) 48 Ricky Connors FB 6-1 246 Jr.-RS 1L Powder Springs, GA (Harrison) 42 Justin Corbett DB 6-2 205 Fr. HS East Frankfort, IL (Lincoln-Way East) 30 Mike Cornely WR 6-2 215 Jr.-RS TR Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove/Southern Illinois) 58 Mike Cotton LB 6-1 224 So. 1L O Fallon, IL (O Fallon Township) 3 Akeem Daniels RB 5-7 184 Sr. 3L Kissimmee, FL (Osceola) 1 Dechane Durante S 6-2 196 Jr.-RS 2L Charlotte, NC (Vance) 19 Johnny Eagan WR 6-0 200 Fr.-RS 1Sq Wautoma, WI (Wautoma) 83 Luke Eakes TE 6-3 250 Jr.-RS 2L St. Marys, KS (St. Marys) 2 Sean Evans CB 5-10 174 Sr.-RS 2L Ft. Walton Beach, FL (Ft. Walton Beach) 5 Jhony Faustin CB 5-8 174 Sr. 2L Naples, FL (Lely/Ellsworth CC) 8 Ladell Fleming LB 6-0 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Julian) 40 Sean Folliard LB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Crystal Lake, IL (Prairie Ridge) 44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 218 So. 1L Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 59 Michael Gegner C 6-3 283 Jr.-RS 2L Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central) 81 Clayton Glasper WR 6-4 202 Fr.-RS 1Sq Peoria, IL (Richwoods) 94 Donovan Gordon DT 6-0 275 Jr.-RS 1L Kansas City, MO (Raytown South/Neb.-Omaha) 12 Drew Hare QB 6-1 200 Fr.-RS 1Sq O Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 20 Keith Harris, Jr. RB 5-8 181 So. 1L Chicago, IL (Leo) 41 Cody Hazelett LB 6-2 200 Fr.-RS 1Sq Inver Grove Heights, MN (Simley) 95 Jake Heckel TE 6-4 235 Fr. HS Waukesha, WI (Waukesha West) 89 Blake Holder WR 6-2 195 Fr. HS Streamwood, IL (Streamwood) 74 Lincoln Howard OL 6-5 285 Fr.-RS 1Sq Osceola, WI (Osceola) 23 Jordan Huff RB 5-11 205 Fr. HS Mobile, AL (St. Paul s Episcopal) 62 Patrick Husain OL 6-7 309 Jr.-RS 1Sq Evanston, IL (Evanston Township/Tulane) 96 Michael Ippolito DT 6-3 259 Fr.-RS 1Sq Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley) 16 Charles Ivory CB 6-0 161 Fr.-RS 1Sq Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach) 92 Mario Jones DT 6-0 275 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Hubbard) 18 Bobby Jones IV LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Miami Gardens, FL (Monsignor Pace) 79 Matt Krempel OL 6-5 307 Sr.-RS 3L Columbus, IN (Columbus North) 90 William Lee DL 6-2 280 Fr. HS Indianapolis, IN (Arsenal Tech) 10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 155 Jr. 2L Riviera Beach, FL (W.T. Dwyer) 29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 179 So.-RS 1L Columbia, MO (Rock Bridge) 75 Tyler Loos OL 6-5 282 Jr.-RS 1L Sterling, IL (Sterling) 6 Jordan Lynch QB 6-0 216 Sr.-RS 3L Chicago, IL (Mt. Carmel) 17 Anthony Maddie QB 6-1 200 Fr.-RS TR Plainfield, IL (Aurora Christian/Western Michigan) 80 Devonte Majors TE 6-1 237 So.-RS 2Sq O Fallon, MO (Fort Zumwalt West) 72 Ben Maruska OL 6-5 290 Fr. HS Fond Du Lac, WI (Fond Du Lac) 37 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 245 So. 1L Evanston, IL (Amundsen) 84 Brian Mayer LS 6-2 205 Jr.-RS 2L Orland Park, IL (Carl Sandburg) 43 Brandon Mayes DB 5-11 182 Fr. HS Aurora, IL (Aurora Christian) 45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 230 So.-RS 1L Lawrence, KS (Eudora) 54 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies

NIU HUSKIES 2013 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 9 Matt McIntosh QB 6-1 197 So.-RS 1L Evansville, IN (Reitz) 32 Nate McNeal DB 5-10 171 Sr.-RS 2Sq Chicago, IL (Thornwood/Harper JC) 49 Jason Meehan DE 6-1 241 Jr. 2L St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves) 87 Malik Mitchell WR 6-4 181 Fr. HS Alpharetta, GA (Milton) 21 Marlon Moore DB 5-9 180 So. 1L Mobile, AL (C.F. Vigor) 38 Alex Morrow RB 5-8 194 Fr.-RS 1Sq Streamwood, IL (Streamwood) 71 Levon Myers OL 6-5 267 Fr.-RS 1Sq Franklin, WI (Franklin) 55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 286 So.-RS 1L O Fallon, MO (Christian Brothers College) 89 Stephen O Neal DE 6-3 235 Sr.-RS 2L Park Forest, IL (Rich East) 25 Josh Orne K 6-0 200 Fr. WO Wales, WI (Kettle Moraine) 65 Wes Ott OL 6-3 281 Jr.-RS 1L Western Springs, IL (Lyons Township) 33 Jamaal Payton LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Bellwood, IL (Proviso West) 67 Tyler Pitt OL 6-5 292 Jr.-RS 2L McRae, GA (Telfair County) 46 George Rainey DE 6-2 222 Sr.-RS 3L Milwaukee, WI (South Division) 66 Bobby Ramlet LS 6-3 236 Fr.-RS 1Sq Appleton, WI (Xavier) 44 Sam Retzky P 5-9 180 Fr.-RS TR Lake Forest, IL (Notre Dame/Tulsa) 22 Terrance Roby DB 6-1 185 Fr. WO Rockford, IL (Lutheran) 70 Josh Ruka OL 6-5 296 Fr.-RS 1Sq Greenfield, WI (Greenfield) 7 Michael Santacaterina LB 5-10 210 Jr.-RS 2L Geneva, IL (Geneva) 85 Angelo Sebastiano WR 6-0 205 So.-RS 1L Coconut Creek, FL (North Broward Prep) 88 Tim Semisch TE 6-8 266 Jr.-RS 2L Omaha, NE (Millard North/Neb.-Omaha) 99 Mathew Sims K 5-9 181 Sr. 3L Hannibal, MO (Hannibal) 50 Austin Smaha DE 6-1 210 Fr. HS Belvidere, IL (Belvidere North) 99 Dequan Smith DT 6-3 278 Fr. WO Chicago, IL (George Westinghouse) 36 Draco Smith RB 5-9 185 Fr. HS Hammond, IN [Mt. Carmel (Ill.)] 34 James Spencer RB 5-8 181 Jr.-RS 2L Fremont, OH (Ross) 39 Ryan Stendler TE 6-4 250 Fr. HS Mequon, WI (Homestead) 47 Rob Sterling FB 5-10 231 Jr. 2L Lansing, IL (T.F. South) 42 Cameron Stingily RB 6-1 244 Jr.-RS 1L Romeoville, IL (Romeoville) 43 Jess Striedl TE 6-1 221 Jr.-RS 3Sq St. Charles, IL (St. Charles East) 52 Cody Sullivan LB 6-0 215 Fr. HS Chicago, IL (Loyola Academy) 57 Scott Taylor OL 6-2 295 Fr.-RS 1Sq Marengo, IL (Marian Central Catholic) 95 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 239 So.-RS 2Sq Buffalo Grove, IL (Buffalo Grove) 69 Corey Thomas DT 6-2 308 Fr.-RS 1Sq Chicago, IL (Lindblom Math & Science Acad.) 14 Aregeros Turner WR 5-11 170 Fr. HS Copley, OH (Copley) 77 Jared Volk OL 6-3 315 Sr.-RS 3L Hartland, WI (Arrowhead) 15 Jimmie Ward S 5-11 192 Sr. 3L Mobile, AL (Davidson) 24 Dominique Ware S 5-11 180 Sr.-RS 3L Bolingbrook, IL (Plainfield North) 26 Tyler Wedel P/K 5-11 186 Jr. 2L McFarland, WI (McFarland) 91 Anthony Wells DT 6-3 276 Sr.-RS 3L North Chicago, IL (North Chicago) 18 Matt Williams WR 6-1 188 Fr.-RS 1Sq Geneva, IL (Geneva) 35 Shane Wimann TE 6-4 225 Fr. HS Wisconsin Dells, WI (Wisconsin Dells) 97 Joe Windsor DE 6-0 236 Sr. 3L Kearney, MO (Kearney) 27 Bobby Winkel LB 6-1 227 Jr.-RS 2L Batavia, IL (Marmion Academy) KEY: RS -- Has already used a redshirt season. Sq -- Squad member. L -- Letterman. HS -- High School. WO -- Walk-on (new). TR Transfer 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Guide 55

DEPTH CHART - OFFENSE WR 4 Da Ron Brown (6-0, 194, Jr.-R)...Chicago, IL 11 Juwan Brescacin (6-4, 219, So.-R)...Mississauga, ON 18 Matt Williams (6-1, 188, Fr.-R)... Geneva, IL WR 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, Jr.)... Riviera Beach, FL 14 Aregeros Turner (5-11, 170, Fr.)... Copley, OH 86 Jacob Brinlee (5-9, 185, So.)... Lake Zurich, IL OR 82 Chad Beebe (5-9, 165, Jr.)...Aurora, IL TE 83 Luke Eakes (6-3, 250, Jr.-R)...St. Marys, KS 37 Desroy Maxwell (6-2, 245, So.)...Evanston, IL 88 Tim Semisch (6-8, 266, Jr.-R)... Omaha, NE LT 78 Ryan Brown (6-6, 283, Jr.-R)... Elburn, IL 71 Levon Myers (6-5, 267, Fr.-R)... Franklin, WI LG 77 Jared Volk (6-3, 315, Sr.-R)... Hartland, WI 66 Matt Battaglia (6-3, 287, Sr.-R)...Chicago, IL C 55 Andrew Ness (6-3, 286, So.-R)...O Fallon, MO 59 Mike Gegner (6-3, 283, Jr.-R)... Indianapolis, IN RG 61 Aidan Conlon (6-3, 287, So.-R)...Flossmoor, IL 67 Tyler Pitt (6-5, 292, Jr.-R)...McRae, GA RT 79 Matt Krempel (6-5, 307, Sr.-R)... Columbus, IN 70 Josh Ruka (6-5, 296, Fr.-R)... Greenfield, WI QB 6 Jordan Lynch (6-0, 216, Sr.-R)...Chicago, IL 9 Matt McIntosh (6-1, 197, So.-R)...Evansville, IN 12 Drew Hare (6-1, 200, Fr.-R)...O Fallon, MO FB 47 Rob Sterling (5-10, 231, Jr.)...Lansing, IL 48 Ricky Connors (6-1, 246, Jr.-R)...Powder Springs, GA DEPTH CHART - DEFENSE DE 46 George Rainey (6-2, 222, Sr.-R)... Milwaukee, WI 49 Jason Meehan (6-1, 241, Jr.)...Webster Groves, MO DT 93 Ken Bishop (6-1, 308, Sr.)... Lauderhill, FL 92 Mario Jones (6-0, 275, Fr.-R)...Chicago, IL 96 Michael Ippolito (6-3, 259, Fr.-R)...Naperville, IL NG 91 Anthony Wells (6-3, 276, Sr.-R)...North Chicago, IL 94 Donovan Gordon (6-0, 275, Jr.-R)... Kansas City, MO DE 97 Joe Windsor (6-0, 236, Sr.)...Kearney, MO 44 Perez Ford (6-0, 218, So.)...Romeoville, IL OLB 6 Jamaal Bass (5-10, 225, Jr.-R)...Miramar, FL 41 Cody Hazelett (6-2, 198, Fr.-R).. Inver Grove Heights, MN MLB 45 Boomer Mays (6-0, 230, So.-R)...Lawrence, KS 40 Sean Folliard (6-2, 205, Fr.)...Crystal Lake, IL OLB 7 Michael Santacaterina (5-10, 210, Jr.-R)... Geneva, IL 33 Jamaal Payton (6-0, 210, Fr.)...Bellwood, IL CB 29 Paris Logan (5-9, 179, So.-R)...Columbia, MO 21 Marlon Moore (5-9, 180, So.)... Mobile, AL SS 15 Jimmie Ward (5-11, 192, Sr.)... Mobile, AL 20 Mycial Allen (5-11, 183, Fr.)... Detroit, MI FS 1 Dechane Durante (6-2, 196, Jr.-R)...Charlotte, NC 24 Dominique Ware (5-11, 180, Sr.-R)... Bolingbrook, IL CB 2 Sean Evans (5-10, 174, Sr.-R)... Ft. Walton Beach, FL 5 Jhony Faustin (5-8, 174, Sr.)... Naples, FL TB 42 Cameron Stingily (6-1, 244, Jr.-R)...Romeoville, IL 34 James Spencer (5-8, 181, Jr.-R)...Fremont, OH 36 Draco Smith (5-9, 185, Fr.)... Hammond, IN 28 Joel Bouagnon (6-2, 225, Fr.)...Aurora, IL DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTS P 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, Jr.)...McFarland, WI PK 99 Mathew Sims (5-9, 181, Sr.)...Hannibal, MO 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, Jr.)...McFarland, WI KO 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, Jr.)...McFarland, WI HO 26 Tyler Wedel (5-11, 186, Jr.)...McFarland, WI 18 Matt Williams (6-1, 188, Fr.-R)... Geneva, IL SN 84 Brian Mayer (6-2, 205, Jr.-R)... Orland Park, IL PR 18 Matt Williams (6-1, 188, Fr.-R)... Geneva, IL 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 155, Jr.)... Riviera Beach, FL KOR 29 Paris Logan (5-9, 179, So.-R)...Columbia, MO 14 Aregeros Turner (5-11, 170, Fr.)... Copley, OH Junior tailback Cameron Stingily has rushed for 1,081 yards, making he and Jordan Lynch the top rushing duo in the nation. 56 NIUHuskies.com Twitter: @NIUAthletics Facebook: NIU Huskies